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The operation
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any power
tool can result
in
foreign ob
-
jects
being
thrown
into the eyes, which can
result in severe eye damage. Always wear
safety glasses or eye shields before com-
mencing power
tool
operation. We recom-
mend
Wide Vision Safety Mask
for use over
spectacles, or standard safety glasses
..
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available at Sears retail or cata log stores.
jOperation
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ALWAYS UNPLUG YOUR
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COLLETS OR INSERTING ACCESSORIES
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DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OP-
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ERATE CHUCK LOCK PIN
WHILE (ROTARY TOOL) IS RUNNING.
CHUCK
-
Consists of a chuck cap and
collet. Depress chuck lock pin and rotate
chuck cap by
hand
until lock pin snaps
into
place
and stops the chuck cap from turning.
Place chuck wrench over chuck cap and
loosen
as shown
in the illustration
below. The
chuck
lock
pin must be kept depressed
during
this operation
.
Any accessory or drill
should
be
inserted into
the collet as far as
possible to
prevent wobble during operation.
Now tighten chuck cap as shown keeping
lock
pin
depressed.
Avoid excessive
tight-
en
ing
of the chuck cap.
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SAFETY
-
PROTECT YOUR
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EYES
WHEN
GRINDING
OR
ROUTING WITH THE
ROTARY TOOL ..
.
ALWAYS WEAR
AN APPROVED
TYPE
OF
SAFETY
GLASSES.
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METER OTHER THAN THE NO. 53088 CUT-
OFF WHEEL ROTARY TOOL'S HIGH SPEED
CAN CAUSE LARGER WHEELS TO FLY
APART AND CAUSE INJURY.
BALANCING ACCESSORIES -
For
preci-
sion work, it is
important that
all accessories
be
in
good balance (much the same as the
tires
on
your automobile). To
true
up or
balance an accessory, slightly
loosen
collet
cap and give the accessory or collet a
1/4
turn. Retighten
col
let cap and run the Rotary
Tool.
You should
be able
to tell
by
the
sound
and feel if
your accessory
is running
in
balance. Continue adjusting
in
this fashion
until best balance
is
achieved. To maintain
balance
on abrasive wheel points, before
each use, with the wheel point secured in the
chuck, turn on the Rotary Tool and run a
Dressing Stone lightly against the revolving
wheel
point.
This removes
high spots and
trues up the wheel point for good balance.
USE ONLY RECOMMENDED
ACCESSORIES
Craftsman
Rotary Power
Tool
The Sears Craftsman Rotary Tool is a handful
of high-speed power. II serves as a carveT,a
grinder, polisher,
sander,
cutter, power
brush, drill, and more.
The real secret of the Craftsman Rotary Tool
is its speed. To understand the
advantages
of
its high speed
,
you have to know
that
the
standard portable electric drill runs at speeds
up
to 2,800 revolutions per minute.
The
Rotary
Tool operates at speeds up to 30,000 revolu-
tions per minute. The typical electric drill is a
low-speed,
high-torque tool; the Rotary Tool
is just the
opposite
-
a high-speed, low-
torquetool.
The
chief
difference to the user is
that
in
the
high-speed
tools, the speed
com-
bined with the
accessory
mounted in the
chuck
does
the
work.
You don't apply pres-
sure
to
the too l, but simply
hold
and guide it.
In
the
low speed
tools, you not only guide the
too l, but
also
apply
pressure
to
it, as you do,
for example, when drill ing a hole.
It
is this high
speed, along with its compact
size
and w ide variety of special accessories,
that makes the Craftsman
Rotary
Tool
dif-
ferent
from
other
power
tools.
The speed
enables it to
do
jobs
that low-speed tools
cannot
do, such as cutting of hardened steel,
engraving
of glass, etc.
Getting the most
out
of your Rotary Tool is a
matter
of learning
how
to let this speed
work
for
you.
You
shou ld
not
th
in
k of
the
Rotary Tool as a
small
version of
a standard electric drill.
While
it
does do some of the same jobs
as
an
electric
drill,
it is
basically different in con-
cept, design and
use.
Craftsmen
who
have
used it for
years th ink of
it
as a "special tool for
special jobs",
and as
"the
too
l
that does jobs
which the
others
don't."
For example,
if
you want
to
cut a neat 2-inch
square hole
in
a furnace duct, the Rotary Tool
will do the job quickly and easily. Or
if
a door
in
your home is slightly misaligned because
the house has
settled,
the
latch
bolt may
no
longer
enter the strike plate properly, making
the door difficult to close or lock. Use the
Rotary Tool to cut away just enough of the
strike plate so the
latch
bolt operates properly.
You can do it
in
minutes.
There
are
literally
hundreds of special applications such as
these for
the
Rotary Tool in every
home.
In addition to these special
applications,
think
of your
Rotary Tool
for shaping or removing
wood, metal and
plastics.
This is how wood
carvers
use the tool, and
while
you may not be
interested in
wood carving, there are many
times
when
you want to cut a recess, round a
sharp corner, or enlarge an opening.
And then there are the grinding and polishing
jobs
done
by the
Rotary Tool.
You can
sharpen
tools,
scissors and cutlery, get rid of
burrs and unwanted sharp edges, accumu-
lated rust, grind new shapes, etc.
The
point is to think of the
Rotary Tool
for the
many jobs
it
can do because of its own
unique
properties
and capabilities. When
you
have
a
job to do,
think
of the Rotary Tool as one
possible solution.
Using the
Rotary Power
Tool
The first
step
in
learning
to use the Rotary
Tool
is to getthe
"feel" of
it.
Heft
it in
your hand
and
feel its
we
ight
and
balance.
Feel
the taper
of the housing. This taper
permits
the Rotary
Tool
to be grasped much like
a pen
or pencil.
If
you
have a variable
speed
model
,
turn it
on
by
slowly turning the
speed
dial and allowing
the tool to gradually gain speed. If you have a
single speed model, turn
the
switch to ON
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WHEN YOU TURN ON THE
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TOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME,
HOLD IT AWAY FROM YOUR FACE. ACCES-
SORIES CAN BE DAMAGED DURING HAN·
DUNG, AND CAN FLY APART AS THEY
COME UP TO SPEED. THIS IS NOT COM·
MON, BUT IT DOES HAPPEN.
Practice
on scrap
materials in the beginning
to
get
the feel
of
the
Rotary Too
l
cuts. Keep in
mind thatthe
work
is
done by the speed of the
tool and
by
the accessory
in
the chuck. You
should
not lean on or push the tool
into
the
work.
Instead, lower the spinning accessory
lightly
to
the
work
and allow
it
to touch the
point at which
you
want
cutting (or sanding
or
etching, etc.) to begin. Concentrate on guid-
ing the tool over the work using
very
little
pressure
from
your hand. Allow the acces
-
sory to
do the work.
Usually, it is best to make
a
series of passes
with
the tool rather than attempt to
do
all the
work
in
one pass.
To
make
a
cut, for example,
pass the
tool back and
forth
over
the work,
much
as
you would
a small
paint brush.
Cut a
little material on each pass until
you reach
the
desired depth.
For
most
work,
the deft, gentle
touch
is best. With it, you have the best
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