Woodstock W1717 Sander User Manual


 
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The belt tracking must be adjusted correctly to
make the belt ride parallel with the table.
To adjust the belt tracking, do these steps:
1. UNPLUG THE SANDER!
2. Make sure all guards are in place and the
belt locking lever is in the locked position as
shown in Figure 7.
3. Loosen the knurled adjustment nut away
from the roller pin, shown in Figure 8.
4. Check the current belt position and note if
it needs to go up or down. Figure 9 shows
a properly tracked belt with
1
16
" of roller
exposed on the top and bottom.
5. Adjust the tension bolt clockwise to make
the belt ride up, and adjust counter-clock-
wise to make the belt ride down.
6. Plug in the sander.
7. Start the sander and observe the corrected
belt tracking.
8. Stop the sander and repeat steps 1-7 until
the desired tracking has been met.
9. Finger tighten the adjustment nut against
the roller pin when the belt is riding cor-
rectly around the rollers.
Figure 8. Tracking adjustment system.
Figure 9. Proper belt tracking.
Figure 7. Belt locking lever.
Roller Pin
Adjustment Nut
Locking Lever
Tension Bolt
UNPLUG the power cord
when making any adjust-
ments on this machine!
Otherwise, serious per-
sonal injury to you or oth-
ers may occur!
Belt Tracking
ADJUSTMENTS
1
16"