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at the end of this section for information on choosing the
correct accessories.
nOTE: Edge grinding can be performed with Type 27 wheels
designed and specified for this purpose.
WARNING: Accessories must be rated for at least the
speed recom mended on the tool warning label. Wheels
and other accessories running over rated accessory speed
may burst and cause injury. Threaded accessories must
have a M14 hub. Every unthreaded accessory must have
a 22 mm arbor hole. If it does not, it may have been
designed for a circular saw and should not be used. Use
only the accessories shown in the chart at the end of this
section. Accessory ratings must be above listed minimum
wheel speed as shown on tool nameplate.
Mounting Guards
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.
CAUTION: Guards must be used with this grinder.
When using the DWE4205, DWE4215 grinder for cutting metal
or masonry, a Type 1 guard MUST be used. Type 1 guards are
available at extra cost from D
WALT distributors.
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nOTE: Please refer to the Grinding and Cutting Accessory
Chart at the end of this section to see other accessories that can
be used with these grinders.
Mounting and removing a fixed screw
guard (Fig. D)
1. Place the angle grinder on a table, spindle
2. Align the lugs
with the slots
12
3. Press the guard
6
down and rotate it to the
required position.
4. Securely tighten the screw
5. To remove the guard, slacken the screw.
CAUTION: If the guard cannot be tightened by the
adjusting screw, do not use the tool. To reduce the risk of
personal injury, take the tool and guard to a service centre
to repair or replace the guard.
Mounting Closed (Type 1) guard
1. Open the guard latch. Align the lugs
the slots
13
on the gear case.
2. Push the guard down until the guard lug engages and
rotates freely in the groove on the gear case hub.
3. Rotate guard into desired working position. The guard body
should be positioned between the spindle and the operator
to provide maximum operator protection.
4. Close the guard latch to secure the guard on the gear case
cover. You should be unable to rotate the guard by hand
when the latch is in closed position. If rotation is possible,
tighten the adjusting screw with the clamp lever in the
8
2
up.
.
13
.
14
.
12
on the guard with
closed position. Do not operate grinder with a loose guard
or clamp lever in open position.
5. To remove the guard, open the guard latch, rotate the guard
so that the arrows are aligned and pull up on the guard.
nOTE: If, after a period of time the closed (Type 1) guard
becomes loose, tighten the adjusting screw with the clamp
lever in the closed position.
CAUTION: If the guard cannot be tightened by the
adjusting screw, do not use the tool. To reduce the risk
of personal injury, take the tool and guard to authorized
repair agent to repair or replace the guard.
NOTICE: Do not tighten adjusting screw with clamp
lever in open position. Undetectable damage to guard or
mounting hub may result.
Flanges and Wheels
Mounting Non-Hubbed Wheels (Fig. E)
WARNING: Failure to properly seat the flange/ clamp nut/
wheel could result in serious injury (or damage to the tool
or wheel).
CAUTION: Included flanges must be used with depressed
centre Type 27 and Type 42 grinding wheels and Type 41
cutting wheels. See the Accessories Chart for more
information.
WARNING: A closed, two-sided cutting wheel guard is
re quired when using cutting wheels.
WARNING: Use of a damaged flange or guard or fail ure
to use proper flange and guard can re sult in injury due to
wheel breakage and wheel contact. See the Accessories
Chart for more information.
1. Place the tool on a table, guard up.
2. Install the unthreaded backing flange
the raised centre (pilot) facing the wheel.
3. Place wheel
16
against the backing flange, centreing the
wheel on the raised centre (pilot) of the backing flange.
4. While depressing the spindle lock button and with the
hex depressions facing away from the wheel, thread the
clamp nut
5
on spindle so that the lugs engage the two
slots in the spindle.
5. While depressing the spindle lock button, tighten the
locking flange with a wrench
6. To remove the wheel, depress the spindle lock button and
loosen the threaded locking flange with a wrench.
Mounting Sanding Backing Pads (Fig. B, F)
nOTE: Use of a guard with sanding discs that use backing pads,
often called fiber resin discs, is not required. Since a guard is
not required for these accessories, the guard may or may not fit
correctly if used.
WARNING: Failure to properly seat the flange/ clamp nut/
wheel could result in serious injury (or damage to the tool
or wheel).
WARNING: Proper guard must be reinstalled for grinding
wheel, cutting wheel, sanding flap disc, wire brush or
on spindle
with
4
2
20
.