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Safety Rules for Corded Angle Grinders
4. Additional safety warnings
specific for cutting-off operations
a. Do not "jam" the cut-off wheel or apply ex-
cessive pressure. Do not attempt to make
an excessive depth of cut. Overstressing the
wheel increases the loading and susceptibil-
ity to twisting or binding of the wheel in the
cut and the possibility of kickback or wheel
breakage .
b. 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 spinning wheel and the power
tool directly at you .
c. When the wheel is binding or when inter-
rupting a cut for any reason, switch off the
power tool and hold it motionless until the
wheel comes to a complete stop. Never at-
tempt to remove the cutoff wheel from the
cut while the wheel is in motion otherwise
kickback may occur. Investigate and take
corrective action to eliminate the cause of
wheel binding .
d. Do not restart the cutting operation in the
workpiece. Let the wheel reach full speed
and carefully re-enter the cut. The wheel
may bind, walk up or kickback if the power
tool is restarted in the workpiece .
e. Support panels or any oversized workpiece
to minimize the risk of wheel pinching and
kickback. Large workpieces tend to sag un-
der 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 .
f. Use extra caution when making a "pocket
cut" into existing walls or other blind areas.
The protruding wheel may cut gas or water
pipes, electrical wiring or objects that can
cause kickback .
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g. Do not attempt to do curved cutting. Over-
stressing the wheel increases the loading
and susceptibility to twisting or binding of
the wheel in the cut and the possibility of
kickback or wheel breakage, which can lead
to serious injury .
h. Do not use Type 1/41 abrasive wheels de-
signed for straight grinding.
i. Do not attempt to cut large stock or sheets
of metal as this machine is not designed to
be a dedicated cut-off machine.
5. Safety warnings specific for
sanding operations
a. Use proper sized sanding disc paper. Follow
manufacturers recommendations, when se-
lecting sanding paper. Larger sanding paper
extending too far beyond the sanding pad
presents a laceration hazard and may cause
snagging, tearing of the disc or kickback .
6. Safety warnings specific for
polishing operations
a. Do not allow any loose portion of the pol-
ishing bonnet or its attachment strings to
spin freely. Tuck away or trim any loose
attachment strings. Loose and spinning at-
tachment strings can entangle your fingers or
snag on the workpiece .
7. Safety warnings specific for wire
brushing operations
a. Be aware that wire bristles are thrown by
the brush even during ordinary operation.
Do not overstress the wires by applying ex-
cessive load to the brush. The wire bristles
can easily penetrate light clothing and/or
skin .
b. If the use of a guard is specified 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 work load and centrifugal forces .
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