DeWalt D28803, Instruction Manual

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Mounting Guard
MOUNTING AND REMOVING GUARD
CAUTION: Turn off and unplug the tool before making any
CAUTION:
adjustments or removing or installing attachments or acces-
sories.
ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENTS
ATTACHING SIDE HANDLE
The side handle (E) can be fitted to either
side of the gear case in the threaded holes,
as shown. Before using the tool, check that
the handle is tightened securely. Use a
wrench to firmly tighten the side handle.
Rotating the Gear Case
1. Remove guard and flanges from tool.
2.
3. Separating the gear case from motor
housing not more than 6.4mm, rotate
the gear case head to desired position.
NOTE: If the gear case and motor housing become separated by
more than 6.4mm, the tool must be serviced and re-assembled by a
D
E
WALT service center. Failure to have the tool serviced may
cause brush, motor and bearing failure.
3. Re-install screws to attach the gear case to the motor housing.
Tighten screws to 18 in./lbs. torque. Overtightening could causescrews to strip.
Accessories
It is important to choose the correct guards, backing pads and
flanges to use with grinder accessories.
WARNING:
90˚
90˚
E
Remove the four corner screws attaching
the gear case to motor housing.
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sh
Always make sure the guard is correctly fitted
before and during using the tool.
1. Loosen screw. Align the lugs (K) on the
guard with slots (L) on the gear case.
2. Push the guard down until the guard lug
engages and rotates freely in the groove
on the gear case hub.
3. Rotate guard (B) into desired working position. The guard body
should be positioned between the spindle and the operator to
provide maximum operator protection.
4. Tighten the screw to secure the guard on the gear case cover.
You should be unable to rotate the guard by hand. Do not
operate grinder with a loose guard.
5. To remove the guard, loosen screw, rotate the guard so that the
arrows are aligned and pull up on the guard.
OPERATION
Guards and Flanges
It is important to choose the correct guards and flanges to use with
the grinder accessories. See page 6 and this page for the correct
accessories.
NOTE : Edge grinding and cutting can be performed with Type 27
wheels designed and specified for this purpose.
K
L
B
CAUTION: Turn off and unplug the
tool before making any adjustments
or removing or installing attachments
or accessories.
100mm abrasive wheels with rated max. speed lower
than 13500RPM can’t be used on this grinder. Accessories must be
rated for at least the speed recommended on the tool warning label.
Wheels and other accessories running over rated accessory speed
may burst and cause injury. Threaded accessories must have a
M10 hub. Every unthreaded accessory must have a 16mm arbor
hole. If it does not, it may have been designed for a circular saw and
should not be used. Use only the accessories shown on pages 9–10
of this manual. Accessory ratings must be above listed minimum
wheel speed as shown on tool nameplate.