English
12
2. Align the lugs
11
on the guard with the slots
12
on
the gear case cover.
3. Push the guard down until the guard lugs engage
and rotate them in the groove on the gear case cover.
Release the guard release lever.
4. To position the guard, rotate the guard clockwise into
the desired working position. Press and hold the guard
release lever
8
to rotate the guard in the counter-
clockwise direction.
nOTE:
The guard body should be positioned between
the spindle and the operator to provide maximum
operator protection.
The guard release lever should snap into one of the
alignment holes
13
on the guard collar. This ensures
that the guard is secure.
5. To remove the guard, follow steps 1–3 of these
instructions in reverse.
8
Fig. F
13
11
12
Flanges and Wheels
CAUTION:
Turn unit off and unplug the tool before
making any adjustments or removing or installing
attachments or accessories.
Mounting Non-Hubbed Wheels (Fig. G)
WARNING:
Failure to properly seat the flanges and/or
wheel could result in serious injury (or damage to the
tool or wheel).
CAUTION:
Included flanges must be used with
depressed center Type 27/42 grinding wheels and
Type 1/41 cutting wheels. See the
Accessories Chart
for more information.
WARNING:
A closed, two-sided cutting wheel guard
is required when using abrasive cutting wheels or
diamond coated cutting wheels.
WARNING:
Use of a damaged flange or guard or fail-
ure to use proper flange and guard can re sult in injury
due to wheel breakage and wheel contact. See the
Accessories Chart
for more information.
1. Place the tool on a table, guard up.
2. Install the backing flange
5
on spindle
3
with the
raised center (pilot) facing the wheel. Press the backing
flange into place.
3. Place wheel
17
against the backing flange,
centering the wheel on the raised center (pilot) of the
backing flange.
4. While depressing the spindle lock button and with the
hex depressions facing away from the wheel, thread the
locking flange
6
on spindle so that the lugs engage the
two slots in the spindle.
5. While depressing the spindle lock button, tighten the
locking flange
6
by hand or using the wrench supplied.
(Only use a locking flange if it is in perfect condition.)
Refer to
Accessory Chart
to see flange details.
6. To remove the wheel, reverse the above procedure.
Fig. G
6
17
3
5
Mounting Sanding Backing Pads
(Fig. A, H)
nOTE:
Use of a guard with sanding discs that use backing
pads, often called fiber resin discs, is not required. Since a
guard is not required for these accessories, the guard may or
may not fit correctly if used.
WARNING:
Failure to properly seat the clamp nut
and/or pad could result in serious injury (or damage
to the tool or wheel).
WARNING:
Proper guard must be reinstalled for
grinding wheel, cutting wheel, sanding flap disc,
wire brush or wire wheel applications after sanding
applications are complete.
1. Place or appropriately thread backing pad
14
on
the spindle.
2. Place the sanding disc
18
on the backing pad
14
.
3. While depressing spindle lock button
2
, thread the
sanding clamp nut
16
on spindle, piloting the raised
hub on the clamp nut into the center of san ding disc
and backing pad.
4. Tighten the clamp nut by hand. Then depress the
spindle lock button while turning the sanding disc until
the sanding disc and clamp nut are snug.
5. To remove the wheel, grasp and turn the backing
pad and sanding pad while depressing the spindle
lock button.
