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Original instructions VARILEX® 1802 HT
EN
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Regularly clean the power tool’s air vents.
The motor’s fan
will draw the dust inside the housing and excessive
accumulation of powdered metal may cause electrical
hazards.
•
Do not operate the power tool near flammable
materials.
Sparks could ignite these materials.
•
Do not use accessories that require liquid
coolants.
Using water or other liquid coolants may result in
electrocution or shock.
5.2 Kickback and related warnings:
Kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched or snagged sanding
wheel, backing pad, brush or any other
accessory. Pinching or snagging causes rapid stalling of the
rotating accessory which in turn causes the
uncontrolled power tool to be forced in the direction opposite of
the accessory’s rotation at the point of the binding.
For example, if an abrasive wheel is snagged or pinched by the
workpiece, the edge of the wheel that is entering into the pinch
point can dig into the surface of the
material causing the wheel to climb out or kick out.
The abrasive wheel may either jump toward or away from the
operator, depending on direction of the disc’s movement at the
point of pinching. Abrasive wheels may also break under these
conditions.
Kickback is the result of power tool misuse and/or incorrect
operating procedures or conditions and can be avoided if
suitable precautionary measures are taken as described below.
•
Maintain a firm grip on the power tool and
position your body and arm to allow you to
resist
kickback forces. Always use auxiliary
handle, if
provided, for maximum control over
kickback or
torque reaction during start-up.
The operator can control torque reactions or
kickback forces, if proper precautions are
taken.
•
Never place your hand near the rotating
accessory.
Accessory may kickback over your
hand.
•
Do not position your body in the area where
the
power tool will move if kickback occurs.
Kickback will propel the tool in direction
opposite to the
grinding wheel’s movement at the point of
snagging.
•
Use 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.
•
Do not attach a saw chain woodcarving blade
or
toothed saw blade.
Such blades create
frequent kickback and loss of control.
5.3 Safety warnings specific for grinding and
abrasive cutting-off operations:
•
Use only wheel types that are recommended for
your
power tool and the specific guard designed
for the
selected wheel.
Grinding tools for which the power
tool was not designed cannot be adequately guarded
and are unsafe.
•
Cranked grinding wheels must be positioned so
that
the grinding surface is below the edge of the
safety
cover.
An improperly mounted grinding disc that
projects through the plane of the safety cover cannot
be adequately protected.
•
The safety cover must be securely attached to the
power tool and positioned for maximum safety, so
the
least amount of abrasives is exposed towards
the
operator.
The safety cover helps to protect
operator from broken fragments and accidental
contact with the abrasive and sparks which could
ignite clothing.
•
Abrasives must be used only for recommended
applications. For example: do not grind with the
side
of a cutting disc.
Cutting discs are intended for
peripheral grinding, side forces applied to these
discs may cause them to shatter.
•
Always use undamaged clamping flanges of the
correct size and shape for the flap disc you have
selected.
Suitable flanges support the flap disc and
thus reduce the risk of flap disc breakage. Flanges
for cutting discs may differ from the flanges for
other flap discs.
•
Do not use worn down flap discs from larger
power tools.
Flap discs for larger power tools are not
designed for the higher speeds of smaller power
tools and can break.
5.4 Further special safety instructions for cut-off grinding
•
Do not “jam” the cutting disc or apply
excessive
pressure. Do not attempt to make
an excessive
depth of cut.
Overstressing the
cutting disc increases the loading and
susceptibility to twisting or binding of the
disc in the cut and the possibility of kickback
or disc breakage.
•
Do not position your body in line with and
behind
the cutting disc.
When the cutting disc,
at the point of operation, is moving away from
your body, the possible kickback may propel
the spinning disc and the power tool directly
at you.
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