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Trouble Probable Cause Remedy
Sanding paper
becomes glazed.
Sanding painted surface. Use open-end grain/flint sanding paper.
Wood is wet or gummy. No cure. Use different stock.
Burn marks on
workpiece.
Wrong sanding paper
surface.
Use coarser grit for stock removal.
Feed pressure too great. Do not force workpiece into disc. Use just enough
pressure, and let the sanding disc do the work.
Sanding paper
burns, or clogs
quickly.
Too much pressure, sanding
disc biting too deeply into
workpiece.
Adjust for slight sanding action and make several
passes.
Workpiece pulled
from hand.
No support for workpiece. Use miter gauge. Keep workpiece firmly down against
table.
Sanded edge is not
square.
Result of freehand sanding. Keep workpiece flat on table at all times when a
square edge is desired. Use miter gauge to ensure
workpiece is square with sanding disc.
Table scale inaccurate. Check table alignment to disc with a machinist’s
square. It should be 90 degrees. Adjust pointer and
table angle if necessary.
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