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OPERATION

TO INSTALL/CHANGE SANDING BELT

See Figures 5 - 6.

n Unplug your sander.

n Position sander as shown.

WARNING:

Keep hands and fingers clear of front roller and spring

mechanism at all times. Failure to do so could result in

them getting pinched, causing possible serious injury.

Belt tension must be released in order to install and remove

sanding belt:

n Release belt tension by lifting tension release lever.

n Install sanding belt; make sure arrow inside of belt is

pointing in the direction of rotation, which is clockwise

when looking into open side of sander.

NOTE: Match the arrow on the sanding belt to that of the

belt tension housing.

CAUTION:

If the sanding belt is not a bidirectional belt, ensure that

the arrow inside the belt is pointing in the direction of the

rotation (clockwise when looking into the open side of the

sander). Installing unidirectional sanding belts backwards

can create a hazardous condition.

n Align the sanding belt to its correct position.

n Lower tension release lever to secure the sanding belt.

Fig. 6

SANDING BELTS WITH DIRECTION OF ROTATION

ARROWS MUST BE INSTALLED CORRECTLY

SANDING BELTS WITHOUT DIRECTION OF ROTATION

ARROWS CAN BE USED IN EITHER DIRECTION

Fig. 5

BELT TENSION

RELEASE

LEVER

SANDING

BELT

LIFT BELT TENSION RELEASE LEVER

TO REMOVE SANDING BELT

LOWER BELT TENSION RELEASE

LEVER TO SECURE SANDING BELT

DIRECTION OF

ROTATION

1 2 ... 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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