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CAUTION: Wear work gloves when handling wire brushes and wheels. They can become sharp.

CAUTION: Wheel or brush must not touch guard when mounted or while in use. Undetectable damage could occur to the accessory, causing wires to fragment from accessory wheel or cup.

1.Thread the wheel on the spindle by hand.

2.Depress spindle lock button and use a wrench on the hub of the wire wheel or brush to tighten the wheel.

3.To remove the wheel, reverse the above procedure.

NOTICE: Failure to properly seat the wheel hub before turning the tool on may result in damage to tool or wheel.

Fitting and Removing a

Backing pad/Sanding sheet (fig. 1)

1.Place the tool on a table or flat surface, with the guard facing up.

2.Remove the backing flange (d).

3.Place the rubber backing pad correctly onto the spindle (b).

4.Place the sanding sheet on the rubber backing pad.

5.Screw the threaded clamp nut (e) onto the spindle. The ring on the threaded clamp nut must face towards the rubber backing pad.

6.Press the spindle lock button (a) and rotate the spindle (b) until it locks in position.

7.Tighten the threaded clamp nut (e) with the hex key provided or a two pin spanner.

8.Release the spindle lock.

9.To remove the rubber backing pad, loosen the threaded clamp nut (e) with the hex key provided or a two pin spanner.

Fitting a Wire Cup Brush

Screw the wire cup brush directly onto the spindle without the use of the spacer and threaded flange.

Prior to Operation

Install the guard and appropriate disc or wheel. Do not use excessively worn discs or wheels.

Be sure the inner and outer flanges are mounted correctly.

Make sure the disc or wheel rotates in the direction of the arrows on the accessory and the tool.

OPERATION

Instructions for Use

WARNING: Always observe the safety instructions and applicable regulations.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, turn tool off and disconnect tool from power source before making any adjustments or removing/installing attachments or accessories. Before reconnecting the tool, depress and release the trigger switch to ensure that the tool is off.

WARNING:

Ensure all materials to be ground or cut are secured in place.

Secure and support the workpiece. Use clamps or a vice to hold and support the workpiece to a stable platform. It is important to clamp and support the workpiece securely to prevent movement of the workpiece and loss of control. Movement of the workpiece or loss of control may create a hazard and cause personal injury.

Apply only a gentle pressure to the tool. Do not exert side pressure on the disc.

Avoid overloading. Should the tool become hot, let it run a few minutes under no load condition.

Proper Hand Position (fig. 1, 6)

WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, ALWAYS use proper hand position as shown.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, ALWAYS hold securely in anticipation of a sudden reaction.

Proper hand position requires one hand on the side handle (c), with the other hand on the body of the tool, as shown in figure 1.

Switches

CAUTION: Hold the side handle and body of the tool firmly to maintain control of the tool at start up and during

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DeWalt DWE4001, DWE4050 manual Operation

DWE4001, DWE4050 specifications

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