MAINTENANCE
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The filters on the two regulators need to be
emptied and cleaned whenever they get more
than half full. The inside filter shown in
Figure
37
will need service more frequently than the
filter on the front of the machine.
Servicing Filters
The graphite pad on the platen will eventually
wear out with use.
Replace the graphite sheet
as follows:
1.
Remove the platen with the platen puller
tool (shown in
Figure 38)
.
2.
Remove the screws and the clamp bar to
separate the graphite pad from the platen.
3.
Install the new graphite pad, making sure
that it is wrapped in the same direction as
the old pad, and re-install the clamp bar
and screws.
Platen Graphite
To increase working life of your sanding belts,
we recommend that you routinely clean them
with Pro-Stik
®
Cleaning Pads (shown in
Figure
36
).
To clean the belts, simply set your table to the
thickness of the cleaning pad and run the pad
through the sander two or three times.
DO NOT
take too deep of a cut. The belt should just
barely touch the cleaning pad!
Clean sanding belts whenever they decrease in
performance due to heavy loading.
Cleaning Belts
Figure 36.
Pro Stik
®
cleaning pad.
Figure 38.
Platen puller tool.
Figure 37.
Check this filter often for service.
