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Masonry Cutting Guard
Assembly
A type 27 grinding wheel
guard may not be used
for all tool operations. Do not discard
guard when not in use.
Always reinstall
w h e e l g u a r d w h e n c o n v e r t i n g b a c k t o
grinding operations.
To improve ergonomics of your grinder
when cutting masonry, gearbox must be
rotated relative to the position of the switch
as the tool was assembled at the factory.
ROTATE GEARBOX (Fig. 10)
1. Unplug tool from power source.
2. C o m p l e t e l y u n s c r e w t h e f o u r s c r e w s
between the gear housing and motor
body.
3. R o t a t e g e a r h o u s i n g t o t h e p r o p e r
orientation without removing motor from
the housing.
For the slide switch models, rotate gear
housing 180 degrees in the direction
indicated in Fig 11, so the switch is 90
degrees from the spindle.
4. Screw in and tighten the four screws you
removed.
5. The screw holding the quick release lever
is longer than the other screws, this long
screw must stay with the quick release
lever when re-attaching gear housing for
t h e q u i c k r e l e a s e b u t t o n t o o p e r a t e
properly.
6. Attach proper dust collection guard with
foot and accessory.
INSTALLING MASONRY TYPE 1
CUTTING GUARD
1. Use tool adjusted as show in figures 10
and 11.
2. Unplug tool from power source.
3. Unscrew and remove side handle.
4. Slide dust extraction guard on spindle
neck.
5. Rotate attachment until stability bracket
and hole for side handled are aligned.
4x
FIG. 10
Slide
switch
180
degrees
180
degrees
FIG. 11
Spring
guard
release
lever
(x3)
Assembly
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