Nathan Roelofs
03-09-2003, 10:09 PM
Ahh, my first post since BP. I have a question to pose to the edge sander owners out there--
Do you have a method or a need of prepping a new belt prior to use? I just purchased a nearly new Sunhill oscillating 6 X 108 and I ended up with a belt that would not rest flat on the platen. It was concave when viewed from the operator's perspective-- the top and the bottom of the belt were 1/4" or so off the platen when the middle was stretched taut across it. Does this sound familiar to anyone? The platen is fixed and the table would prevent it from being adjusted outward in an attempt to "tighten" it.
I finally twisted and bent the belt in the other direction along its length. The belt is now flat against the platen. It made some crackling noises as I bent it, no doubt I am compromising the life of the belt. Is this a belt issue?
Thanks in advance.
Nathan
Do you have a method or a need of prepping a new belt prior to use? I just purchased a nearly new Sunhill oscillating 6 X 108 and I ended up with a belt that would not rest flat on the platen. It was concave when viewed from the operator's perspective-- the top and the bottom of the belt were 1/4" or so off the platen when the middle was stretched taut across it. Does this sound familiar to anyone? The platen is fixed and the table would prevent it from being adjusted outward in an attempt to "tighten" it.
I finally twisted and bent the belt in the other direction along its length. The belt is now flat against the platen. It made some crackling noises as I bent it, no doubt I am compromising the life of the belt. Is this a belt issue?
Thanks in advance.
Nathan