if provided, 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. |
•Never place your hand near the rotating acces- |
sory. Accessory may kick back over your hand. |
•Do not position your body in the area where |
power tool will move if kickback occurs. Kick- |
back will propel the tool in direction opposite to |
the wheel’s movement at the point of snagging. |
•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. |
eliminate the cause of wheel binding.
•Do not restart the cutting operation in the workpiece. Let the wheel reach full speed and carefully reenter the cut. The wheel may bind, walk up or kickback if the power tool is restarted in the workpiece.
•Support panels or any oversized workpiece to minimize the risk of wheel pinching and kick- back. 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.
•Use extra caution when making a "pocketcut" into existing walls or other blind areas. The protruding wheel may cut gas or water pipes, elec-
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No Load Revolutions per Minute (RPM)
| 4 | 2 | 3 |
1 | | | | |
6 | | 5 | |
1. | Spindle lock | 4. | Side handle |
2. | On/off switch | 5. | Type 27 guard |
3. | Handle | 6. | Grinding disc |
or toothed saw blade. Such blades create fre- | |
quent kickback and loss of control. | |
Safety Warnings Specific for Grinding and | |
Abrasive Cutting-Off Operations: | |
•Use only wheel types that are recommended | |
for your power tool and the specific guard | |
designed for the selected wheel. Wheels for | |
which the power tool was not designed can not | |
be adequately guarded and are unsafe. | |
•The guard must be securely attached to the | |
power tool and positioned for maximum safety, | |
so the least amount of wheel is exposed to- | |
wards the operator. The guard helps to protect | |
operator from broken wheel fragments and ac- | |
cidental contact with wheel. | |
•Wheels must be used only for recommended | |
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. | |
•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. | |
•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 Warnings Specific for Abra- | |
sive Cutting-Off Operations: | |
•Do not jam the cut-off wheel or apply excessive | |
pressure. Do not attempt to make an excessive | |
depth of cut. Overstressing the wheel increases | |
the loading and susceptibility to twisting or bind- | |
ing of the wheel in the cut and the possibility of | |
kickback or wheel breakage. | |
•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 spin- | |
ning wheel and the power tool directly at you. | 4 |
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Safety Warnings Specific for Sanding Opera- tions:
•Do not use excessively oversized sanding disc paper. Follow manufacturers recommenda- tions, when selecting sanding paper. Larger sanding paper extending beyond the sanding pad presents a laceration hazard and may cause snagging, tearing of the disc or kickback.
Safety Warnings Specific for Wire Brushing Operations:
•Be aware that wire bristles are thrown by the brush even during ordinary operation. Do not over stress the wires by applying excessive load to the brush. The wire bristles can easily penetrate light clothing and/or skin.
•If the use of a guard is recommended for wire brushing, do not allow any interference of the wire wheel or brush with the guard. Wire wheel or brush may expand in diameter due to workload and centrifugal forces.
Additional Safety Warnings
•Maintain labels and nameplates. These carry important information. If unreadable or missing, contact a MILWAUKEE service facility for a free replacement.
•WARNING: Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities contains chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are:
•lead from lead-based paint
•crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products, and
•arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber.
Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type of work. To reduce your exposure to these chemicals: work in a well ventilated area, and work with approved safety equipment, such as those dust masks that are spe- cially designed to filter out microscopic particles.
WARNING Recharge only with the char- ger specified for the battery. For specific charg- ing instructions, read the operator’s manual supplied with your charger and battery.
WARNING Always remove battery pack before changing or removing acces- sories. Only use accessories specifically recommended for this tool. Others may be hazardous.
Removing Battery Pack from Tool
Push in the release buttons and pull the battery pack away from the tool.
Inserting Battery Pack into Tool
To insert the battery pack onto the tool, slide the pack onto the body of the tool. Make sure it latches securely into place.
Installing Side Handle
The side handle may be installed on either side of gear case for right or left handed use. Position side handle in the location which offers best control and guard protection. To install, thread side handle into side handle socket on desired side of gear case and tighten securely.
WARNING To reduce the risk of injury when grinding:
•ALWAYS use the proper guard.
•ALWAYS properly install the guard.
•ALWAYS hold the tool firmly with both hands using the handles provided before and during grinding.
•NEVER use a wheel that has been dropped.
•NEVER bang grinding disc onto work.
•NEVER grind without proper safety equipment.
Installing, Removing and Adjusting the Guard This tool is shipped with the guard installed. The guard must be used when using the tool as a grinder. The guard may be removed when using tool as a sander.
1.Remove the battery pack.
2. To remove the guard, place the tool upside down on a level sur- face. Remove any accessories from spindle.
3.Use a screwdriver to lift up the retaining
tab and rotate the guard to the front of the tool. Pull off the guard.
4.To install the guard, line up the guard from the front of the tool. Slide the guard under the spindle plate.
5.Rotate the guard to the position to best protect the operator (Fig. 2).
6.To adjust the guard, rotate the guard to one of the detent slots.
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