DeWalt DWE4212 Instruction Manual page 40

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Fig. D
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Flanges and Wheels
Mounting Non-Hubbed Wheels (Fig. E)

WARNING: Failure to properly seat the flange/ clamp
nut/ wheel could result in serious injury (or damage to
the tool or wheel).

CAUTION: Included flanges must be used with
depressed center Type 27 and Type 42 grinding wheels
and Type 41 cutting wheels. See the accessories
Chart for more information.

WARNING: A closed, two-sided cutting wheel guard
is re quired when using cutting wheels.

WARNING: Use of a damaged flange or guard or fail-
ure to use proper flange and guard can re sult in injury
due to wheel breakage and wheel contact. See the
accessories Chart for more information.
1. Place the tool on a table, guard up.
2. Install the unthreaded backing flange
with the raised center (pilot) facing the wheel.
3. Place wheel against the backing flange, centering the
wheel on the raised center (pilot) of the backing flange.
4. While depressing the spindle lock button and with the
hex depressions facing away from the wheel, thread the
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clamp nut on spindle so that the lugs engage the
two slots in the spindle.
5. While depressing the spindle lock button, tighten the
locking flange with a wrench
6. To remove the wheel, depress the spindle lock button
and loosen the threaded locking flange with a wrench.
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on spindle
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Fig. E
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Mounting Sanding Backing Pads
(Fig. A, F)
NoTE: Use of a guard with sanding discs that use backing
pads, often called fiber resin discs, is not required. Since a
guard is not required for these accessories, the guard may or
may not fit correctly if used.

WARNING: Failure to properly seat the flange/ clamp
nut/ wheel could result in serious injury (or damage to
the tool or wheel).

WARNING: Proper guard must be reinstalled for
grinding wheel, cutting wheel, sanding flap disc,
wire brush or wire wheel applications after sanding
applications are complete.
1. Place or appropriately thread backing pad on
the spindle.
2. Place the sanding disc on the backing pad.
3. While depressing spindle lock
on spindle, piloting the raised hub on the clamp nut
into the center of san ding disc and backing pad.
4. Tighten the clamp nut by hand. Then depress the
spindle lock button while turning the sanding disc until
the sanding disc and clamp nut are snug.
5. To remove the wheel, grasp and turn the backing
pad and sanding pad while depressing the spindle
lock button.
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4
2
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, thread clamp nut