Woodstock SHOP FOX W1686 - Manual (Page 27)

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Sanding Sleeves
As sanding sleeves are used, they will quickly
become "loaded" with saw dust. If not removed,
this saw dust will harden on the abrasive sur-
face, rendering the sleeve useless. Routinely
clean the sanding sleeves with a rubber gum
abrasive cleaner (Figure 21) such as the PRO-
STIK
® cleaners available from your local
Woodstock International dealer.
Always discard worn sanding sleeves. As abra-
sives begin to wear, grit will begin to fall off,
causing deep gouges in the workpiece. Glue
used to hold the grit to the paper will rub off
onto the workpiece causing burns and interfer-
ence with the final finishing.
NOTICE
Contrary to some beliefs, worn abrasives are
not equivalent to the next finer grit abrasive.
Discard worn sanding sleeves and avoid the
temptation to sand with them beyond their
usable life.
Lubrication
The spindle gear box contains 2.8 Qts. of 90 Wt.
gear oil. Replace the gear oil after approxi-
mately 1000 hours of use. Drain the gear oil from
the drain plug located inside the sander base at
the bottom of the gear box. The fill cap is shown
in Figure 21.
Since all bearings are shielded and permanently
lubricated, simply leave them alone until they
need to be replaced. Do not lubricate them, as
this will only attract dust and possible prema-
ture bearing failure.
DO NOT oil any exposed areas on the sander.
Dust will be attracted to these areas, creating a
gummy mixture that will hamper proper move-
ment of components. Instead, lubricate exposed
areas with dry powdered graphite.
Figure 21. Routinely clean sanding sleeves with
a rubber abrasive cleaning stick.
Figure 21. Routinely clean sanding sleeves with
a rubber abrasive cleaning stick.