User's Manual

l)Neverlaythepowertooldownuntiltheaccessoryhascometoacompletestop.Thespinning
accessorymaygrabthesurfaceandpullthepowertooloutofyourcontrol.
m)Donotrunthepowertoolwhilecarryingitatyourside.Accidentalcontactwiththespinning
accessory
couldsnagyourclothing,pullingtheaccessoryintoyourbody.
n)Regularlycleanthepowertool’sairvents.Themotor’sfanwilldrawthedustinsidethehousingand
excessiveaccumulationofpowderedmetalmaycauseelectricalhazards.
o)Donotoperatethepowertoolnearflammablematerials.Sparks
couldignitethesematerials.
p)Donotuseaccessoriesthatrequireliquidcoolants.Usingwaterorotherliquidcoolantsmayresultin
electrocutionorshock.
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Furthersafetyinstructionsforalloperations
KickbackandRelatedWarnings
Kickbackisasuddenreactiontoapinchedorsnaggedrotatingwheel,backingpad,brushoranyother
accessory.Pinchingorsnaggingcausesrapidstallingoftherotatingaccessorywhichinturncausesthe
uncontrolledpowertooltobeforcedinthedirectionoppositeoftheaccessory’srotationatthepoint
of
thebinding.
Forexample,ifanabrasivewheelissnaggedorpinchedbytheworkpiece,theedgeofthewheelthatis
enteringintothepinchpointcandigintothesurfaceofthematerialcausingthewheeltoclimboutor
kickout.Thewheelmayeither
jumptowardorawayfromtheoperator,dependingondirectionofthe
wheel’smovementatthepointofpinching.Abrasivewheelsmayalsobreakundertheseconditions.
Kickbackistheresultofpowertoolmisuseand/orincorrectoperatingproceduresorconditionsandcan
beavoidedbytakingproperprecautionsasgiven
below.
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a)Maintainafirmgriponthepowertoolandpositionyourbodyandarmtoallowyoutoresist
kickbackforces.Alwaysuseauxiliaryhandle,ifprovided,formaximumcontroloverkickbackor
torquereactionduringstart‐up.Theoperatorcancontroltorquereactionsorkickbackforces,if
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properprecautionsaretaken.
b)Neverplaceyourhandneartherotatingaccessory.Accessorymaykickbackoveryourhand.
c)Donotpositionyourbodyintheareawherepowertoolwillmoveifkickbackoccurs.Kickbackwill
propelthetoolindirectionoppositetothewheel’smovementatthe
pointofsnagging.
d)Usespecialcarewhenworkingcorners,sharpedgesetc.Avoidbouncingandsnaggingthe
accessory.Corners,sharpedgesorbouncinghaveatendencytosnagtherotatingaccessoryand
causelossofcontrolorkickback.
e)Donotattachasawchainwoodcarvingbladeortoothedsawblade.Suchbladescreatefrequent
kickbackandlossofcontrol.
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Additionalsafetyinstructionsforgrindingoperation
SafetyWarningsSpecificforGrindingOperations:
a)Useonlywheeltypesthatarerecommendedforyourpowertoolandthespecificguarddesigned
fortheselectedwheel.Wheelsforwhichthepowertoolwasnotdesig ned cannotbeadequately
guardedandareunsafe.
b)Theguardmustbesecurelyattachedtothepowertoolandpositioned
formaximumsafety,sothe
leastamountofwheelisexposedtowardstheoperator.Theguardhelpstoprotectoperatorfrom
brokenwheelfragmentsandaccidentalcontactwithwheel.
c)Wheelsmustbeusedonlyforrecommendedapplications.Forexample:donotgrindwiththeside
ofcut‐offwheel.Abrasive
cut‐offwheelsareintendedforperipheralgrinding,sideforcesappliedto
thesewheelsmaycausethemtoshatter.
d)Alwaysuseundamagedwheelflangesthatareofcorrectsizeandshapeforyourselectedwheel.
Properwheelflangessupportthewheelthusreducingthepossibilityofwheelbreakage.Flanges
for
cut‐offwheelsmaybedifferentfromgrindingwheelflanges.
e)Donotuseworndownwheelsfromlargerpowertools.Wheelintendedforlargerpowertoolisnot
suitableforthehigherspeedofasmallertoolandmayburst.
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