Does the direction of the spin of the Makita Disc sander tighten this Alpha Backer Pad while in use? If so, how does one remove it after use?
2029302
Sorry has never taken it off. I am sure it would be hard to get off. It does work well. I would buy another.
1443454
Hi I have the sander, the belt moves down as all I have seen of this type. The motor may be reversible but I would have to disassemble it and look and maybe even try to be sure. Hope this helps. tc
554088
It should tighten to guide the blade. The upper guide is the easier of the two guides to adjust. The lower guide if very difficult to adjust. There are three bearing guides in the upper assembly. They rotate with the blade when the machine is on. These three bearings lock in place with the red knobs. The instruction manual shows the amount of space between the blade and the bearings. It also shows the position of the bearings with respect to the blade. These bearing will need to be adjusted when you change blade size (from 1/4" to 1/2" for example). Good luck.
1085644
Unfortunately no and I assume it has to do with the vacuum holes not lining up. If you want that functionality you have to buy a more expensive unit such as Bosch ROS65VCL 5 and 6-Inch Pads Rear-Handle Random Orbit Sander with Vibration Control Kit which I'm sure is well worth the investment and is the same price if you bought both a 5 and 6 inch separately.
2079421
If you are talking about the open/close ring that holds the auger in place, I do not think this is normal. In fact, I cannot move the ring to closed unless the auger is pushed into the unit as far as possible. My only suggestion is to make certain that the auger is indeed pushed in completely before closing and adding attachments. If it still happens, I think there's an issue with the unit.
239885
It unscrews easily - insert the wrench between the pad and counterbalance on drive shaft, hold the wrench and turn the pad til it comes loose. Same as most buffers.
672711
Yes - the backer pad is 5 5/8 '' in diameter ( for 6" stick-on discs). The sander comes with a thin 7/8" ( 22mm) wrench to remove the pad. The center bolt is 5/16" x 24 threads.
684492
There are gates for both the disc and the belt to turn off the suction so that you can divert the full flow to the one item you are using. It does a decent job, but it is not fantastic. The suction on the disc is not super great, the belt is better. I have a 5hp cyclone. The dust collection on the jet spindle sander is far worse than this, and the dust collection on my table saw is better.
1484822
My sander does not usse a adhesive backed roll. I do like makita's own sandpaper, if available. But I use 3M 4x4 paper.
996150
My Makita holds the smallest bits. Yours may have a problem with the chuck. My chuck loosens if it jumps out of a Phillips Head and vibrates. Given what I expected from Makita and what I got I would give it a "C+" overall.
554087
If you are refering to the blade guide with the roller bearings is should slide up and down and once positioned correctly it should be tightened down and then be rigid. The bearings themselves also can be ajusted ad tightened securely in place. Hope that answers your question
1290347
Jose, My Makita came with the attached base disc but no sandpaper discs. Hope that helps. Pat
1224424
The sander does not operate in a circular motion...for that you would want to consider a Random Orbital Sander
868057
just chiming in with my approach. mine wouldn't close at all, so i used 320-grit sandpaper on my palm sander to carefully and evenly remove a small amount of the smoked plastic body where it meets the filter. i removed enough for the tabs to close to about 3/4 of the normal closed position. i didn't opt for shaving off any material from the tabs, since those need to be as strong as possible to be functional for many repeat uses. i finished the sanded edge with 600-grit sandpaper so it's quite smooth.
1631840
No, Its forced out from rotation of blade. Its a good planer. Ive used for Cedar, Cherry and walnut with no problems or blade change.
1345752
I take it you have cleaned the rollers of the sander as a first step (I hope). This can be first done with compressed air and then followed by a cloth with alcohol wipe down. Make sure the lock down lever area is sprayed with compressed air, maybe it is not fully locking down due to build up. What belts are you using? It may be due to low quality belts. I have not had any issue with Diablo belts, which I highly recommend.
711583
There is a "butterfly" nut where the blade is that you can loosen to move the blade out or in for thinner or thicker pealing. Tighten nut when done. I had to adjust mine when mine was new and it made a world of difference.