Woodstock W1738 Sander User Manual


 
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W1737/W1738 Owner's Manual (Mfg. 10/09+)
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Gauge boards placed under
pressure rollers.
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The pressure rollers are factory set so they are parallel
with each other, parallel with the sanding drum, and
parallel with the surface of the conveyor table.
Additionally,thefrontpressurerollersmustbeset
0.040" below the sanding drum, and the rear rollers set
at 0.020" below the sanding drum. When these settings
areachieved,thepressure-rollerspringtensionwillbe
correct.
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 

 Make two gauge boards that are 37" long and
uniform in thickness.
 Connecttheairpressureandsetitto70PSI.
 Install the sanding belt and turn the belt tensioning
knob to the 12:00 position to tension the belt. See
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 Positioneachboardoneachsideoftheconveyor
belt and directly below the front and back pressure
rollers. See .
 Loosentheadjustmentjamnutsandraisethe
pressure rollers above the sanding belt roller with
theadjustmentboltsshownin.
 Raise the table up until the boards barely touch the
sanding belt.
 Turnthetable-heighthandwheelcounterclockwise
one complete turn, to lower the table
approximately 0.020".
 Lowertherearpressurerollerssothatbothends
barely touch the gauge boards. The rear pressure
rollers are now set at 0.020" below the sanding
drum.
Turnthetable-heighthandwheelcounterclockwise
again one complete turn, which lowers the table an
additional 0.020".
Lowerthefrontpressurerollerssothatbothends
justtouchtheboards.Thefrontpressurerollersare
now set at 0.040" below the sanding drum.
Tightentheadjustmentjamnuts.
Belt
Tension
Knob
Pressure
Roller Tension
AdjustorBolt
andJamNut
 Belt and pressure roller
adjustments.