Inspect your workpiece before cutting. When cutting
irregularly shaped workpieces, plan your work so it
will not slip and pinch the bit and be torn from your
hand.
For example, if carving wood, make sure there
are no nails or foreign objects in the workpiece. Nails
or foreign objects can cause the bit to jump.
Never start the tool when the bit is engaged in the
material.
The bit cutting edge may grab the material
causing loss of control of the cutter.
Avoid bouncing and snagging the wheel, especially
when working corners, sharp edges etc.
This can
cause loss of control and kick-back.
The direction of feed with the bit into the material
when carving, routing or cutting is very important.
Always feed the bit into the material in the same
direction as the cutting edge is exiting from the
material (which is the same direction as the chips
are thrown).
Feeding the tool in the wrong direction,
causes the cutting edge of the bit to climb out of the
work and pull the tool in the direction of this feed.
If the workpiece or bit becomes jammed or bogged
down, turn the tool “OFF” by the switch. Wait for all
moving parts to stop and unplug the tool, then work
to free the jammed material.
If the switch to the tool
is left “ON” the tool could restart unexpectedly caus-
ing serious personal injury.
Do not leave a running tool unattended, turn power
off.
Only when tool comes to a complete stop it is safe
to put it down.
Do not grind or sand near flammable materials.
Sparks from the wheel could ignite these materials.
Do not touch the bit or collet after use.
After use the
bit and collet are too hot to be touched by bare hands.
Regularly clean the tool's air vents by compressed
air.
Excessive accumulation of powdered metal inside
the motor housing may cause electrical failures.
Do not allow familiarity gained from frequent use of
your rotary tool to become commonplace.
Always
remember that a careless fraction of a second is suf-
ficient to inflict severe injury.
Do not alter or misuse tool.
Any alteration or modifi-
cation is a misuse and may result in serious personal
injury.
This product is not intended for use as a dental drill,
in human or veterinary medical applications.
Serious injury may result.
When using the steel saws, cut off wheels, high
speed cutters or tungsten carbide cutters, always
have the work secure ly clamped. Never attempt to
hold the work with one hand while using any of
these accessories.
The reason is that these wheels
will grab if they become slight ly canted in the groove,
and can kick back causing loss of control resulting in
serious in jury. Your second hand should be used to
steady and guide the hand holding the tool. When a
cutoff wheel grabs, the wheel itself usually breaks.
When the steel saw, high speed cutters or tungsten
carbide cutter grab, it may jump from the groove and
you could lose control of the tool.
Some dust created by power sand-
ing, sawing, grinding, drilling, and
other construction activities contains chemicals
known to cause cancer, birth defects or other repro-
ductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals
are:
• Lead from lead-based paints,
• Crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other
masonry products, and
• Arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated
lumber.
Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on
how often you do this type of work. To reduce your
exposure to these chemicals: work in a well ventilated
area, and work with approved safety equipment, such
as those dust masks that are specially designed to filter
out microscopic particles.
!
WARNING
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