Quote Originally Posted by Mike Kees View Post
Tony I have been meaning to search the archives on here. A couple of years back there was a guy who posted how he had figured out how to adjust the G.I. machines and he went on to buy two or three more for cheap for his friends and relatives. Remember that they worked very well once adjusted. I bought a Canwood sander,same machine as the General International. So far I have not played with it much,however I just finished the dust collection for it so that will change shortly.
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Mine works fine now that I ignored the GI instructions. First, I adjust both front and back rollers to be parallel to the table and at same height (I used machinist 1-2-3 blocks). Next I mounted paper on both front and back rollers-120 on front 150 on back, with the 120 a bit thicker. Next I adusted for thickness and fed lumber through the machine, and lowered the rear (150 grit) drum (each side of the drum had an incrementally marked dial) until it began sanding. Worked like a charm, after lowering about 6 marks.