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Trouble Probable Cause Remedy
Work burns. Wrong sanding belt
surface.
Use coarser grit for stock removal.
Feed pressure too great. Never force workpiece into steel platen. Use just
enough pressure, and let the sanding belt do the
work.
Sanding belt
burns, or clogs
quickly on
thickness sanding.
Biting too deep. Adjust for slight sanding action and make repeated
passes.
Workpiece pulled
from hand.
No support for workpiece. Use miter gauge on table.
Sanding belt has
broken at the joint.
Belt running in wrong
direction.
Orient direction of arrows printed on sanding belt to
match rotation of drums. Sanding belt should move
left to right as viewed from front of machine.
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.
Table misaligned. Check table alignment to steel platen with a square
or machinist’s protractor. It should be 90 degrees.
Adjust table angle if necessary (page 12).