User Manual

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Caution: Keep all bystanders a safe distance away from the tool and not in direct line, front or back
of the grinder.
1. Your bench grinder has a medium wheel (60 grit) for medium material removal and general purpose
grinding, and a coarse wheel (36 grit) for fast material removal.
2. To operate the bench grinder, always wear safety glasses and turn the tool on while standing at the side
and not in front of the grinder. Allow it to reach full speed before grinding.
3. Hold the work piece firmly against the tool rest. Hold very small pieces with pliers or other suitable
clamps.
4. Feed the work piece smoothly and evenly into the grinding wheel.
5. Move the work piece slowly and avoid jamming the work piece against the wheel. If the wheel tends to
slow down from excessive force, you should occasionally release the pressure to let the wheel return to
full speed.
6. Grind only on the face of the grinding wheel and never the side of it.
Caution: Prolonged grinding will cause most materials to become hot. Use care when handling
such materials.
SCISSORS
If possible, take the scissors apart to make the sharpening operation easier and safer. Remove material only
from the outside surface and work from the heavy end of the blade toward the tip.
KNIVES
Remove metal from both faces of most knives, working from the heavy end of the blade toward the tip.
SCREWDRIVERS
The end of a properly sharpened screwdriver will be a perfect rectangle, absolutely flat and perpendicular to
the center line of the shank. The two sides and two faces will taper outward from the edge of the shoulder or
shank. They should be flat with intersecting faces perpendicular. Hold each face of the screwdriver against
the wheel to true it up, and then ease the end straight into the stone to grind it true.
LAWN MOWER BLADES
Lawn mower blades are usually sharpened on only one side and dressed up slightly on the other. After
sharpening, be sure to balance the blade by removing additional material from the heavy end. There are a
number of inexpensive cone balancers on the market for this purpose. Unbalanced blades can cause serious
crank shaft damage to your lawn mower. Always remove spark plug wires from the mower before servicing
the blades to prevent accidental starting.