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Original instructions VARILEX
®
1100
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.
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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:
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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:
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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.
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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.