Operation - Ryobi AG402 Operator's Manual

WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you care-
less. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is
sufficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side
shields when operating power tools. Failure to do so
could result in objects being thrown into your eyes
resulting in possible serious injury.
WARNING:
Do not use any attachments or accessories not
recommended by the manufacturer of this tool. The use
of attachments or accessories not recommended can
result in serious personal injury.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this tool for the purposes listed below:
 Grinding metals
 Sanding wood or metal surfaces
SLIDE SWITCH
See Figure 3.
To turn the angle grinder ON, press the slide switch forward.
To the lock the grinder in the ON position, depress front of
switch To turn it OFF, push slide switch forward.
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CAUTION
Never cover air vents. They must always be open for
proper motor cooling.
INSTALLING ACCESSORY WHEELS
See Figure 4.
 Unplug the angle grinder.
 Depress and hold the spindle lock button and rotate nut
with provided wrench until spindle locks.
NOTE: To prevent damage to the spindle or spindle lock,
always allow motor to come to a complete stop before
engaging spindle lock.
 Loosen and remove flange nut from spindle. Do not
remove disc flange.
 Make sure flats on the bottom of disc flange are engaged
with flats on spindle.
 Place the accessory wheel over the spindle.

OPERATION

WARNING
Always install grinding wheel and abrasive mop disc with
the depressed center against the disc flange as shown
on the opposite page. Failure to do so will cause the
grinding wheel to crack when tightening the clamp nut.
This could result in serious personal injury because of
loose particles breaking off and being thrown from the
angle grinder. Do not overtighten.
 Thread the flange nut on the spindle with the flat side of nut
facing up. Fit raised, small diameter portion of the clamp
nut into the hole in the wheel and finger tighten.
 To install abrasive mop disc, thread the nut on the spindle
with the flat side of flange nut facing down. Finger
tighten.
 Depress and hold the spindle lock button and rotate the
wheel clockwise until the spindle locks in position.
 Securely tighten the nut with the wrench provided.
Do not overtighten.
DANGER:
Never attach a wood cutting or carving blade of any type
to this angle grinder. It is only designed for grinding and
sanding. Use for any other purpose is not recommended
and creates a hazard, which will result in serious injury.
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SLIDE
SWITCH
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Fig. 3