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BEFORE USE

FITTING THE HANDLE TO THE METAL NIBBLER 

1.

Fig. 1

Screw the handle over one 
of the cutter guides as 
shown

FITTING THE METAL NIBBLER TO THE DRILL

1.

Fig. 2

Slide the nibbler drive 
spindle into the drill.

The drill should have a 
speed rating of 1500-
3000 rpm.

2.

Tighten the drill chuck.

LOCKING/LOOSENING THE CUTTER GUIDE

Turn the cutter guide locking 
bolt clockwise to lock the 
cutter guide into position 
and anticlockwise to allow 
the cutter guide to rotate 
freely.

For straight cuts, lock 
the cutter guide into 
position.

For curved cuts allow the cutter guide to rotate freely.

Only loosen the cutter guide locking bolt enough to allow the cutter 
guide to rotate freely, if you loosen it too much the cutter guide will fall 
off.

Fig. 3

Summary of Contents for DHC-2

Page 1: ...OPERATION MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS LS0609 DOUBLE HEADED METAL NIBBLER MODEL NO DHC 2 PART NO 6500233 ...

Page 2: ...lty manufacture for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase Please keep your receipt which will be required as proof of purchase This guarantee is invalid if the product is found to have been abused or tampered with in any way or not used for the purpose for which it was intended Faulty goods should be returned to their place of purchase no product can be returned to us without prior permi...

Page 3: ... A moment of inattention while operating power tools may result in serious personal injury 2 Use safety equipment Always wear eye protection Safety equipment such as dust mask non skid safety shoes hard hat or hearing protection used for appropriate conditions will reduce personal injuries 3 Remove any adjusting key or wrench before turning the power tool on A wrench or a key left attached to a ro...

Page 4: ...4 PARTS IDENTIFICATION No Description 1 Double ended cutter 2 Cutter guide 2 Fitted 1 Spare 3 Wrench 4 Plastic Handle 5 Double Headed Metal Nibbler ...

Page 5: ...Tighten the drill chuck LOCKING LOOSENING THE CUTTER GUIDE Turn the cutter guide locking bolt clockwise to lock the cutter guide into position and anticlockwise to allow the cutter guide to rotate freely For straight cuts lock the cutter guide into position For curved cuts allow the cutter guide to rotate freely Only loosen the cutter guide locking bolt enough to allow the cutter guide to rotate f...

Page 6: ... force otherwise the metal nibbler and cutter guide will become damaged USING THE METAL NIBBLER Straight cuts are carried out best when the metal nibbler is guided alongside a ruler straight edge Contours can be cut by guiding the metal nibbler along a curved template For inside cuts you will need to pre drill a 10 mm hole CHANGING THE CUTTER GUIDE 1 Fig 5 Remove cutter guide fixing screws using t...

Page 7: ...d cover shown in the picture and loosen the fixing screw and nut 3 Slide out the cutter Fig 6 4 Replace with a new cutter and retighten the fixing screw and nut using the hex key supplied The fixing nut locks into the indentation on the cutter 5 Replace the cover and coil spring 6 Refit the cutter guide Fig 7 ...

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