Porter-Cable 3700L, Instruction Manual

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SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS .
Refer to them often and use them to instruct others.
GENERAL SAFETY RULES
1 . FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, READ THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
BEFORE OPERATING THE MACHINE. Lea r n i ng t he mach i ne’s
app li ca t i on , li m i t a t i ons , and spec i f i c haza r ds w ill g r ea t l y m i n i m i ze
t he poss i b ili t y o f acc i den t s and i n j u r y .
2 . WEAR EYE AND HEARING PROTECTION. ALWAYS USE
SAFETY GLASSES. Eve r yday eyeg l asses a r e N OT sa f e t y g l asses .
USE C ERT I F I ED SAFETY E Q U I PMENT . Eye p r o t ec t i on equ i pmen t
shou l d comp l y w i t h ANS I Z87 . 1 s t anda r ds . Hea r i ng equ i pmen t
shou l d comp l y w i t h ANS I S3 . 19 s t anda r ds .
3 . WEAR PROPER APPAREL. Do no t wea r l oose c l o t h i ng , g l oves ,
neck t i es , r i ngs , b r ace l e t s , o r o t he r j ewe l r y wh i ch may ge t
caugh t i n mov i ng pa r t s . Nons li p f oo t wea r i s r ecommended . Wea r
p r o t ec t i ve ha i r cove r i ng t o con t a i n l ong ha i r .
4 . DO NOT USE THE MACHINE IN A DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT.
The use o f powe r t oo l s i n damp o r we t l oca t i ons o r i n r a i n can
cause shock o r e l ec t r ocu t i on . Keep you r wo r k a r ea we ll - li t t o
p r even t t r i pp i ng o r p l ac i ng a r ms , hands , and f i nge r s i n dange r .
5 . MAINTAIN ALL TOOLS AND MACHINES IN PEAK CONDITION.
Keep t oo l s sha r p and c l ean f o r bes t and sa f es t pe r f o r mance . Fo ll ow
i ns t r uc t i ons f o r l ub r i ca t i ng and chang i ng accesso r i es . Poo r l y ma i n t a i ned
t oo l s and mach i nes can f u r t he r damage t he t oo l o r mach i ne and/o r cause
i n j u r y .
6 . CHECK FOR DAMAGED PARTS. Be f o r e us i ng t he mach i ne , check
f o r any damaged pa r t s . Check f o r a li gnmen t o f mov i ng pa r t s ,
b i nd i ng o f mov i ng pa r t s , b r eakage o f pa r t s , and any o t he r
cond i t i ons t ha t may a ff ec t i t s ope r a t i on . A gua r d o r any o t he r
pa r t t ha t i s damaged should be properly repaired or replaced.
Damaged pa r t s can cause f u r t he r damage t o t he mach i ne and/o r
i n j u r y .
7 . KEEP THE WORK AREA CLEAN. C l u tt e r ed a r eas and benches i nv i t e
acc i den t s .
8 . KEEP CHILDREN AND VISITORS AWAY. You r shop i s a po t en t i a ll y
dange r ous env i r onmen t . Ch il d r en and v i s i t o r s can be i n j u r ed .
9 . REDUCE THE RISK OF UNINTENTIONAL STARTING. Make su r e
t ha t t he sw i t ch i s i n t he “ O F F ” pos i t i on be f o r e p l ugg i ng i n t he
powe r co r d . I n t he even t o f a powe r f a il u r e , move t he sw i t ch t o
t he “ O F F ” pos i t i on . An acc i den t a l s t a r t -up can cause i n j u r y .
10 . USE THE GUARDS. Check t o see t ha t a ll gua r ds a r e i n p l ace ,
secu r ed , and wo r k i ng co rr ec t l y t o r educe t he r i sk o f i n j u r y .
11 . REMOVE ADJUSTING KEYS AND WRENCHES BEFORE
STARTING THE MACHINE. Too l s , sc r ap p i eces , and o t he r deb r i s
can be t h r own a t h i gh speed , caus i ng i n j u r y .
12 . USE THE RIGHT MACHINE. Don’ t f o r ce a mach i ne o r an
a tt achmen t t o do a j ob f o r wh i ch i t was no t des i gned . Damage t o
t he mach i ne and/o r i n j u r y may r esu l t .
13 . USE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES. The use o f accesso r i es
and a tt achmen t s no t r ecommended by De l t a may cause damage
t o t he mach i ne o r i n j u r y t o t he use r .
