Safety Warnings Specific for Sanding Operations:
a) Do not use excessively oversized sanding disc paper. Follow
manufacturers recommendations, when selecting sanding paper.
Larger
sanding paper extending beyond the sanding pad presents a laceration hazard
and may cause snagging, tearing of the disc or kickback.
Additional safety instructions for polishing operations
Safety Warnings Specific for Polishing Operations:
a) Do not allow any loose portion of the polishing bonnet or its attachment
strings to spin freely. Tuck away or trim any loose attachment strings.
Loose
and spinning attachment strings can entangle your fingers or snag on the workpiece.
Additional safety instructions for wire brushing operations
Safety Warnings Specific for Wire Brushing Operations:
a) Be aware that wire bristles are thrown by the brush even during ordinary
operation. Do not overstress the wires by applying excessive load to the
brush.
The wire bristles can easily penetrate light clothing and/or skin.
b) If the use of a guard is recommended for wire brushing, do not allow any
interference of the wire wheel or brush with the guard.
Wire wheel or
brush may expand in diameter due to work load and centrifugal forces.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL OPERATIONS
Safety Warnings Common for Grinding, Sanding, Wire brushing, or Polishing
operations:
a) This power tool is intended to function as a grinder. Read all safety
warnings, instructions, illustrations and specifications provided with this
power tool.
Failure to follow all instructions listed below may result in electric
shock, fire and/or serious injury.
b) Operations such as abrasive cutting-off 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 specifically 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 accessory must be at least equal to the maximum
speed marked on the power tool.
Accessories running faster than their rated
speed can break and fly 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 guarded or controlled.
f)
The arbour size of wheels, flanges, backing pads or any other accessory
must properly fit the spindle of the power tool.
Accessories with arbour
holes 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) Do not use a damaged accessory. Before each use inspect the accessory
such as abrasive wheels for chips and cracks, backing pad 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.
ADDITIONAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANGLE GRINDERS (cont.)
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