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excessive pressure. Do not attempt to make
an excessive depth of cut.
Overstressing 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 power tool
directly at you.
c) When wheel is binding or when interrupt-
ing a cut for any reason, switch off the
power tool and hold the power tool motion-
less 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 binding.
d) Do not restart the cutting operation in
the workpiece. Let the wheel reach full
speed and carefully re-enter the cut.
The
wheel may bind, walk up or kickback if the
power tool is restarted in the workpiece.
e) Support panels or any oversized work-
piece to minimize the risk of wheel pinching
and kickback.
Large workpieces tend to sag
under their own weight. Supports must be
placed under the workpiece near the line of
cut and near the edge of the workpiece on
both sides of the wheel.
f) Use extra caution when making a “pocket
cut” into existing walls or other blind areas.
The protruding wheel may cut gas or water
pipes, electrical wiring or objects that can
cause kickback.
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 depressed
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 operator.
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
possibility of wheel breakage. Flanges for
cut-off wheels may be different from
grinding wheel flanges.
f) Do not use worn down wheels from larger
power tools.
Wheel intended for larger
power tool is not suitable for the higher
speed of a smaller tool and may burst.
Additional safety instructions for cutting
-off operations
Additional Safety Warnings Specific for
Abrasive Cutting-Off Operations:
a) Do not “jam” the cut-off wheel or apply
