I have been having the exact same problem. For the first 3 years I owned it it was great now suddenly it’s all over the place. I watched your posting and then adjusted mine as you suggested but without the tape. It tracked perfectly. Adjusting one side out a little more made the difference. Thanks and good luck with yours.
Thanks for posting this video. I have tried everything to get the belt to track with no success. I trashed a Maveric belt in the process. I will give your technique a try.
My read of the manual is you have to tighten the side you are tracking to and at the same time loosen the other side equally. However, I agree that it is a trial and error kind of thing because half the time I’ve done it, the other side gets too loose. I’ve got a new one, and I’ve been fighting with it constantly. I suppose I’ll figure it out at some point.
After chewing up 2 new belts from Klingspor, I called Supermax and asked for guidance. They told me it would work right with an OEM belt. So, another $50 and another try. The day started at 8 a.m. and it is now 5:50 pm. Not one other thing has been done today other than trying to make this Performax track. It is a 16/32 from 1988 or 89. It has NEVER tracked correctly. So, I/m at the end of my day and at the end of my wits. Your solution offers a glimmer of hope. I will try it in the morning. Thanks for being so methodical about finding a solution. If it doesn't work, I'll go sit out on the lake on a chunk of ice and wait for Mother Nature to take me. Seriously, though, there are literally thousands of bf to sand for the interior of this house, and then glue-ups to sand after all the face frames are constructed. Wanting to get this house finished before I die of old age, if no success tomorrow, I will vacuum the deep recesses of my wallet and buy a Powermatic 16/32 belt sander. Again, thanks so much for putting your mind to this. Jim
I had the exact same feelings as you, but i have used mine with this fix for few months now and have been able to finally control the tracking. I really hope this helps you out, its kind of a boat anchor if it can’t track.
@@friedgizzard Well, I tried. The darned thing just has a mind of its own. Delivery of the Powermatic 16/32 wide belt is set for the week of April 15. Thanks again for making your solution available.
I have a similar but older sander.....same problem. I also have looked at many people on RUclips and seen chewed up belts. Overall I think the engineering on these sanders it's poor. I will try to tape trick..thank you for posting.
I don’t know if this trick will help you, but for my machine, the outfeed roller is essentially a cone shape since one end is smaller. And i do know, if a wide belt rides on a cone, it will always track to the larger diameter side. I do hope it helps you.
I have been doing alot of traveling, i retire this year and hopefully next season i will be back at the mink, weasels, rats and anything else i can put a trap on.
I have the same sander that I bought used and am having a heck of a time getting a uniform cut with it. I just put a straight edge across the bed and I have a 1/16 dip in the middle of the bed, which has to be why I’m getting crazy uneven sanding. Is your conveyer bed dead flat or am I going crazy?
I had to level the drum when i got the sander but i get even sanding across my pieces. Make sure that your table lift that is used for wide boards with 2 passes is level and not up.
@@friedgizzard I leveled the bed using the process outlined in the manual, and was still getting really wonky cuts. Eventually I took the belt off and measured the flatness of the conveyor bed with a straight edge and it was anything but flat. I went ahead and ordered a new bed from Laguna this weekend.
@@friedgizzard Thought that belt looked familiar! I'm in the process of trying to get a Maverick belt tracking on my PowerMax 22/44 from Jet that I bought 20 years ago. Chewed up the first belt within a year, then the next one lasted 18 years with no problems. Third lasted about a week. On my fourth now, using Maverick w/ fingers crossed. Their other belts are really high quality, so I'm optimistic.
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I have been having the exact same problem. For the first 3 years I owned it it was great now suddenly it’s all over the place. I watched your posting and then adjusted mine as you suggested but without the tape. It tracked perfectly. Adjusting one side out a little more made the difference. Thanks and good luck with yours.
Thanks for posting this video. I have tried everything to get the belt to track with no success. I trashed a Maveric belt in the process. I will give your technique a try.
Please let me know if it works. I am pretty sure that the roller being a cone shape is the problem.
My read of the manual is you have to tighten the side you are tracking to and at the same time loosen the other side equally. However, I agree that it is a trial and error kind of thing because half the time I’ve done it, the other side gets too loose. I’ve got a new one, and I’ve been fighting with it constantly. I suppose I’ll figure it out at some point.
After chewing up 2 new belts from Klingspor, I called Supermax and asked for guidance. They told me it would work right with an OEM belt. So, another $50 and another try. The day started at 8 a.m. and it is now 5:50 pm. Not one other thing has been done today other than trying to make this Performax track. It is a 16/32 from 1988 or 89. It has NEVER tracked correctly. So, I/m at the end of my day and at the end of my wits. Your solution offers a glimmer of hope. I will try it in the morning. Thanks for being so methodical about finding a solution. If it doesn't work, I'll go sit out on the lake on a chunk of ice and wait for Mother Nature to take me.
Seriously, though, there are literally thousands of bf to sand for the interior of this house, and then glue-ups to sand after all the face frames are constructed. Wanting to get this house finished before I die of old age, if no success tomorrow, I will vacuum the deep recesses of my wallet and buy a Powermatic 16/32 belt sander. Again, thanks so much for putting your mind to this.
Jim
I had the exact same feelings as you, but i have used mine with this fix for few months now and have been able to finally control the tracking. I really hope this helps you out, its kind of a boat anchor if it can’t track.
@@friedgizzard Well, I tried. The darned thing just has a mind of its own. Delivery of the Powermatic 16/32 wide belt is set for the week of April 15. Thanks again for making your solution available.
Been watching for ya.Still trapping! Glad to see you back on here.
I have a similar but older sander.....same problem. I also have looked at many people on RUclips and seen chewed up belts. Overall I think the engineering on these sanders it's poor. I will try to tape trick..thank you for posting.
I don’t know if this trick will help you, but for my machine, the outfeed roller is essentially a cone shape since one end is smaller. And i do know, if a wide belt rides on a cone, it will always track to the larger diameter side. I do hope it helps you.
I have been doing alot of traveling, i retire this year and hopefully next season i will be back at the mink, weasels, rats and anything else i can put a trap on.
I have the same sander that I bought used and am having a heck of a time getting a uniform cut with it. I just put a straight edge across the bed and I have a 1/16 dip in the middle of the bed, which has to be why I’m getting crazy uneven sanding. Is your conveyer bed dead flat or am I going crazy?
I had to level the drum when i got the sander but i get even sanding across my pieces. Make sure that your table lift that is used for wide boards with 2 passes is level and not up.
@@friedgizzard I leveled the bed using the process outlined in the manual, and was still getting really wonky cuts. Eventually I took the belt off and measured the flatness of the conveyor bed with a straight edge and it was anything but flat. I went ahead and ordered a new bed from Laguna this weekend.
where did you get the new belt?
Maverick Abrasives Drum Sander... www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4KRTJ8F?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
@@friedgizzard Thought that belt looked familiar!
I'm in the process of trying to get a Maverick belt tracking on my PowerMax 22/44 from Jet that I bought 20 years ago. Chewed up the first belt within a year, then the next one lasted 18 years with no problems. Third lasted about a week. On my fourth now, using Maverick w/ fingers crossed. Their other belts are really high quality, so I'm optimistic.