I recently bought the smaller verison of preformax sander sanding drum
10-20 machine - $499 -i am having serious tracking problems -the guides seem
to anti productive- The overload switch seems to be very critical-but mostly
the tracking of the converor belt is causing cocncerns - the machine has
shredded the sides and the seams on the belt has began to come apart- has
anyone else had these concerns - i may have tightened the tracking screws too
tight but don't think so - Before the warranty runs out I am considering take
it back and buying the largest model .any experince with this 10-20 model wold
be appreciated .thanks
I second the "call Jet tech support. I have the 16-32 model and had some
intial problems. When I called the tech support fellow he was very helpful
and sent out a replacement part.
I also had tracking problems with my belt. I spent a lot of time
re-calibrating the rubber drive end to ensure it was parallel to the bed.
As delivered it was slightly out of parallel.
This helped my problem but I still had tracking problems which required a
frequently release tension, move belt to the other side and re-tension.
I eventually replaced the belt with a new one and the problem is now
corrected. A bad belt/alignment could be your problem.
I personally try to keep my belt reasonably tight, but not too tight. My
unit does not have problems with the overload switch, but I can trip my
breaker if I attempt to take too much in one pass from a wide board.
Dave Paine.
"Bob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Wuzfuzde" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > I recently bought the smaller verison of preformax sander sanding
drum
> > 10-20 machine - $499 -i am having serious tracking problems -the guides
> seem
> > to anti productive- The overload switch seems to be very critical-but
> mostly
> > the tracking of the converor belt is causing cocncerns - the machine has
> > shredded the sides and the seams on the belt has began to come apart-
> has
> > anyone else had these concerns - i may have tightened the tracking
screws
> too
> > tight but don't think so - Before the warranty runs out I am
considering
> take
> > it back and buying the largest model .any experince with this 10-20
model
> wold
> > be appreciated .thanks
>
> Have you talked to customer support? They are pretty good at sorting
things
> out or making a defect right for you.
>
> Bob
>
>
"Wuzfuzde" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I recently bought the smaller verison of preformax sander sanding drum
> 10-20 machine - $499 -i am having serious tracking problems -the guides
seem
> to anti productive- The overload switch seems to be very critical-but
mostly
> the tracking of the converor belt is causing cocncerns - the machine has
> shredded the sides and the seams on the belt has began to come apart-
has
> anyone else had these concerns - i may have tightened the tracking screws
too
> tight but don't think so - Before the warranty runs out I am considering
take
> it back and buying the largest model .any experince with this 10-20 model
wold
> be appreciated .thanks
Have you talked to customer support? They are pretty good at sorting things
out or making a defect right for you.
Bob