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W1756/W1757 43" Wide-Belt Sander
OPERATIONS
OPERATIONS
Figure 16. Control panel interface.
Control Panel
• SET Key: Press and hold the SET key for 3
seconds to calibrate display at the current
board thickness; or press and hold key for
10 seconds to toggle the display between
metric and standard measurement.
• Power Lamp: Indicates when machine has
power to the control panel.
• Sanding Belt Start and Stop Buttons:
Turns the sanding motor
ON and OFF if
the sander has air pressure and the belt is
tensioned.
• Feed Belt Start and Stop Buttons: Cycles
the feed belt motor
ON and OFF for
feeding wood into the sander.
• Emergency Stop Button: Stops all
electrical power to motors in event of
emergency, and stops sanding drums with
an air-disc brake.
• Table Start and Stop Keys: Moves table
to a preset sanding depth; stops table
movement immediately.
• Key Pad: Enters the position of sanding
depth.
Sanding
Load
Amp
Meter
Table
Down
Key
Key
Pad
Digital
Readout
Table
Set
Key
Table
Up
Key
Table
Stop
Key
Table
Start
Key
Emergency
Stop
Button
Power
Lamp
Sanding
Belt Stop
Button
Feed
Belt
Stop
Button
Sanding
Belt
Start
Button
Feed
Belt
Start
Button
Below is a summary of your sander control panel
and the components that it controls. Use the
list with Figure
16 to become familiar with your
sander.
• Sanding Load Amp Meter: Indicates the
current amp load on the sanding motor
when a sanding operation is in progress.
• Input LED: Indicates the sander is waiting
for new numerical dimension values.
• Run LED: Indicates the feed belt lift motor
is operating.
• Digital Readout: Shows final table sanding
depth.
• Table Up and Down Keys: Manually cycles
the table lift motor to raise and lower
the table. Press the UP or DOWN key once
for motorized table positioning in 0.005"
(0.125mm) increments.
For manual table positioning, turn the
handwheel located under the front of the
infeed table.
Run LED
Input LED