INSTALLATION/REPLACEMENT OF THE SANDING BELT
Standard size (6” by 89”) replacement belts can be purchased in a variety of grits from your General® International
dealer under the following parts numbers:
or (depending on availability) from your local tool, abrasives or sharpening supply dealer. These are standard sizes
that should be readily available in most areas. The use of any other size is not recommended and can lead to seri-
ous injury and/or damage to the machine.
Note: For best unobstructed access remove the belt guards, workpiece stop and dust hood, whenever changing
sanding belts.
Tip: To extend belt life and avoid premature breakage,
take note of the direction arrows printed on the inside of
the sanding belt to make sure you install the belt in the
correct direction.
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15-006 - 80 Grit
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15-007 - 100 Grit
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15-008 - 120 Grit
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15-009 - 150 Grit
1.
Place the sanding head in the vertical position.
2.
Pull the belt tension lever to the "loose" position
and remove the sanding belt (if there is already
one installed).
3.
Install a new sanding belt onto the drums
.
4.
Reposition the belt tension lever back to the “tight”
position .
TIGHT - LOOSE
BELT TRACKING ADJUSTMENT
Note: Belt tracking adjustments may be necessary after
changing or replacing a sanding belt, to counterbal-
ance for unevennesses between sanding belts.
Though not essential, proper belt tracking (having the
belt running straight and oscillating as evenly on the
drums as possible) can prolong belt life and avoid hav-
ing the belt slip off during operation. This is done by tilt-
ing the left drum (opposite side to motor) slightly
towards the front or rear, so that the belt does not get
uncentered, as a result of its oscillating movement, but
stays on the middle of the drums.
Turn on the machine on for 5-10 seconds to visually con-
firm the belt tracking.
If the belt is tracking straight
and oscillating evenly
up and down on the drums on the middle of the rollers
, you are ready to sand - Reinstall the belt guards, work-
piece stop and dust hood and proceed with normal operations.
If the belt is not tracking straight, follow the instructions below before proceeding with normal sanding operations.
1.
Turn off the machine.
2.
With the supplied drum adjustment tool
, turn the
adjustment knob
clockwise or counter clock-
wise, as needed, to adjust the belt tracking.
3.
Turn on the machine for 5-10 seconds to visually
confirm the belt tracking.
4.
As needed, turn off the machine and repeat this
adjustment process until the belt is tracking evenly
on the drums.
5.
Re-install the belt guards, workpiece stop and dust
hood and proceed with normal operations.
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