in personal injury.
•Do not over reach. Keep proper footing and
balance at all times. This enables better control
of power tools or garden power tools in unex-
pected situations.
•Dress properly. Do not wear loose clothing or
jewellery; Keep your hair, clothing and gloves
away from moving parts. Loose clothes, jewel-
lery or long hair can be caught in moving parts.
•Do not force the power tools or garden power
tools. Use the correct the power tools or garden
power tools for your application, The correct
power tools will do the job better and safer at
the rate for which it was designed.
•Do not use the power tools or garden power
tools if the switch does not turn it on and off.
Any the power tools or garden power tools that
cannot be controlled with the switch is danger-
ous and must be repaired.
•Disconnect the plug from the power source
before making any adjustments, changing ac-
cessories, or storing the power tools or garden
power tools. Such preventive safety measures
reduce the risk of starting the power tools or
garden power tools accidentally.
•Store out of the reach of children and do not
allow persons unfamiliar with the power tools
or garden power tools or these instructions to
operate the power tools or garden power tools.
Power tools or garden power tools are danger-
ous in the hands of untrained users.
•Use the power tools or garden power tools, in
accordance with these instructions and in the
manner intended for particular type of power
tools or garden power tools, taking into ac-
count the working conditions and the work to
be performed.
•Use of the power tools or garden power tools
for operations different from intended could re-
sult in a hazardous situation.
•Have your power tools or garden power tools
serviced by a qualified repair person using
only identical replacement parts. This will en-
sure that the safety of the power tools or gar-
den power tools is maintained.
Safety Rules for Belt Sanders
• Wear safety goggles and a dust mask when-
ever sanding. Prolonged exposure to the dust
caused by sanding is detrimental to your
health; certain types of wood dust is toxic and
hazardous even after minimal exposure.
• Make sure that the sanding belt is intact and
well centred.
• Make sure that the sanding belt is not touch-
ing anything when switching the machine on.
Switch it on and let it come up to speed before
starting to sand.
• Hold the machine firmly in both hands.
• Make sure that there are no nails or extruding
objects on the surface before starting to sand.
• Keep the air vents of the motor clean and free
of dust and particles of wood to prevent the mo-
tor from overheating.
• Wear a dust mask whenever sanding and
a dust extractor connected to the machine
should also be used wherever possible.
• Extra care should be taken when sanding
paint containing lead or when sanding wood,
metal, or other material which could produce
toxic dust. Make sure that anyone in the vicin-
ity of the work area is also protected from dust
and toxins.
Warning: Never use the extractor when sand-
ing metal, sparks could ignite the hose or dust
bag.
Operating Instructions
Attaching/changing the sanding belt
1. Release the tensioner lever (A).
2. Fit the sanding belt over the rollers.
3. Lock the tensioner lever again.
N.B:
Make sure that the sanding belt is fitted the right
way round. (Both the sander and the sanding
belt (76 x 533 mm) are marked with the direc-
tion of rotation (B), both marks should be point-
ing the same way!).
