Kobalt 1694003, Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

3.  Belt-adjustment knob

 WARNING

Always remove the battery from the sander before 

making any adjustment. 
•  When the sander belt (J) is correctly attached, 

the sander belt will remain centered and will 

smoothly run over the rollers. Rotating the belt-

adjustment knob (G) to adjust it as necessary 

and as described below.

•  Rotating the belt-adjustment knob counter-

clockwise will cause the roller to tilt toward the 

bottom plate. The sander belt will now travel 

away from the sander. 

•  Rotating the belt-adjustment knob clockwise will cause the roller to tilt toward the front of the 

machine. The sander belt will now travel toward the sander. 

•  The sander belt is properly aligned if, when turned ON, the sander belt does not slip off 

roller.

4.  ON/OFF Switch 

a.  To turn the belt sander on, depress the  

ON/OFF trigger switch (B).

b.  To turn it off, release the ON/OFF trigger 

switch.

Lock-ON button 

The tool is also equipped with a lock-on button 

(A) that allows continuous operation without 

continually holding the ON/OFF trigger switch. 
•  To lock switch “ON”: Squeeze the ON/OFF 

trigger switch, depress the lock-on button, and 

release the ON/OFF trigger switch. 

•  To unlock switch: Squeeze the ON/OFF trigger 

switch, then release the ON/OFF trigger switch without depressing the lock-on button. 

•  The belt sander is equipped with an electric brake. When the ON/OFF trigger switch is 

released, the electric brake engages automatically to quickly stop rotation.

5.  Variable-Speed Dial

Adjust the sanding speed with the variable-speed 

dial (C). 
Turn the dial between “1” for the lowest speed and 

“6” for the highest speed.

 WARNING

•  Never change the speed while the tool is 

running. Failure to obey this caution could make 

you lose the tool control and result in serious 

personal damage.

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A

B

5

C

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G