Woodstock W1738 Sander User Manual


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W1737/W1738 Owner's Manual (Mfg. 10/09+)
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Belttrackingadjustment.

The belt tracking knob and lever (stops the
belt from tracking off of the drums and shutting down
the machine. Your goal is to position the belt tracking
lever so the belt tracks in the center of the drums and
theleft-and-rightbeltmovementtakesasimilaramount
of time.
 To fine-tune the left-and-right movement you will
adjust Belt Oscillation Speed outlined on Page 23.

 Complete the adjustmenton
 Putonsafetyglasses,tiebackalllooseclothing,
removejewelry,pullbacksleeves,andtiebacklong
hair so it will not get caught by the sanding belt.
 Turn the sander
ON.
 Observetheleft-to-rightmotionofthebeltasit
moves along the drum while looking from the front
of the sander.
—If the belt tracks faster to the right, but is slow
to track back to the left, loosen the belt tracking
knob and push it slightly to the left and retighten
the knob. See 
—If the belt tracks faster to the left, but is slow to
track back to the right, loosen the belt tracking
knob and push it slightly to the right and retighten
the knob. See 
 Make sure the belt tracks left and right at
approximately the same speed.
 Keep the sander running, and now complete the
adjustmentasoutlinedon
.
 You may have to repeat the belt tracking
adjustment after the Belt Oscillation Speed
adjustment as both of these adjustment affect one
another.
        

     

Belt Tracking
KnobandLever
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