Rhyas EFM4001, Manual

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Mounting the sanding arm

•  Place the spring (11) in the mounting hole.

•  Position the sanding arm (4).

•  Tighten the belt tracking knob (6) until the 

sanding arm (4) is alligned with the tool.

Fitting and removing the sanding belt

Fig. C

Fitting the sanding belt

•  Move the belt tensioning lever (5) to the A 

position.

•  Make sure the arrows on the inside of the 

sanding belt face the same direction as the 

arrow (15) on the housing. 

•  Slide the sanding belt through the slot in the 

housing.

•  Place the sanding belt over the rear (14) and 

front (13) pulley.

•  Move the belt tensioning lever (5) to the B 

position.

adjusting the sanding belt tracking

Fig. D

•  Switch the machine on

•  Turn the tracking belt (6) as required until the 

sanding belt runs straight along the length of 

the sanding arm (4)

removing the sanding belt

Fig. C

•  Move the belt tensioning lever (5) to the A 

position.

•  Slide the sanding belt off the pulleys.

switching on and off

Fig. G

•  To switch on the machine in continuous mode, 

keep the lock-off button (2) pressed and press 

the on/off switch (1).

•  To switch off the machine, press the on/off 

switch (1) again.

setting the speed

Fig. F

The speed adjustment wheel is used for setting 

the speed. The speed adjustment wheel can be 

set to 6 positions. The ideal speed depends on 

the required grain size and on the material to be 

worked.

Do not set the speed during use.

•  Turn the speed adjustment wheel (7) to the 

required position.

• For hard materials, use a sanding belt 

with a fine grain size and select a lower 

speed.

• For soft materials, use a sanding belt with 

a coarse grain size and select a higher 

speed.

•  After working for longer periods at low speed 

you should allow the machine to cool down by 

running it at maximum speed with no-load for 

approx. 3 minutes.

Mounting dustbag

Fig. E

A complete dust bag is enclosed. Put the wire-

bracket (inside the dust bag) into to the adapter of 

the dust bag (when not mounted). The end of the 

bracket has to point upwards. Use the dust bag to 

collect dust which is released during sanding.

•  Put the dust bag on the dust collection 

opening

•  Empty the dust bag regularly in order to obtain 

an efficient dust extraction.

Grip

The use of the belt sander is made easier 

because of the two grips one on the front side and 

one on the back. Through that you can hold the 

machine with two hands, you have a better control 

of the machine and there is less risk to becoming 

in touch with the moving parts.  

Hold the belt sander always with both hands.

operating instructions

Make sure that the machine has reached its 

full speed before placing the machine on the 

work piece. This will prevent an overload of the 

machine. 

The wide arm is for general use, for slotting and 

for making joints. (Fig. H)

The narrow arm is finer detail, for cutting and for 

carving. (Fig. I)

The angled arm is for grooving and sanding in the 

centre of workpieces and in confined areas (A). 

Use section B for curved surfaces. (Fig. J)

•  Do not bend the sanding belts

•  Do not bring too much pressure to your