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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.
b)
Never place your hand near the rotating
accessory.
Accessory may kickback over
your hand.
c)
Do not position your body in the area
where power tool will move if kickback
occurs.
Kickback will propel the tool in di-
rection opposite to the wheel’s movement at
the point of snagging.
d)
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.
e)
Do not attach a saw chain woodcarving
blade or toothed saw blade.
Such blades
create frequent kickback and loss of con-
trol.
SAFETY WARNINGS SPECIFIC FOR GRIND-
ING AND ABRASIVE CUTTING-OFF OPERA-
TIONS:
a)
Use only wheel types that are recom-
mended for your power tool and the
specific guard designed for the selected
wheel.
Wheels for which the power tool
was not designed cannot be adequately
guarded and are unsafe.
b)
The grinding surface of centre de-
pressed wheels must be mounted below
the plane of the guard lip.
An improperly
mounted wheel that projects through the
plane of the guard lip cannot be adequately
protected.
c)
The guard must be securely attached
to the power tool and positioned for
maximum safety, so the least amount
of wheel is exposed towards the opera-
tor.
The guard helps to protect the operator
from broken wheel fragments, accidental
contact with wheel and sparks that could
ignite clothing.
d)
Wheels must be used only for recom-
mended applications. For example: do
not grind with the side of cut-off wheel.
Abrasive cut-off wheels are intended for
peripheral grinding, side forces applied to
these wheels may cause them to shatter.
e)
Always use undamaged wheel flanges
that are of correct size and shape for
your selected wheel.
Proper wheel flanges
support the wheel thus reducing the pos-
sibility of wheel breakage. Flanges for cut-
off wheels may be different from grinding
wheel flanges.
f)
Do not use worn down wheels from larg-
er power tools.
Wheel intended for larger
power tool is not suitable for the higher
speed of a smaller tool and may burst.
ADDITIONAL SAFETY WARNINGS SPECIFIC
FOR ABRASIVE CUTTING-OFF OPERATIONS:
a)
Do not “jam” the cut-off wheel or apply
excessive pressure. Do not attempt to
make an excessive depth of cut.
Over-
stressing the wheel increases the loading
and susceptibility to twisting or binding of
the wheel in the cut and the possibility of
kickback or wheel breakage.
b)
Do not position your body in line with
and behind the rotating wheel.
When the
wheel, at the point of operation, is moving
away from your body, the possible kickback
may propel the spinning wheel and the pow-
er tool directly at you.
c)
When wheel is binding or when inter-
rupting a cut for any reason, switch off
the power tool and hold the power tool
motionless until the wheel comes to a
complete stop. Never attempt to remove
the cut-off wheel from the cut while the
wheel is in motion otherwise kickback
may occur.
Investigate and take corrective
action to eliminate the cause of wheel bind-
ing.
d)
Do not restart the cutting operation in
the workpiece. Let the wheel reach full
speed and carefully re-enter the cut.
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