Advice on working with materials / Tools / Speed ranges

Use the highest speed when working on steel or iron with the milling bits 20 .

Use a short trial on a test piece to determine the optimum rotational speed range for working on zinc, zinc alloy, aluminium, copper and lead.

Use the low speed range for working on plastics and low-melting point materials.

Use high speeds on wood.

Use the medium speed range for cleaning, polishing and buffing.

The following information shall be considered as recommendatory only. Learn by practical experience which tools and settings are the best for the materi- als you work with.

Setting the appropriate speed:

Symbols on

Material to be

ON / OFF

worked on

switch

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

(Drill / grinder switched off)

 

 

 

 

5

 

Plastics and low melting

 

 

 

point materials

7

 

Stone, Ceramics

 

 

 

 

10

 

Softwood, metal

 

 

 

 

17

 

Hardwood

 

 

 

 

20

 

Steel

 

 

 

 

Examples of appropriate tool selection Function:

Function

Accessory

Application

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drilling

HSS drill

11

 

Drilling wood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Milling

Milling bits

Various tasks, e.g.

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

hollowing out,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gouging, shaping,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

grooving or slotting

Engraving

Engraving

Making marks,

 

bits

21

 

craft projects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(see Fig. D)

Operation / Maintenance and cleaning

Function

Accessory

Application

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polishing,

Metal brush

Derusting

derusting

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polishing

Working on vari-

CAUTION!

wheel

13

 

 

ous metals and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

plastics, in particu-

Use only the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lar noble metals

lightest con-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

like gold or silver

tact pressure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(see Fig. E)

of the tool on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the work-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

piece.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cleaning

Plastic brush

E.g. cleaning com-

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

plex plastic hous-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ings or the area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

around a door lock

 

Metal brush

E.g. cleaning cut-

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

lery, jewellery,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tools (The metal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

brush is softer than

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

steel)

Grinding

Grinding

Grinding work on

 

wheels

14

,

stone, wood; fine

 

grinding

bits

work on hard mate-

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

rials such as ceramic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or alloyed steel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(see Figs. F, G)

Cutting and

Cutting discs

Cutting metal,

sawing

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

plastic or wood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saw blade

Saw blade, Saw-

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

ing steel, metal,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wood or plastic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(see Fig. H)

Tips and tricks

If you use press too hard you run the risk of break- ing the tool or damaging the workpiece. You will achieve the best results by operating the tool at a constant rotational speed and using a low contact pressure on the workpiece.

Maintenance and cleaning

The device is maintenance-free.

Clean all the dirt off the drill / grinder. Use a dry cloth for cleaning.

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