Use and Care Guide
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Abrasive Cut Off Tools are intended to “cut”
the material in a series of shallow depth of
cuts. See the instructions for depth of cut later
in this manual.
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tool’s recoil.
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?501 Accidental contact with the spinning
wheel could result in serious personal injury.
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wheel can grab the surface and pull the tool
out of your control.
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9-@1>5-8? Sparks from the wheel could ignite
these materials.
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C5@4@45?-@@-/491:@The dust generated
when cutting magnesium is highly flammable
and may be explosive under certain conditions.
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powdered metal inside the motor housing may
cause electrical failures.
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Recoil is a sudden reaction to a pinched,
bound or misaligned rotating wheel. The wheel
may stall and cause an uncontrolled tool to
back out of the kerf toward the operator when
the tool is in the “fire forward” position, if the
tool is set in the “reverse fire” position the tool
may tend to walk away from the operator. The
rotation direction arrow located on the back
side of the guard can be used to identify the
“fire forward” and “reverse fire” positions. The
attachment is in the fire forward position when
the directional arrow points toward the
operator, and it is in the reverse fire position
when the arrow is pointing away from the
operator.
If an abrasive wheel or diamond wheel
becomes twisted or misaligned in the cut, the
side of the wheel that is entering into the
material can dig into the top surface of the
material causing the wheel to climb out or
recoil out of the kerf either toward or away
from the operator, depending on the fire
forward or reverse fire orientation.
Abrasive wheels may also shatter under these
conditions causing pieces or fragments to
strike or impale the operator and bystanders.
Recoil or shattered wheels are the result of tool
misuse and/or incorrect operating procedures
or conditions and can be avoided by taking
proper precautions as given below:
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Recoil forces can be controlled by the
operator, if proper precautions are taken.
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Investigate and take corrective action to
eliminate the cause of wheel binding.
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up or recoil from the workpiece as the tool is
restarted.
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C4118<5:/45:3-:0recoil. Large panels tend
to sag under their own weight. Supports must
be placed under the panel on both sides, near
the line of cut and near the edge of the panel.
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that can cause recoil.
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