Bona Power Drive
®
Manual
14
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Handling (Cont.)
If the machine becomes difficult to handle, release the start handles and the machine will stop immediately.
It is important to make sure that the sanding is carried out in a methodical fashion to ensure that
all areas of the floor surface are sanded equally. The Bona Power Drive can be used in any direction
on the floor, making it ideal for patterned floor. For the best results on a strip or plank floor, walk the
machine down and back the length of the room with the handle parallel to the grain of the wood. Move
the machine over 3-6" and repeat in a slow and stead manner until the floor is completely sanded.
Operation
The Bona Power Drive system is not used like a 'normal' buffing machine with the handles held at the waist and the machine moving
from side to side when sanding. The counter-rotating cog construction of the Bona Power Drive equalizes the sanding force so that the
machine stands more or less still during operation and is controlled by simply applying right or left pressure on the handle of the machine.
3)
Press the start handle. Once the start handle is pressed down
the switch lock button can be released.
2)
Press and hold one of the buttons
(A)
to activate the
switch lock.
If you have not operated a Bona Power Drive previously, ensure that no one or
nothing is nearby before you start the machine.
1)
Press the button on the top of the handle, then lower the handle shaft to a comfortable working position. The handle should be held
at approximately chest height and not taken down to waist height as is normal with other buffing machines. The shaft must be
lowered at least 10˚ or the machine will not start.