14 . USE THE PROPER EXTENSION CORD. Make su r e you r
ex t ens i on co r d i s i n good cond i t i on . When us i ng an ex t ens i on
co r d , be su r e t o use one heavy enough t o ca rr y t he cu rr en t
you r p r oduc t w ill d r aw . An unde r s i zed co r d w ill cause a d r op i n
li ne vo l t age , r esu l t i ng i n l oss o f powe r and ove r hea t i ng . See t he
Ex t ens i on Co r d Cha r t f o r t he co rr ec t s i ze depend i ng on t he co r d
l eng t h and namep l a t e ampe r e r a t i ng . If i n doub t , use t he nex t
heav i e r gauge . The sma ll e r t he gauge numbe r , t he heav i e r t he
co r d .
15 . SECURE THE WORKPIECE. Use c l amps o r a v i se t o ho l d t he
wo r kp i ece when p r ac t i ca l . Loss o f con t r o l o f a wo r kp i ece can
cause i n j u r y .
16 . FEED THE WORKPIECE AGAINST THE DIRECTION OF THE
ROTATION OF THE BLADE, CUTTER, OR ABRASIVE SURFACE.
Feed i ng i t f r om t he o t he r d i r ec t i on w ill cause t he wo r kp i ece t o be
t h r own ou t a t h i gh speed .
17 . DON’T FORCE THE WORKPIECE ON THE MACHINE. Damage t o
t he mach i ne and/o r i n j u r y may r esu l t .
18 . DON’T OVERREACH. Loss o f ba l ance can make you f a ll i n t o a
wo r k i ng mach i ne , caus i ng i n j u r y .
19 . NEVER STAND ON THE MACHINE. I n j u r y cou l d occu r i f t he t oo l t i ps , o r
i f you acc i den t a ll y con t ac t t he cu tt i ng t oo l .
20 . NEVER LEAVE THE MACHINE RUNNING UNATTENDED. TURN THE
POWER OFF. Don’ t l eave t he mach i ne un t il i t comes t o a comp l e t e s t op .
A ch il d o r v i s i t o r cou l d be i n j u r ed .
21 . TURN THE MACHINE “OFF”, AND DISCONNECT THE MACHINE
FROM THE POWER SOURCE be f o r e i ns t a lli ng o r r emov i ng
accesso r i es , be f o r e ad j us t i ng o r chang i ng se t -ups , o r when
mak i ng r epa i r s . An acc i den t a l s t a r t -up can cause i n j u r y .
22 . MAKE YOUR WORKSHOP CHILDPROOF WITH PADLOCKS,
MASTER SWITCHES, OR BY REMOVING STARTER KEYS. The
acc i den t a l s t a r t -up o f a mach i ne by a ch il d o r v i s i t o r cou l d cause
i n j u r y .
23 . STAY ALERT, WATCH WHAT YOU ARE DOING, AND USE
COMMON SENSE. DO NOT USE THE MACHINE WHEN
YOU ARE TIRED OR UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS,
ALCOHOL, OR MEDICAT-ION. A momen t o f i na tt en t i on wh il e
ope r a t i ng powe r t oo l s may r esu l t i n i n j u r y .
24 . USE OF THIS TOOL CAN GENERATE AND DIS-
BURSE DUST OR OTHER AIRBORNE PARTICLES, INCLUDING
WOOD DUST, CRYSTALLINE SILICA DUST AND ASBESTOS
DUST. D i r ec t pa r t i c l es away f r om f ace and body . A l ways ope r a t e
t oo l i n we ll ven t il a t ed a r ea and p r ov i de f o r p r ope r dus t r emova l .
Use dus t co ll ec t i on sys t em whe r eve r poss i b l e . Exposu r e t o t he
dus t may cause se r i ous and pe r manen t r esp i r a t o r y o r o t he r i n j u r y ,
i nc l ud i ng s ili cos i s ( a se r i ous l ung d i sease ) , cance r , and dea t h . Avo i d
b r ea t h i ng t he dus t , and avo i d p r o l onged con t ac t w i t h dus t . A ll ow i ng
dus t t o ge t i n t o you r mou t h o r eyes , o r l ay on you r sk i n may p r omo t e
abso r p t i on o f ha r m f u l ma t e r i a l . A l ways use p r ope r l y f i tt i ng N I OSH/
OSHA app r oved r esp i r a t o r y p r o t ec t i on app r op r i a t e f o r t he dus t
exposu r e , and wash exposed a r eas w i t h soap and wa t e r .
Failure to follow these rules may result in serious personal injury.