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use a wheel that may be damaged.Do not grind or sand near flammable
Fragments from a wheel that bursts duringmaterials. Sparks from the wheel could
operation will fly away at great velocityignite these materials.
possibly striking you or bystanders.
This tool can be converted to a sander.
Do not use grinding wheel that is largerWhen grinding is resumed the proper
than the maximum recommended size forguard and wheel flanges MUST be
your tool, or worn down damaged wheelsreinstalled before proceeding with
from larger grinders. Wheels intended forgrinding. The guard must always be
large angle sander/grinders are not suitableattached to the tool and positioned for
for the high speed of a small anglemaximum safety, so the least amount of
sander/grinder, these wheels may easilywheel is exposed from the side the tool is
burst and the fragments strike you orbeing operated. The grinding wheel guard
bystanders.cannot be used for most sanding operations
or for wire brushing.
Do not use depressed hub grinding
wheels for cut-off operations. DepressedWhen sanding, do not use oversized
hub wheels or type 27 wheels are notsanding disc. Larger sanding disc will
intended for side loading and may shatterextend beyond the sanding pad causing
under overload.snagging, tearing of the disc or kick-back.
Do not use this tool with ?Woodcarving?Extra paper extending beyond the sanding
blade. Such blades create frequent kick-pad can also cause serious lacerations.
back and loss of control.Some dust created by
!WARNING
Wear proper apparel while using apower sanding, sawing,
sander/grinder. Face shield or at leastgrinding, drilling, and other construction
safety goggles, dust mask, leather glovesactivities contains chemicals known to
and shop apron capable of stopping smallcause cancer, birth defects or other
reproductive harm. Some examples of
wheel or workpiece fragments.these chemicals are:
Position the cord clear of the spinning
grinding wheel or any other sandingY Lead from lead-based paints,
accessory. Do not wrap the cord aroundY Crystalline silica from bricks and cement
your arm or wrist. If you lose control andand other masonry products, and
have the cord wrapped around your arm orY Arsenic and chromium from chemically-
wrist it may entrap you and cause injury.treated lumber.
Avoid bouncing and snagging the wheel,
Your risk from these exposures varies,
especially when working corners, sharpdepending on how often you do this type of
edges etc. This can cause loss of controlwork. To reduce your exposure to these
and kick-back.chemicals: work in a well ventilated area,
Regularily clean the tool?s air vents byand work with approved safety equipment,
compressed air. Excessive accumulation ofsuch as those dust masks that are specially
powdered metal inside the motor housingdesigned to filter out microscopic particles.
may cause electrical failures.
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