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Wire Brush Operations
Wire brushes are intended to Oclean�Avoid bouncing and snagging
!WARNING
structural steel, castings, sheet metal, stonethe wire brush, especially
and concrete. They are used to remove rust,when working corners, sharp edges etc. This
scale and paint.can cause loss of control and kick-back.
BRUSHING PRESSUREaction; and if this is continued, the life of the
1. Remember, the tips of a wire brush do thebrush will be shortened due to wire fatigue.
work. Operate the brush with the lightest3. Apply the brush to the work in such a way
pressure so only the tips of the wire come in
contact with the work.that as much of the brush face as possible is
in full contact with the work. Applying the
2. If heavier pressures are used, the wiresside or edge of the brush to the work will
will be overstressed, resulting in a wiping result in wire breakage and shortened brush
life.
CORRECT:INCORRECT:
Wire tipsExcessive
doing thepressure can
work.cause wire
breakage.
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