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OK I took a gander at the video on the belt sander and I think I need to rip it and strip it down to see where I stand in proper moving parts. Once I get it all back togather I will give a shout to update and get information if needed... Thank you all for information thus far..

Not as much as when the vacuum is on… I think the boot on the spindle has worked its way loose also. I don’t use as much as I want for those reasons.

Tim, you have the winning question from my thread. When I finally get the belt tension right and start using the machine it slips and bogs down when I start up the vacuum.

One thing you might try to do is removing the cover and use a large square to make it perpendicular to the bottom and/or the top wheel since these never move away from their axis.

Just a thought...

Units are on different circuits it actually causes the belt to slow not as much as the PowerStation. I installed the upgrade on the vacuum port for the belt sander and I think that is the issue it creates to much suction on the belt.

I have an issue that every time I hookup a vacuum to my belt sander it Boggs the power station any advice???