mikeyb2
Well-known member
When trying to level the table to the drum, or adjust for workpieces wider than the table so that no visible sanding ridges occur, the new machine is supposed to make this easier by having a single adjusting knob which is secured by two knurled locking bolts.
By using a steel rule under the drum when it is lowered, an adjustment can be made quite precisely.
The problem is that when the locking bolts are tightened, it alters the adjustment and raises the table slightly which then messes everything up, so then I need to start again.
A quick google tells me this was a common problem on the old machines, and some people used shims on the outside edge of the drum, before tightening the locking bolts. Another user advised not to tighten the locking bolts too much(or fully).
My guess is that I'm not the only one who has experienced this problem, so what do any of you do to overcome this?
Cheers Mike
By using a steel rule under the drum when it is lowered, an adjustment can be made quite precisely.
The problem is that when the locking bolts are tightened, it alters the adjustment and raises the table slightly which then messes everything up, so then I need to start again.
A quick google tells me this was a common problem on the old machines, and some people used shims on the outside edge of the drum, before tightening the locking bolts. Another user advised not to tighten the locking bolts too much(or fully).
My guess is that I'm not the only one who has experienced this problem, so what do any of you do to overcome this?
Cheers Mike