Equipment/Axminster Belt & Disc Sander: Difference between revisions

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|name=Belt & Disc Sander (Axminster)
|name=Belt & Disc Sander (Axminster)
|image=Axminster Belt & Disc Sander.jpg
|image=Axminster Belt & Disc Sander.jpg
|model=Unknown
|model=AS612E
|category=Equipment
|category=Equipment
|subcat=Woodworking
|subcat=Defunct
|status=Good working order
|status=Defunct
|consumables=Sanding discs, sanding belts
|consumables=Sanding discs, sanding belts
|reqtraining=no
|reqtraining=no
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|maintainers=Woodshop team
|maintainers=Woodshop team
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This sander was returned to its original owners at SLMS following our exit from Ujima house. The following is the page content before this happened:
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The wood shop has a large freestanding belt and disc sander. Very useful for all kinds of smoothing and shaping work in wood.
The wood shop has a large freestanding belt and disc sander. Very useful for all kinds of smoothing and shaping work in wood.


No training requirement, but please seek advice from other wood shop users if you are unfamiliar with its use
No training requirement, but please seek advice from other woodshop users if you are unfamiliar with its use
 
A latex belt cleaner should be used periodically to remove clogged sawdust from the abrasives.


If the belts or discs are showing signs of tearing or excessive clogging notify the mailing list and the maintainers will fit new ones.
If the belts or discs are showing signs of tearing or excessive clogging notify the mailing list and the maintainers will fit new ones.


No metal - the bench grinder and linishing belt in the cage can be used for metal
No metal - the bench grinder and linishing belt in the cage can be used for metal
= Use =
You must allow the sander to come up to speed fully before using it to sand any material.
You must only apply light pressure when applying your material to the sanding discs equivalent to “finger tight”.


= Maintenance =
= Maintenance =


[[:File:JET_JSG-6DC.pdf|Manual for the JET JSC-6DC]] with parts diagram—identical to our Axminster apart from branding.
[[:File:JET_JSG-6DC.pdf|Manual for the JET JSC-6DC]] with parts diagram—identical to our Axminster AS612E apart from branding.


* 2022-06-21 [[User:Padski|Padski]] freed the motor end-cap from the rotor bearing with repeated & firm strikes of the sanding disc end of the rotor shaft head-on with a wooden mallet. Tip for next time: remove the belt and wiggle the disc-end end-cap loose to a gap after undoing the four bolts, but there's no need to loosen the belt-end end-cap—consider the inertia of the disc-end end-cap when striking the shaft. Cleaned the centrifugal switch contacts, although the plastic triangular wedge was also incorrectly seated. See also: [https://discord.com/channels/943237246092447794/943237246092447797/999026886170640434 Discord logs] from a failed attempt to open it by [[User:Liyang|Liyang]] on 2022-06-19.
* 2022-06-21 [[User:Padski|Padski]] freed the motor end-cap from the rotor bearing with repeated & firm strikes of the sanding disc end of the rotor shaft head-on with a wooden mallet. Tip for next time: remove the belt and wiggle the disc-end end-cap loose to a gap after undoing the four bolts, but there's no need to loosen the belt-end end-cap—consider the inertia of the disc-end end-cap when striking the shaft. Cleaned the centrifugal switch contacts, although the plastic triangular wedge was also incorrectly seated. See also: [https://discord.com/channels/943237246092447794/943237246092447797/999026886170640434 Discord logs] from a failed attempt to open it by [[User:Liyang|Liyang]] on 2022-06-19.