Tuftool

Hello Dan, thank you for getting in touch. The instructions for the tool mentioned are as follows: 1. Clip sandpaper into the outboard fastener. Wrap the drum, being careful not to overlap the windings. Hold sandpaper over the inboard slot with your left hand. 2. Hold the tuftool with the red end of the tool pointing away from you. Insert the hook into the outside hole of the fastener lever. 3. Lift the lever with the tuftool, pulling the lever up until it touches the inside of the drum. 4. Turn the tuftool anticlockwise and lower it onto the sandpaper, making sure it is holding the paper tight and opening the the throat of the fastener. 5. Insert the tapered end of the paper into the slot and the fastener. It may be necessary to trim the tapered end of the paper so that it does not "bottom out" against the inside of the drum. Be sure to leave a gap of at least 1/8" between the tapered strip and the closed end of the slot to allow the strip to be pulled into the fastener as needed. If necessary, trim the outside edge of the paper. 6. Hold the sandpaper in place with your left hand. Rotate the drum slightly towards you with your left hand. Rotate the drum slightly towards you. Pull up on the tuftool and turn the handle clockwise while maintaining upward pressure. Slowly move the tuftool away from you slightly, then down, while easing it out of the hole. This releases the lever in its proper position. 7. All abrasive strips will stretch in use and may stretch enough to allow the take-up lever to reach its lowest position so that it cannot maintain tension on the strip. If this occurs, follow the above procedures to reset the takeup lever. Always remove the tuftool from the machine before operating.  We hope this is helpful!