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G0527 18" Wide Belt Sander
Sanding Troubleshooting
SYMPTOM
Lines across width of work-
piece.
Glossy spots or streaks on
workpiece.
Sanding belt clogs quickly.
Poor, non-aggressive sand-
ing results.
Machine is loud, overheats
or bogs down in the cut.
Edges of wood are rounded.
Uneven thickness from left
to right of board.
Workpiece slips on feed
belt.
Straight strip of notches on
workpiece.
Snake shaped marks on
workpiece.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. Sanding belt seam is open or dam-
aged.
1. Worn sanding belt.
2. Rear pressure roller too low.
1. Sanding belt grit too small for par-
ticular job.
2. Excessive depth of cut.
3. Wood is too moist.
1. Worn sanding belt.
2. Sanding belt loaded with sawdust.
1. Excessive depth of cut.
2. Dull sanding belt.
1. Excessive depth of cut.
1. Feed table not parallel to sanding
roller.
2. Feed belt is worn.
1. Pressure rollers set too high.
2. Dirty feed belt.
3. Feed belt is worn.
1. Pressure rollers are dirty or dam-
aged.
1. Sanding belt damaged or dirty.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
1. Repair or replace sanding belt.
1. Replace sanding belt.
2. Raise rear pressure roller. (See warning in Pressure Roller sec-
tion!)
1. Replace with a coarser grit sanding belt.
2. Reduce depth of cut.
3. Allow wood to dry out.
1. Replace sanding belt with a new one.
2. Clean sanding belt to unload sawdust.
1. Decrease depth of cut.
2. Replace sanding belt.
1. Reduce depth of cut.
1. Adjust the table.
2. Replace feed belt.
1. Lower pressure rollers.
2. Clean feed belt.
3. Replace feed belt.
1. Clean or repair pressure rollers.
1. Clean or replace sanding belt.
For your safety, turn switch
off and disconnect the
machine from power source
before troubleshooting the
machine. Please refer to
Section 5: Set Up to make
corrections.
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