Use and Care Manual

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Fig. I
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Proper Hand Position (Fig. J)
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury,
ALWAYS use proper hand position asshown.
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, ALWAYS hold securely in anticipation of a
suddenreaction.
Proper hand position requires one hand on the side
handle
5
, with the other hand on the body of the tool, as
shown in FigureJ.
Fig. J
5
Paddle Switch (Fig. A)
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CAUTION: Hold the side handle and body of the tool
firmly to maintain control of the tool at start up and
during use and until the wheel or accessory stops
rotating. Make sure the wheel has come to a complete
stop be fore laying the tooldown.
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CAUTION: Before inserting the battery, depress and
release the paddle switch
1
once to ensure that the
switch is off. Depress and release the paddle switch
as described below after any interruption in power
supply to the tool, such as motor overload, pinch,
stall or bind-up event, or any other unexpected
toolshutdown.
NOTE: To reduce unexpected tool movement, do not
switch the tool on or off while under load conditions. Allow
the grinder to run up to full speed before touching the work
surface. Lift the tool from the surface before turning the tool
off. Allow the tool to stop rotating before putting itdown.
1. To turn the tool on, push the lock-off lever
2
toward
the back of the tool, then depress the paddle switch
1
.
The tool will run while the switch isdepressed.
2. Turn the tool off by releasing the paddleswitch.
Spindle Lock Button (Fig. K)
The spindle lock button
3
is provided to prevent the
spindle from rotating when installing or removing wheels.
Operate the spindle lock only when the tool is turned off,
when the battery has been removed, and has come to a
completestop.
NOTICE: To reduce the risk of damage to the tool, do
not engage the spindle lock while the tool is operating.
Damage to the tool will result and attached accessory
may spin off possibly resulting ininjury.
To engage the lock, depress the spindle lock button
and rotate the spindle until you are unable to rotate the
spindlefurther.
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Fig. K
Surface Grinding and Sanding (Fig. L)
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CAUTION: Always use the correct guard per the
instructions in thismanual.
To perform work on the surface of a workpiece:
1. Allow the tool to reach full speed before touching the
tool to the worksurface.
2. Apply minimum pressure to the work surface, allowing
the tool to operate at high speed. Material removal rate
is greatest when the tool operates at highspeed.
Fig. L
3. Maintain an appropriate angle between the tool
and work surface. Refer to the chart according to
particularfunction.
Function Angle
Grinding 20˚-30˚
Sanding with Flap Disc 5˚-10˚
Sanding with Backing Pad 5˚-15˚
4. Maintain contact between the edge of the wheel and
the worksurface.
- If grinding or sanding with flap discs, move the tool
continuously in a forward and back motion to avoid
creating gouges in the worksurface.
- If sanding with a backing pad, move the tool
constantly in a straight line to prevent burning and
swirling of worksurface.