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Outside diameter and thickness of the tool bit must correspond to the
dimensions stated on your electric tool. Attachments of the wrong size cannot
be shielded and controlled properly.
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Discs, flanges, and other attachments must precisely fit the spindle of your
electric tool. Tool bits which do not precisely fit the spindle turn irregularly,
vibrate and can cause loss of control.
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Do not use attachments which have been damaged in any way. Check
attachments such as grinding discs for missing bits and cracks. If the tool or the
attachment has been dropped, check it for damage or use an undamaged item.
After the attachment has been checked and attached, please keep yourself and
other persons out of the rotating area of the attachment and let the machine
run at full speed for one minute. Most damaged attachments and tools will fail
within that time.
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Keep other persons at a safe distance from your working area. Persons entering
your working area must wear personal protective equipment. Fragments of the
work piece or the attachment may be thrown away and cause injuries outside
the immediate working area.
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Hold the tool only by the isolated handles while undertaking work during which
the tool or the attachment can touch hidden life wires or its own power cable.
Contact with life wires can cause metal parts of the housing to become life and
can cause electric shock.
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Allow the electric tool to completely stop spinning before you lay down the tool.
The spinning attachment may come in touch with the surface, which may cause
loss of control.
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Do not carry the electric tool while it is running. Clothes may become caught in
the spinning attachment and the attachment may cause severe injury.
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Periodically clean the ventilation slots of the electric tool. The cooling ventilator
draws dust into the housing. An accumulation of metallic dust may lead to
dangerous electrical conditions.
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Do not use the tool close to combustible materials. Flying sparks may ignite such
materials.
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Do not use attachments which require liquid coolants. Use of water or other
liquid coolants can cause an electric shock.
Kickback
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Kickback is the sudden reaction of a wedged or locked spinning attachment such
as a grinding or sanding disc, etc. This causes the spinning attachment to come
to a sudden stop, which will force the electric tool against the rotating direction
of the attachment.
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