User Manual

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Installing Wheel Guards
(Type 27 and Type 41/1A Wheel Guards)
A Type 27 guard must be
used with all grinding
wheels, bonded body sanding flap discs,
wire brushes and wheels. The tool may be
used without a guard only when sanding with
conventional sanding discs.
To attach guard (Fig. 5):
1. Unplug tool from power source.
2. Position appropriate guard on spindle neck
so arrows on guard and spindle neck align.
3. Rotate wheel guard clockwise 90º until
guard clicks in place.
4. Adjust guard by depressing guard release
button and rotate to desired position.
Always position wheel guard between
operator and work piece and direct sparks
away from operator, Fig. 6.
5. Allow guard release button to click in place.
To remove wheel guard:
1. Depress guard release button and rotate
guard until arrows on guard and spindle
neck align.
2. Remove guard from spindle neck.
WHEEL
GUARD
SPINDLE
NECK
FIG. 5
OPERATING ZONE
!
WARNING
FIG. 6
GUARD
RELEASE
BUTTON
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