I'm very impressed with the setup of the machine right out of the box. The table and miter slot were dead on 90 degrees to the sanding belt. The tracking of the sanding belt was dead right and needed no adjustment. And.... I'll never forget where I bought it because the color is exactly the same as the color of the logo of the Borg I bought it from.

I am having two minor problems that I hope someone here can shed some light on.

1. There is a wing-nut type screw that holds the belt sander (or the sanding drums) onto the shaft (you can see this wing-nut at the top of the sanding drum in the photo). The directions caution against over-tightening this screw. However, even when leaving this wing-nut almost loose, using the machine tightens it to the point where I need a pair of vice grips to loosen it. This only happens when using the belt sander, but it doesn't seem right to me.

2. The sandpaper sleeves that came with the unit seem to fit way too loosely on the drum - so loose that they ride up on the drum in use. The manual gives directions as to which size washer to use on the top of each sized drum, but using the correct washer allows the drum to gradually slide up on the drum as the washer has a smaller diameter than the drum. Using a bigger washer eliminates this problem but, according to the manual, is the wrong washer to use. To those of you who have this, or a similar, sander, how tightly do your sanding sleeves fit on their drum? Mine are so loose that if I hold the assembly by the sanding sleeve the drum will slip right out. It seems to me that the sanding sleeves are too big for their drums, yes?

Ernie