Use and Care Manual

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away and cause injury beyond immediate area of
operation.
 


Cutting accessory contacting a “live”
wire may make exposed metal parts of the power
tool “live” and shock the operator.
 
If you lose control, the cord may be cut or snagged
and your hand or arm may be pulled into the
spinning accessory.
 
The spinning
accessory may grab the surface and pull the power
tool out of your control.

 Accidental contact with the spinning
accessory could snag your clothing, pulling the
accessory into your body.
 The
motor’s fan will draw the dust inside the housing
and excessive accumulation of powdered metal
may cause electrical hazards.
 
Sparks could ignite these materials.
 
coolants. Using water or other liquid coolants may
result in electrocution or shock.

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 workpiece, 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.
 



 The operator
can control torque reactions or kickback forces, if
proper precautions are taken.
 
accessory. Accessory may kickback your hand.
 
 Kickback will
propel the tool in direction opposite to the wheel’s
movement at the point of snagging.
 

accessory. Corners, sharp edges or bouncing have
a tendency to snag the rotating accessory and
cause loss of control or kickback.
 or
toothed saw blade. Such blades create frequent
kickback and loss of control.

Cut-Off Operations:
 

 Wheels for which the
power tool was not designed cannot be adequately
guarded and are unsafe.
 


operator. The guard helps to protect operator from
broken wheel fragments and accidental contact
with wheel.
 

Abrasive cut-off wheels are
intended for peripheral grinding, side forces applied
to these wheels may cause them to shatter.
 

Proper wheel anges support the wheel thus
reducing the possibility of wheel breakage. Flanges
for cut-off wheels may be different from grinding
wheel anges.
 
tools. Wheel intended for larger power tool is not
suitable for the higher speed of a smaller tool and
may burst.