I need help with set up of a drum sander. I have had it for a while (bought used but excellent condition) and haven't had a lot of use till now, and also first time I am exceeding the 16" width limit, which exposed a sag in the drum alignment, gouging my project.
question 1. I read the manual regarding alignment. I must be missing something. They tell you what to do if the drum is low on the right side a little, and a second instruction if the drum is low on the right side a lot. I see NO instructions for what to do if the drum is low on the left side (more common, I would think, due to sag). They give you shims to raise the table on the left. So I figured I would put the shims on the right, which is a lot harder to get into, but do-able. Unfortunately, the bolt spacing is different on the two sides, so they aren't made to go on the right. I put them in on the right anyway (its being held by only 1 bolt), and it seems to be an improvement in alignment. Are there shims that are made for the right side? Why, in the name of intelligent design, do they not have a protocol to raise the right side of the table - or am I missing something obvious?
question 2. I have a really hard time loading the paper onto the drum. The right tension clip is a real b****. I was ready to give up when I finally got the strip into the clip, but it only goes in about 90%, leaving it a little loose. I figure I have to cut the paper down some, but wanted to check first. the paper I got is Jet paper for Performax /Jet 16-32.
question 1. I read the manual regarding alignment. I must be missing something. They tell you what to do if the drum is low on the right side a little, and a second instruction if the drum is low on the right side a lot. I see NO instructions for what to do if the drum is low on the left side (more common, I would think, due to sag). They give you shims to raise the table on the left. So I figured I would put the shims on the right, which is a lot harder to get into, but do-able. Unfortunately, the bolt spacing is different on the two sides, so they aren't made to go on the right. I put them in on the right anyway (its being held by only 1 bolt), and it seems to be an improvement in alignment. Are there shims that are made for the right side? Why, in the name of intelligent design, do they not have a protocol to raise the right side of the table - or am I missing something obvious?
question 2. I have a really hard time loading the paper onto the drum. The right tension clip is a real b****. I was ready to give up when I finally got the strip into the clip, but it only goes in about 90%, leaving it a little loose. I figure I have to cut the paper down some, but wanted to check first. the paper I got is Jet paper for Performax /Jet 16-32.
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