Safety Warnings Specific For Grinding And Abrasive Cutting-Off Operations; Additional Safety Warnings Specific For Abrasive Cutting Off Operations; Safety Warnings Specific For Sanding Operations - Würth EWS 18-A Manual De Instrucciones

❏ Do not position your body in the area
where power tool will move if kickback
occurs. Kickback will propel the tool in direction
opposite to the wheel's movement at the point of
snagging.
❏ Use special care when working corners,
sharp edges, etc. Avoid bouncing and
snagging the accessory. Corners, sharp edges
or bouncing have a tendency to snag the rotating
accessory and cause loss of control or kickback.
❏ Do not attach a saw chain woodcarving
blade or toothed saw blade. Such blades cre-
ate frequent kickback and loss of control over the
power tool.
Safety warnings specific for Grinding
and Abrasive Cutting-Off operations
❏ Use only wheel types that are recom-
mended for your power tool and the spe-
cific guard designed for the selected wheel.
Wheels for which the power tool was not designed
cannot be adequately guarded and are unsafe.
❏ The guard must be securely attached to the
power tool and positioned for maximum
safety, so the least amount of wheel is
exposed towards the operator. The guard
helps to protect operator from broken wheel frag-
ments, accidental contact with wheel and sparks
that could ignite clothing.
❏ Wheels must be used only for recom-
mended applications. For example: do not
grind with the side of the cut-off wheel.
Abrasive cut-off wheels are intended for periph-
eral grinding; side forces applied to these wheels
may cause them to shatter.
❏ Always use undamaged wheel flanges that
are of correct size and shape for your
selected wheel. Proper wheel flanges support
the wheel thus reducing the possibility of wheel
breakage. Flanges for cut-off wheels may be dif-
ferent from grinding wheel flanges.
❏ Do not use worn down wheels from larger
power tools. Wheels intended for larger power
tools are not suitable for the higher speed of a
smaller tool and may burst.
Additional safety warnings specific
for abrasive cutting off operations
❏ Do not "jam" the cut-off wheel or apply
excessive pressure. Do not attempt to make
an excessive depth of cut. Overstressing 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.
❏ 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.
❏ When wheel is binding or when interrupt-
ing a cut for any reason, switch off the
power tool and hold the power tool motion-
less until the wheel comes to a complete
stop. Never attempt to remove the cut-off
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.
❏ 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.
❏ Support panels or any oversized workpiece
to minimize the risk of wheel pinching and
kickback. Large workpieces tend to sag under
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.
❏ 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 kick-
back.
Safety warnings specific for sanding
operations
❏ Do not use excessively oversized sanding
disc paper. Follow manufacturers recom-
mendations, when selecting sanding
paper. Larger sanding paper extending beyond
the sanding pad presents a laceration hazard and
may cause snagging, tearing of the disc, or kick-
back.
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