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6) Service
a) Have your power tool serviced by a quali
fi
ed repair person using only identical
replacement parts.
This will ensure that the safety of the power tool is maintained.
CAUTION
Keep children and in
fi
rm persons away.
When not in use, tools should be stored out of reach of children and in
fi
rm persons.
SAFETY WARNINGS COMMON FOR GRINDING
OPERATIONS
a) This power tool is intended to function as a grinder, sander, wire brush, polisher,
carving or cut-o
ff
tool. Read all safety warnings, instructions, illustrations and
speci
fi
cations provided with this power tool.
Failure to follow all instructions listed
below may result in electric shock,
fi
re and/or serious injury.
b) Operations such as grinding, sanding, wire brushing, polishing or cutting-o
ff
are
not recommended to be performed with this power tool.
Operations for which the
power tool was not designed may create a hazard and cause personal injury.
c) Do not use accessories which are not speci
fi
cally designed and recommended by
the tool manufacturer.
Just because the accessory can be attached to your power tool, it
does not assure safe operation.
d) The RATED SPEED of the grinding accessories must be at least equal to the
maximum speed marked on the power tool.
Grinding accessories running faster than
their RATED SPEED can break and
fl
y apart.
e) The outside diameter and the thickness of your accessory must be within the
capacity rating of your power tool.
Incorrectly sized accessories cannot be adequately
controlled.
f) The arbour size of wheels, sanding drums or any other accessory must properly
fi
t the spindle or collet of the power tool.
Accessories that do not match the mounting
hardware of the power tool will run out of balance, vibrate excessively and may cause loss
of control.
g) Mandrel MOUNTED WHEELS, sanding drums, cutters or other accessories must
be fully inserted into the collet or chuck.
If the mandrel is insu
ffi
ciently held and/or
the overhang of the wheel is too long, the MOUNTED WHEEL may become loose and be
ejected at high velocity.
h) Do not use a damaged accessory. Before each use inspect the accessory such
as abrasive wheels for chips and cracks, sanding drum for cracks, tear or excess
wear, wire brush for loose or cracked wires. If power tool or accessory is dropped,
inspect for damage or install an undamaged accessory. After inspecting and
installing an accessory, position yourself and bystanders away from the plane of
the rotating accessory and run the power tool at maximum no-load speed for one
minute.
Damaged accessories will normally break apart during this test time.
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