Replacing Belt; Tracking Belt - Grizzly G1531 Owner's Manual

Replacing Belt

Replace the belt on the Model G1140/G1531 with
a 6" x 80" sanding belt. Grizzly carries a wide
variety of aluminum oxide sanding belts for your
edge sander (refer to Accessories on Page 29).
To replace the sanding belt:
1.
DISCONNECT SANDER FROM POWER!
2.
Loosen the belt tracking lock knob, then
move the tension lever to the release posi-
tion, as shown in Figure 41.
Arrow
Direction on
Belt
Figure 41. Installing the sanding belt.
3.
Remove the idler roller guard and the back
stop (Model G1140), open the dust port
cover, then remove the belt.
4. Make sure the arrows on the inside of the
new belt point in the counterclockwise direc-
tion, and place the new sanding belt over
both rollers, as shown in Figure 41.
5.
Move the tension lever back to its tensioned
position, as shown in Figure 42.
Figure 42. Sanding belt installed.
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6.
Close the dust port cover, then reinstall
the idler roller guard and back stop (Model
G1140).
7. Perform the belt pre-tracking procedure (refer
to Pre-Tracking Belt on Page 18).
8. Perform the belt tracking procedure below.

Tracking Belt

To track the belt:
1.
Make sure the belt is properly pre-tracked
(refer to Pre-Tracking Belt on Page 18).
2. Tie back loose clothing and long hair to pro-
tect yourself from getting caught in the mov-
ing sanding belt when you start the machine.
3.
Loosen the belt tension lock knob, turn the
sander ON, and using the tracking control
knob, carefully adjust the tracking higher or
lower until the sanding belt remains centered
on the main roller (Figure 14, Page 18).
Note: The tracking control knob is very sensi-
tive; adjust it carefully in small increments.
Moving sanding belts are dangerously abra-
sive. Use extreme caution when working near
sanding surfaces. Use extreme caution while
making adjustments that require momentary
or extended operation of the edge sander.
Failure to exercise care while sanding could
result in severe personal injury.
4. When the tracking is correct, allow the sander
to run for approximately one minute to verify
that the tracking stays in the correct position.
5. Repeat Steps 3 & 4 if the tracking does not
stay correct; otherwise, proceed to Step 6.
6. When the sanding belt is tracking correctly,
tighten the belt tension lock knob.
Model G1140 G1531 (Mfd. Since 08/14)