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--- tool:thickness_sander [2022/12/06 16:28] – phillip_ma
+++ tool:thickness_sander [2023/02/02 15:34] (current) – phillip_ma
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 across the length of a piece of wood.
-^ Status             | Currently under repair                                                 |
+^ Status             | Operational                                                 |
 ^ Training           | Wiki Training REQUIRED - Easy to Damage                                |
 ^ Hackable           | NO                                                                     |
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   * Watch some videos on Youtube about how to use a thickness sander
-  * Start with a pass where you aren't sanding anything so that you know you aren't cutting too deep and progress it no more than a quarter turn each time.
+  * Start with a pass where you aren't sanding anything so that you know you aren't cutting too deep and progress it no more than a 16th of a turn.
   * Don't stand directly behind the piece similar to a planer or table saw
   * Before using, make sure the drum has the sandpaper securely attached and the sandpaper is clean, if the sandpaper isn't clean, use the crepe block.
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 | Drive belt for sanding Drum replaced since it broke, Beveled gears controlling lift mechanism replaced with steel gears.  The original plastic gears were stripping regularly. | May 2022 | Phillip M |
 | Motor for the conveyor belt repaired.  Magnet in the motor was loose causing the noise and ultimately seizing the motor, Reported belt tracking may still be a bit off. | December 2022 | AndroidLx |
+| Motor for the conveyor belt seized again shortly after it was reinstalled.  The motor was stripped down and a wire leading to the electromagnet was sodered into place  | January 2023 | John C and Shane M. |