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for your power tool and the specific guard
designed for the selected wheel.
Wheels for
which the power tool was not designed cannot
be adequately guarded and are unsafe.
• The guard must be securely attached to the
power tool and positioned for maximum
safety, so the least amount of wheel is exposed
towards the operator.
The guard
helps to protect operator from broken wheel
fragments and accidental contact with
wheel.
• Wheels must be used only for recommended
applications.
For example: do not grind
with the side of the cut-off whee . Abrasive
cut-off wheels a e intended for peripheral
grinding; side forces applied to these wheels
may cause them to shatter.
• Always use undamaged wheel flanges that
are of correct size and shape for your selected
wheel.
Proper wheel flanges suppo t
the wheel thus reducing the possibility of
wheel breakage. Flanges for cut-off wheel
ma
y be diff
erent from grinding wheel flange .
• Do not use worn down wheels from larger
power tools.
Wheels intended for larger
power tools are not suitable for the higher
speed of a smaller tool and may burst.
Additional safety warnings specific or
abrasive cutting off ope ations
• Do not “jam” the cut-off wheel or apply
excessive pressure. Do not attempt to make
an excessive depth of cut.
Overstressing the
wheel increases the loading and susceptibility
to twisting or binding of the wheel in the
cut and the possibility of kickback or wheel
breakage.
• Do not position your body in line with and
behind the rotating wheel.
When the wheel,
at the point of operation, is moving away
from your body, the possible kickback may
propel the spinning wheel and the power
tool directly at you.
• When wheel is binding or when interrupting
a cut for any reason, switch off the power
tool and hold the power tool motionless until
the wheel comes to a complete stop. Never
attempt to remove the cut-off wheel from
the cut while the wheel is in motion, otherwise
kickback may occur.
Investigate and
take corrective action to eliminate the cause
of wheel binding.
• Do not restart the cutting operation in the
workpiece. Let the wheel reach full speed
and carefully reenter the cut.
The wheel may
bind, walk up or kickback if the power tool is
restarted in the workpiece.
• Support panels or any oversized workpiece
to minimize the risk of wheel pinching and
kickback.
Large workpieces tend to sag under
their own weight. Supports must be
placed under the workpiece near the line of
cut and near the edge of the workpiece on
both sides of the wheel.
• Use extra caution when making a “pocket
cut” into existing walls or other blind areas.
The protruding wheel may cut gas or water
pipes, electrical wiring or objects that can
cause kickback.
Additional safety warnings
Wear safety goggles.
• Use suitable detectors to determine if utility
lines are hidden in the work area or call
the local utility company for assistance.
Contact with electric lines can lead to fi e
and electric shock. Damaging a gas line can
lead to explosion. Penetrating a water line
causes property damage or may cause an
electric shock.
• Release the On/Off switch and set it to the
off position when the power supply is
interrupted, e. g., in case of a power failure or
when the mains plug is pulled.
This prevents
