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BALANCING ACCESSORIES —
For precision work, it is
important that all accessories be in good balance (much the
same as the tires on your automobile). To true up or balance
an accessory, slightly loosen collet nut and give the
accessory or collet a 1/4 turn. Re tighten collet nut and run
the Rotary Tool. You should be able to tell by the sound and
feel if your accessory is running in balance. Continue
adjusting in this fashion until best balance is achieved. To
maintain balance on abrasive wheel points, before each
use, with the wheel point secured in the collet, turn on the
Rotary Tool and run the Dressing Stone lightly against the
revolving wheel point. This removes high spots and trues
up the wheel point for good balance.
The hanger is provided for the use of hanging your tool
while using the flex-shaft or for storage. If you do not use the
hanger, remove it from the tool and snap it back into place
underneath the cord so it will be out of the way while the tool
is in use.
3.- Operating Instructions
The Rotary Tool is a handful of high-speed power. It serves
as a carver, grinder, polisher, sander, cutter, power brush,
drill and more.
The Rotary Tool has a small, powerful electric universal
motor, is comfort able in the hand, and is made to accept a
large variety of accessories including abrasive wheels, drill
bits, wire brushes, polishers, engraving cutters, router bits,
cutting wheels and attachments. Accessories come in a
variety of shapes and permit you to do a number of different
jobs. As you be come familiar with the range of accessories
and their uses, you will learn just how versatile the Rotary
Tool is. You’ll see dozens of uses you hadn’t thought of
before.
The real secret of the Rotary Tool is its speed. To
understand the advantages of its high speed, you have to
know that the standard portable electric drill runs at speeds
up to 8.000 revolutions per minute. The Rotary Tool
operates at speeds up to 33.000 revolutions per minute.
The typical electric drill is a lowspeed, high torque tool; the
Rotary Tool is just the opposite – a high-speed, low torque
tool. The major difference to the user is that in the high
speed tools, the speed combined with the acces sory
mounted in the collet does the work. You don’t apply
pressure to the tool, but simply hold and guide it. In the low
speed tools, you not only guide the tool, but also apply
pressure to it, as you do, for example, when drilling a hole.
It is this high speed, along with its compact size and wide
variety of special accessories and attachments, that makes
the Rotary Tool differ ent from other tools. The speed
enables it to do jobs low speed tools cannot do, such as
cutting hardened steel, en graving glass, etc.
Getting the most out of your Rotary Tool is a matter of
learning how to let this speed work for you.
Using the Rotary Tool
The first step in learning to use the Rotary Tool is to get the
“feel” of it. Hold it in your hand and feel its weight and
balance. Feel the taper of the housing. This taper permits
the Rotary Tool to be grasped much like a pen or pencil.
Always hold the tool away from your face. Accessories can
be damaged during handling, and can fly apart as they
come up to speed. This is not common, but it does happen.
Practice on scrap materials first to see how the Rotary
Tool's high speed action performs. Keep in mind that the
work is done by the speed of the tool and by the accessory
in the collet. You should not lean on or push the tool during
use.
Instead, lower the spinning accessory lightly to the work
and allow it to touch the point at which you want cutting (or
sanding or etching, etc.) to begin. Con centrate on guiding
the tool over the work using very little pressure from your
hand. Allow the accessory to do the work.
Usually, it is best to make a series of passes with the tool
rather than attempt to do all the work in one pass. To make a
cut, for example, pass the tool back and forth over the work,
much as you would a small paint brush. Cut a little material
on each pass until you reach the desired depth. For most
work, the gentle touch is best. With it, you have the best
control, are less likely to make errors, and will get the most
effi cient work out of the accessory
For best control in close work, grip the Rotary Tool like a
pencil between your thumb and forefinger.
Whenever you hold the tool, be careful not
to cover the air vents with your hand. This
blocks the air flow and causes the motor to overheat.
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1/32"
COLLET
1/8"
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IDENTIFICATION
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3/32"
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