Jeff Cord
01-10-2009, 1:41 PM
I have a fairly new Jet 16-32 drum sander.
After setting it up I have adjusted the drum to be parallel.
I've been making some cutting boards from maple and purple-heart (I know, real imaginative, but...).
Anyway, I have one main problem.
I've progressed to 100grit paper.
I'm taking very light passes (I may turn the crank about 1/12th of a turn).
The board moves through the the sander and I can hear the paper contacting with the board.
I then make another pass with the same board and I don't make any changes to the height of the drum.
I hear the same sound of the paper contacting the board.
OK, I think. It's end grain so perhaps it will take a few passes at the same height to remove the scratches from the previous grit.
I then go for another pass and after about 2/3 of the pass the sander slows down and my boards scorch.
If I didn't know any better I would think that the drum is dropping on its own but that doesn't sound likely.
I'm trying to keep with very light passes, especially since it's end-grain, but even with the very light passes this still happens.
Added info: I'm using stock Jet paper and I'm cleaning the paper fairly frequently.
Help.
thanks,
Jeff
After setting it up I have adjusted the drum to be parallel.
I've been making some cutting boards from maple and purple-heart (I know, real imaginative, but...).
Anyway, I have one main problem.
I've progressed to 100grit paper.
I'm taking very light passes (I may turn the crank about 1/12th of a turn).
The board moves through the the sander and I can hear the paper contacting with the board.
I then make another pass with the same board and I don't make any changes to the height of the drum.
I hear the same sound of the paper contacting the board.
OK, I think. It's end grain so perhaps it will take a few passes at the same height to remove the scratches from the previous grit.
I then go for another pass and after about 2/3 of the pass the sander slows down and my boards scorch.
If I didn't know any better I would think that the drum is dropping on its own but that doesn't sound likely.
I'm trying to keep with very light passes, especially since it's end-grain, but even with the very light passes this still happens.
Added info: I'm using stock Jet paper and I'm cleaning the paper fairly frequently.
Help.
thanks,
Jeff