RIDGID R8606 Manuel D'utilisation page 7

OPERATION
WARNING:
When the sander is not connected to a vacuum,
always reinstall the dust bag onto the sander.
Failure to do so could cause sanding dust or
foreign objects to be thrown into your face or eyes
which could result in possible serious injury.
To reinstall the dust bag:
 Remove the battery pack and vacuum hose.
 Align grooves on dust bag with notches on sander dust
exhaust.
 Slide dust bag onto dust exhaust.
 Turn clockwise until the bag is in the LOCK position.
OPERATING THE SANDER
See Figure 7, page 10.
To operate the sander:
 Secure the workpiece to prevent it from moving under
the sander.
WARNING:
Unsecured workpieces could be thrown towards
the operator, causing injury.
WARNING:
Keep your head away from the sander and the
sanding area. Your hair could be drawn into the
sander causing serious injury.
 Place the sander on the workpiece so that all of the sand-
ing disc surface is in contact with the workpiece.
NOTICE:
Be careful not to let your hand cover the air vents.
 Turn on the sander and move it slowly over the workpiece.
 Make successive passes in parallel lines, circles, or
crosswise movements.
 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 unit supplies adequate pres-
sure, so let the sanding disc and sander do the work. Apply-
ing additional pressure slows the motor, rapidly wears the
sanding disc and greatly reduces sander speed. Excessive
pressure will overload the motor causing possible damage
from motor overheating and can result in inferior work. Any
finish or resin on wood may soften from the frictional heat.
Do not allow sanding on one spot too long as the sander's
rapid action may remove too much material, making the
surface uneven.
Extended periods of sanding may tend to overheat the mo-
tor. If this occurs, turn sander off and wait until sanding disc
comes to a complete stop, then remove it from workpiece.
Remove your hand from vent area, remove sanding disc,
then with your hand removed from vent area, turn sander
on and run it free without a load to cool the motor.
VARIABLE SPEED DIAL
See Figure 8, page 10.
The variable speed dial allows sanding speed adjustment
from 1 (lowest speed) to 6 (highest speed). To increase sand-
ing disc speed, turn the dial to a higher setting. Turn dial to
a lower setting to decrease sanding disc speed.
EMPTYING THE DUST BAG
See Figure 5, page 10.
For more efficient operation, empty the dust bag when it is no
more than half full. This will permit the air to flow through the
bag better. Always empty and clean the dust bag thoroughly
upon completion of a sanding operation and before placing
the sander in storage.
WARNING:
Collected sanding dust from sanding surface
coatings such as polyurethanes, linseed oil, etc.
can self-ignite in the sander dust bag or elsewhere
and cause fire. To reduce the risk of fire always
empty the dust bag frequently (10-15 minutes)
while sanding and never store or leave a sander
without totally emptying its dust bag. Also follow
the recommendations of coating manufacturers.
To empty the dust bag:
 Remove the battery pack.
 Remove the dust bag from the sander.
 Shake out the dust.
 Reattach the dust bag to the sander.
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