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OPERATION
WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with
side shields when operating this tool. Failure to do
so could result in dust, shavings, or loose particles
being thrown into your eyes, resulting in possible
serious injury.
DANGER:
Never attach a wood cutting or carving blade of
any type to this angle grinder. It is only designed for
grinding and sanding. Use for any other purpose is
not recommended and creates a hazard, which will
result in serious injury.
Turning On/Off the Grinder
See Figure 7.
Follow these steps to turn on/off the grinder.
n Turn on the grinder: Slide the switch forward until it
locks into place.
n Turn off the grinder: Depress the back of the switch.
Operating the Grinder
See Figure 8.
Always carefully select and use grinding wheels that are
recommended for the material to be ground. Make sure
that the minimum operating speed of any accessory wheel
selected is not less than 10,000/min. The grinding wheel
provided with your grinder is suitable for grinding welds,
preparing surfaces to be welded, grinding structural steel,
and grinding stainless steel.
Follow these steps to operate the grinder.
�n Secure all work in a vise or clamp to a workbench.
DANGER:
Never use your grinder with the guard removed.
It has been designed for use only with the guard
installed. Attempting to use grinder with guard
removed will result in loose particles being thrown
against the operator resulting in serious personal
injury.
Fig. 7
�n Hold the grinder in front and away from you with
both hands, keeping the grinding wheel clear of the
workpiece.
�n Turn on the grinder and let the motor and grinding
wheel build up to full speed.
�n Lower the grinder gradually until the grinding wheel
contacts the workpiece.
�n Keep the grinder tilted at an angle from 5 to 15
degrees.
WARNING:
To prevent loss of control and possible serious per-
sonal injury, always operate the grinder with both
hands, keeping one hand on the side handle.