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FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
FOREWORD
Your Porter-Cable Finishing Sander is equipped to accept Stikit™ adhesive
backed abrasives (4
1
/
2
" width) or conventional abrasive sheets (4
1
/
2
" x 5
1
/
2
").
This Sander is suitable for coarse, medium or fine sanding of wood, plaster,
metal and plastics. It is ideal for leveling wallboard joints, finishing cabinets,
rubbing and polishing furniture, fitting screens and doors and for general
finishing work in the shop.
SELECTING THE RIGHT ABRASIVE SHEET
By selecting the proper type of abrasive, the finest finishes can be attained. In
general, coarser grit sizes will remove the most material and finer grit sizes will
produce the best finishes.
Naturally, in all sanding operations, best results will be obtained if you select the
proper size and type of abrasives. Only garnet, aluminum oxide and silicon
carbide are recommended for use with finishing sanders. Flint paper is not
satisfactory for machine sanding, due to its weak structure.
Before starting to work, make sure you have the right abrasive for the material on
which the sander is to be used. Make sure you use the correct size abrasive
paper or cloth. Cut, do not tear, the abrasive sheets to size.
ASSEMBLY
ATTACHING STIKIT™ ABRASIVE
Stikit™ abrasives (ten yard rolls) and a convenient dispenser are available from
your Porter-Cable distributor.
To install Stikit™ abrasive, cut a 4
1
/
8
" long piece of abrasive from roll, align
abrasive with sander pad and press in place as shown in Fig. 1.
To remove, lift one corner of abrasive with fingernail and peel off.
ATTACHING CONVENTIONAL ABRASIVE
Disconnect tool from power source.
1.
Insert small end of wrench, furnished with sander, into slot (A), Fig. 2, with
hump of the wrench in up position, and press wrench toward sander housing to
open clamp.
2.
Slip one end of abrasive sheet under clamp, stretch sheet tight over pad,
open rear clamp with wrench and slip free end of abrasive sheet under rear
clamp.
ABRASIVE ATTACHMENT TOOL IS REQUIRED
- Wrench (furnished)
NOTE: This tool is shipped completely assembled. No assembly time or
tools are required.
