Würth EWS 10-125 Compact, Manual

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a) Hold the electric tool firmly and bring
your body and arms into a position in
which you can absorb the recoil forc-
es. Always use the auxiliary handle,
if fitted, in order to have the greatest
possible control over recoil forces or
reaction moments during starting.
By
taking appropriate precautions, the operator can
control the recoil and reaction forces.
b) Never put your hands near a rotating
attachment. The attachment can travel over
your hand in the event of a recoil.
c) Keep your body out of the area in
which the electric tool will move in the
event of a recoil.
The recoil drives the electric
tool in the opposite direction to the movement of
the grinding wheel at the blocking point.
d) Work particularly carefully in the vi-
cinity of corners and sharp edges, etc.
Prevent attachments from rebounding
from the workpiece and jamming. The
rotating attachment tends to jam at corners or
sharp edges or if it rebounds from the workpiece.
This causes a loss of control or recoil.
e) Do not use a chain saw blade or saw
blade with teeth.
Such attachments frequent -
ly cause a recoil or the loss of control over the
electric tool.
Safety instructions for grinding
and cut-off grinding:
a) Use only grinding wheels that are
approved for your electric tool and
the safety hoods intended for these
grinding wheels. Grinding wheels that are
not approved for the electric tool cannot be ade -
quately shielded and are unsafe.
b) The safety hood must be securely
fitted to the electric tool and adjusted
for maximum security so that only the
smallest possible part of the grinding
wheel is open and facing towards the
operator. The safety hood helps to protect the
operators from broken pieces, from accidental
contact with the grinding wheel and from sparks
that could cause clothing to ignite.
c) Grinding wheels may only be used
for the recommended applications.
For
example: Never grind with the side surface of a
grinding wheel. Grinding wheels are intended for
material removal with the end of the wheel. Forces
acting on the side of these grinding wheels can
cause them to break.
d) Always use undamaged clamping
flanges with the right size and form
for the grinding wheel used. Suitable
flanges support the grinding wheel and thus
reduce the danger of a grinding wheel breakage.
Flanges for cut-off grinding wheels can differ from
the flanges for other grinding wheels.
e) Do not use worn grinding wheels from
larger electric tools. Grinding wheels for
larger electric tools are not designed for the higher
speeds of smaller electric tools and can break.
Special safety instructions