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OPERATION
OPERATING THE SANDER
See Figure 6.
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Secure the workpiece to prevent it from moving during
operation.
WARNING:
Unsecured workpieces could be thrown towards the
operator causing injury.
WARNING:
Keep your head away from the sander and the sand ing
area. Your hair could be drawn into the sander, causing
serious injury.
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Place the sander on the workpiece so that all of the
sanding disc surface is in contact with the workpiece.
CAUTION:
To avoid motor damage resulting from overheating, do
not cov er the air vents with your hand.
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Turn on the sander and move it slowly over the workpiece.
Make successive passes in parallel lines, circles or
crosswise movements.
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Turn off the sander and wait until the sanding disc
comes to a complete stop before removing it from the
workpiece.
Do not force. The weight of the sander sup plies ad e quate
pres sure to do the work. Ap ply ing additional pressure only
slows the motor, rap id ly wears the sanding sheet, drains the
battery rapidly and greatly reduces sander speed. Excessive
pressure will over load the motor causing pos si ble damage
from over heat ing and can result in inferior work. Any fi nish
or resin on wood may soften from the frictional heat. Do not
sand on one spot too long as the sander’s rapid action may
remove too much material, making the sur face uneven.
Extended periods of sanding may over heat the mo tor. If this
occurs, turn the sander off and wait until the sanding sheet
comes to a complete stop. Remove sander from workpiece.
Remove sanding disc, then turn sander on and run it free
without a load to cool the motor.
Fig. 6
