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Masonry Cutting Guard
Assembly
A type 27 grinding wheel
guard may not be used for
WARNING
all tool operations. Do not discard guard
when not in use. Always reinstall wheel
guard when converting back to grinding
operations.
To improve ergonomics of your grinder when
cutting masonry, gearbox must be rotated
relative to the position of the switch as the
tool was assembled at the factory.
Rotate gearbox (Fig. 13):
1. Unplug tool from power source.
2. Completely unscrew the four screws
between the gear housing and motor body.
3. Rotate gear housing to the proper
orientation without removing motor from
the housing.
a. For the slide switch models, rotate gear
housing 180 degrees in the direction
indicated in Fig 14a, so the switch is 90
degrees from the spindle.
b. For the paddle switch models, rotate
gear housing 90 degrees in the direction
indicated in Fig 14b, so the switch is
facing the work piece.
4. Screw in and tighten the four screws you
removed.
5. The screw holding the quick release lever
is longer than the other screws, this long
screw must stay with the quick release
lever when re-attaching gear housing for
the quick release button to operate
properly.
6. Attach proper dust collection guard with
foot and accessory.
Installing Masonry Type 1 Cutting Guard:
1. Use tool adjusted as show in figures 13
and 14a or 14b.
2. Unplug tool from power source.
3. Unscrew and remove side handle.
4. Slide dust extraction guard on spindle
neck.
5. Rotate attachment until stability bracket
and hole for side handled are aligned.
FIG. 13
FIG. 14a
180
DEGREES
FIG. 14b
90
DEGREES
-18-
SPRING
GUARD
RELEASE
LEVER
(x3)
SLIDE
SWITCH
4x
180
DEGREES
PADDLE
SWITCH
UNDER
90
TOOL
DEGREES