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PREPARING FOR OPERATION

CAUTION:

Be careful not to let your hand cover the air vents.

SANDING
See Figures 6 and 7.

Clamp or otherwise secure the work to prevent it from
moving under your sander.

WARNING:

Unsecured work could be thrown towards the operator
causing injury.

Place sander on workpiece so that all of sanding disc surface
is in contact with workpiece. Start your sander and move it
slowly over workpiece making successive passes in parallell
lines, circles, or crosswise movements. Upon completion of
sanding operation, turn sander off and wait until sanding disc
comes to a complete stop before removing from workpiece.

DO NOT FORCE. The weight of the unit supplies adequate
pressure, so let the sanding disc and sander do the work.
Applying additional pressure only slows the motor, rapidly
wears sanding disc and greatly reduces sander speed.
Excessive pressure will overload the motor causing possible
damage from motor overheating and can result in inferior
work. Any finish or resin on wood may soften from the
frictional heat. Do not allow sanding on one spot too long
as the sander's rapid action may remove too much material,
making the surface uneven.

Extended periods of sanding may tend to overheat the
motor. If this occurs, turn sander off and wait until sanding
disc comes to a complete stop, then remove it from
workpiece. Remove your hand from vent area, remove
sanding disc, then with your hand removed from vent area,
turn sander on and run it free without a load to cool motor.

OPERATION

Fig. 7

Fig. 6

The following recommended accessories are current and were available at the time this manual was printed:

4601500

15 Grit Sanding Disc

5 Per Pack

4600040

40 Grit Sanding Disc

5 Per Pack

4600060

60 Grit Sanding Disc

5 Per Pack

4600080

80 Grit Sanding Disc

5 Per Pack

4600100

100 Grit Sanding Disc

5 Per Pack

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

Flush sanding can be performed with your sander. As
shown in Figure 7, the front edge of your sander allows
flush sanding. Upon completion of sanding operation, turn
sander off and wait until sanding disc comes to a complete
stop before removing from workpiece.

4600150

150 Grit Sanding Disc

5 Per Pack

4600220

220 Grit Sanding Disc

5 Per Pack

4600320

320 Grit Sanding Disc

5 Per Pack

4600600

600 Grit Sanding Disc

5 Per Pack

4600503

Conversion Pad

2 Per Pack

All individual sanding grits are available in handy five sheet packs.

Summary of Contents for RS241

Page 1: ...performance CAUTION Carefully read through this entire operator s manual before using your new sander Pay close attention to the Rules for Safe Operation Warnings and Cautions If you use your sander p...

Page 2: ...TY ALERT SYMBOL Indicates danger warning or caution May be used in conjunction with other symbols or pictographs DANGER Failure to obey a safety warning will result in serious injury to yourself or to...

Page 3: ...lenses they are NOT safety glasses 12 PROTECT YOUR LUNGS Wear a face or dust mask if operation is dusty 13 PROTECT YOUR HEARING Wear hearing protection during extended periods of operation 14 DON T A...

Page 4: ...instruction manual 31 DO NOT USE TOOL IF SWITCH DOES NOT TURN IT ON AND OFF Have defective switches replaced by an authorized service center 32 INSPECT FOR and remove all nails from lumber before sand...

Page 5: ...sanding results ELECTRICAL CONNECTION Your sander has a precision built electric motor It should be connected to a power supply that is 120 volts 60 Hz AC only normal household current Do not operate...

Page 6: ...serious personal injury Carefully peel paper backing from the pressure sensitive adhesive type sanding disc Align holes in sanding disc with holes in backing pad then carefully press sticky side of d...

Page 7: ...l paper backing from the conversion pad and align with holes in backing pad Firmly press sticky side of conversion pad against backing pad Your sander is now ready to use velcro type sanding discs Ali...

Page 8: ...tension cords away from the sanding area and position the cord so that it will not get caught on lumber tools etc during sanding WARNING Check extension cords before each use If damaged replace immedi...

Page 9: ...he sander s rapid action may remove too much material making the surface uneven Extended periods of sanding may tend to overheat the motor If this occurs turn sander off and wait until sanding disc co...

Page 10: ...on sander GENERAL Avoid using solvents when cleaning plastic parts Most plastics are susceptible to damage from various types of commercial solvents and may be damaged by their use Use clean cloths t...

Page 11: ...Page 11 NOTES...

Page 12: ...41 EXTENSION CORD CAUTION When using a power tool at a considerable distance from a power source be sure to use an extension cord that has the capacity to handle the current the tool will draw An unde...

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