KEY TO SYMBOLS Key to symbols WARNING! The machine can be a dangerous tool if used incorrectly or carelessly, which can cause serious or fatal injury to the operator or others. Please read the operator’s manual carefully and make sure you understand the instructions before using the machine.
CONTENTS Contents KEY TO SYMBOLS Key to symbols ............. CONTENTS Contents ..............WHAT IS WHAT? What is what on the power cutter? ....... SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Steps before using a new power cutter......Personal protective equipment ........Machine ′ s safety equipment ........Checking, maintaining and servicing the machine ′...
WHAT IS WHAT? What is what on the power cutter? 1 Cutting blade 10 Switch 2 Guard for the blade 11 Hydraulic motor 3 Catch for the guard 12 Flange washer 4 Front handle 13 Belt guard 5 Water tap 14 Belt tensioner 6 Rating plate 15 Cutting arm...
Check the cutting blades mounting, see the chapter ”Assembly”. • Use leg-guards recommended for the material to be cut. Let your Partner dealer check the power cutter and make • Boots with steel toe-caps and non-slip sole essential adjustments and repairs.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When you release your grip on the handle this resets both the Press the switch lock and check that it returns to its home switch and the switch lock. This takes place via two position when released. independent return spring systems. This position causes the machine to stop and the switch to be locked.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Never use a machine that is faulty. Carry out the checks, • Keep at a safe distance from the cutting equipment when maintenance and service instructions described in this it is rotating. manual. Some maintenance and service measures must •...
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Check that the blade is not in contact with anything when A lower feed pressure can stop the vibration. Otherwise the machine is started replace the blade. The blade must be of the recommended type for the material to be cut. •...
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Pinching/rotation Hand-held, high-speed machines If the cut is pressed together this can lead to jamming. The Our cutting blades are manufactured for high-speed, portable machine can be pulled down suddenly with a very powerful power cutters. If blades from other manufacturers are used, jerk.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Test the abrasive disc by hanging it on your finger and tapping it lightly with a screwdriver or the like. If the disc does not produce a resonant, ringing sound it is damaged. Diamond blades Diamond blades consist of a steel body provided with segments that contain industrial diamonds.
Do not use warped, notched, indented or dirty flange washers. Do not use different dimensions of flange washers. Partner’s blades are approved for hand-held power cutters. Blades are manufactured with three different diameters of centre holes: 20 mm (0.787"), 22.2 mm (7/8") and 25.4 mm (1").
STARTING AND STOPPING Starting and stopping WARNING! Note the following before starting: Make sure you have a secure footing and that the cutting blade cannot touch anything. Keep people and animals well away from the working area. Starting • Grip the front handle with your left hand. •...
MAINTENANCE Maintenance Checking the drive axle and flange washers Check that the threads on the drive shaft are undamaged. Check that the contact surfaces on the blade and the flange washers are undamaged, of the correct dimension, clean, WARNING! Inspection and/or maintenance and that they run properly on the drive axle.
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MAINTENANCE Daily maintenance Carry out the following checks daily before using the machine. 1 Check that nuts and screws are tight. 2 Check that the power source (the hydraulic unit) supplies the correct oil flow and oil pressure. 3 Check that the hydraulic hoses and couplings are clean and undamaged.
Partner Industrial Products, SE-433 81 Partille, Sweden, tel: +46-31-949000, declares under sole responsibility that the power cutter Partner K2500 dating from 2004 serial numbers and onwards (the year is clearly stated on the rating plate, followed by the serial number), complies with the requirements of the COUNCILíS DIRECTIVE: of June 22, 1998 ”relating to machinery”...