Craftsman 315.279840 - Manual (Page 10)

OPERATION
INSTALLING ADHESIVE SANDPAPER
See Figure 3.
■ Unplug the Sander.
■ If replacing adhesive sandpaper, remove old sand­
paper by peeling it oft cushion. If replacing regular
sandpaper, release paper clamp by lifting up on paper
damp lever and disengaging it from the tab on the
piaten.
■ Remove non-adhesive sandpaper, then lift up on paper
ciamp lever and lock it into place.
■ Carefully peel adhesive backing from new 1/4 sheet
sandpaper. .
■ Position sandpaper, making sure front edge of sand­
paper is aligned with front edge of the cushion, then
carefully press sticky side of sandpaper on cushion.
NOTE: Sandpaper must be aligned with the front edge
of the cushion for proper functioning of the flush sand­
ing feature.
The cushion on the sander isapprcaimately
1/4 in. smaller than precut adhesive-backed sanding
sheets. If de>ared you may want to trim off the over­
hang of sandpaper on the back side of cushion. The
cushion has been made smaller so that multiple sheets
of nonadhesive sandpaper can be installed.
PAPER PUNCH
See Figure 4.
A paper punch template has been supplied with the sand­
er. It should be used for aligning and punching holes in the
sandpaper for alignment with the holes in the cushion.
Punching the holes properly is a necessary step in order
for the dustless feature of the sender to function properly.
■ Insta!! sandpaper on the sander.
■ Align sander cushion to paper punch as shown by the
icon on the paper punch template.
■ Push down on sander.
Fig. 4
DUSTLESS SANDING
See Figure 5 - 6 .
The dust bag provides a dust collection system for the
sander. Sanding dust is drawn up through the holes in the
sandpaper and cushion and collects in the dust bag dur­
ing sanding operation. For more efficient operation, empty
dust bag when half hili.
TO INSTALL DUST BAG:
■ Unplug the sander.
■ Align grooves on dust bag with notches on sander dust
exhaust.
■ Slide dust bag onto dust exhaust.
■ Turn clockwise until bag locks into place.
TO REMOVE DUST BAG FOR EMPTYING:
■ Unplug the sander,
■ Turn dust bag counterclockwise until it stops turning.
■ Slide dust bag off sander dust exhaust
■ Shake to empty.
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