TOUGH-WORKS MM491G, Instruction Manual

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10
OPERA
TIONS
MM491G
Remounting Table for
Vertical Sanding
1. Remove backstop lock bolt and remove work
support.
2. Unscrew knob (34) and remove.
3. Pull table support (33) index pin out of mo-
unting hole.
4. Loosen hex socket screw (75) and raise
sanding bed to the desired sanding position.
5. Insert the table index pins into the auxiliary
(upper) holes in the sanding bed.
6. Tighten hex socket screw (75). Make sure
table is not touching sanding belt.
Leveling Table Assembly
1. Place a combination square on the table (35)
so that it also touches the sanding pad (7).
See below. If the table is 90 degrees to the
pad, the square is flush on the pad.
2. If the table is not 90 degrees to the with the
pad, loosen the table lock knob (34) and tilt
the table until the square is flush with the pad
.
3. Retighten the knob to secure the table.
4. Attach the scale label to the ‘0’ degrees mark
on the dust guard.
Installing and Adjusting the
Sanding Belt
1. Turn power switch to the OFF position and
disconnect power cord from the main elec
tricity supply.
2. Move tension lever (66) to the right to rel-
ease the sanding belt tension (10).
3. Place the sanding belt over the drive and
idler drums (13 and 65), making sure that
the inside direction arrow points down,
towards the drive drum (13) as shown in
illustration..
4. Centre belt on both drums.
5. Slide tension lever (66) to the left to tighten
belt tension.
6. Tighten hex. socket screw (56) when bed
(4) is in desired working position.
7. Reconnect the power cord to the main
electricity supply. Turn the no-volt release
switch (21) ON, then OFF, while viewing
the belt movement. If the belt looks like it
was going to slide off either drum, the belt
tracking needs to be adjusted (described
in the next step).
8. If the sanding belt (87) moves towards
the sanding pad (7) when turned ON, turn
the tracking knob (55) clockwise ¼ turn,
and test again.
9. If the sanding belt moves away from the
sanding pad when it was turned ON, turn
the tracking knob counterclockwise ¼ turn,
and test again.