Disk Sander

General Safety

Wear your safety glasses at all times

Take off all jewelry

Do not wear loose clothing

Make sure you are the only person in the safety zone when operating the disk sander.

General Safety continued

Keep your material tight against the table

Keep your hands away from the disk

Components of the Disk Sander

Disk

Table

Miter Gauge

Operations of the Disk Sander

External Arcs

Angles

Straight

Disk

Always use the down stroke OR the right side

Table

Miter Gauge

Sanding External Arcs

Sanding external arcs is defined as sanding an arc that is formed where an edge and an end of a piece of material meet at a radius.

Sanding Angles

Sanding angles is defined as sanding an area of a piece of material that is not 90 degrees to an edge or end.

Straight Sanding

Straight sanding is defined as sanding an end of a piece of material that needs a 90 degree end to edge sand.

Operation Procedure 1

1. Make sure the table is 90 degrees to the disk

Operation Procedure 2

2. Turn the machine on and clean the disk with the disk eraser.

Operation Procedure 3

Move the project across the table utilizing the whole disk (center to end) for even wear and to prevent burn marks.

Set table 90° to the disk