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b)
Never place your hand near the rotating accessory.
Accessory may kickback over your hand.
c)
Do not position your body in the area where power tool will move if kickback occurs.
Kickback will
propel the power tool in direction opposite to the wheel’s movement at the point of snagging.
d)
Take special care when working corners, sharp edges etc. Avoid bouncing and snagging the
accessory.
Corners, sharp edges or bouncing have a tendency to snag the rotating accessory and
cause loss of control or kickback.
e)
Do not attach a saw chain woodcarving blade or toothed saw blade.
Such blades create frequent
kickback and loss of control.
Safety warnings specific for grinding and cutting-off operations:
a)
Use only wheel types that are recommended 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.
b)
The grinding surface of the centre depressed wheels must be mounted below the plane of the
guard lip.
An improperly mounted wheel that projects through the plane of the guard lip cannot be
adequately protected.
c)
Use only the specific guard designed for the selected wheel. 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 the operator from broken wheel fragments and
accidental contact with the wheel.
d)
Wheels must be used only for recommended applications. For example: do not grind with the side
of cut-off wheel.
Abrasive cut-off wheels are intended for peripheral grinding, side forces applied to
these wheels may cause them to shatter.
e)
Always use undamaged wheel flanges that are of correct size and shape for your selected wheel.
Proper wheel flanges support the wheel thus reducing the possibility of wheel breakage. Flanges for
cut-off wheels may be different from grinding wheel flanges.
f)
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 instructions for cutting-off operations:
a)
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.
b)
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.
c)
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 kick-back may
occur.
Investigate and take corrective action to eliminate the cause of wheel binding.
d)
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.
e)
Support panels or any oversized workpiece to minimise 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.
f)
Take 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.
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