HSS Hire EZ8 Operating & Safety Manual

u u n n d d e e r r t t h h e e b b a a r r , , a a s s w w e e l l l l . .
P P u u l l l l t t h h e e s s h h e e e e t t t t i i g g h h t t a a g g a a i i n n s s t t t t h h e e d d r r u u m m a a n n d d r r e e - - t t i i g g h h t t e e n n t t h h e e
b b a a r r ' ' s s s s c c r r e e w w s s . .
All that remains is to plug the sander into its power
supply and switch the supply ON.
B B A A S S I I C C T T E E C C H H N N I I Q Q U U E E S S

Sanding Guide

Floor Boards

Parquet

S S a a n n d d f f l l o o o o r r b b o o a a r r d d s s a a l l o o n n g g t t h h e e i i r r l l e e n n g g t t h h , , l l e e v v e e l l l l i i n n g g a a n n y y t t h h a a t t
a a r r e e u u n n e e v v e e n n b b y y f f i i r r s s t t w w o o r r k k i i n n g g d d i i a a g g o o n n a a l l l l y y a a c c r r o o s s s s t t h h e e m m . .
S S a a n n d d p p a a r r q q u u e e t t a a n n d d w w o o o o d d b b l l o o c c k k f f l l o o o o r r s s i i n n t t w w o o d d i i r r e e c c t t i i o o n n s s – –
a a l l o o n n g g t t h h e e l l e e n n g g t t h h o o f f t t h h e e r r o o o o m m a a n n d d a a c c r r o o s s s s t t h h e e w w i i d d t t h h . .
S S t t a a r r t t i i n n g g i i n n a a c c o o r r n n e e r r , , t t a a c c k k l l e e t t h h e e f f l l o o o o r r i i n n s s t t r r i i p p s s ; ; o o v v e e r r l l a a p p p p i i n n g g
t t h h e e s s e e b b y y a a b b o o u u t t 7 7 5 5 m m m m ( ( 3 3 i i n n ) ) . . O O n n c c e e y y o o u u h h a a v v e e s s a a n n d d e e d d t t h h e e
e e n n t t i i r r e e f f l l o o o o r r r r e e p p e e a a t t u u s s i i n n g g p p r r o o g g r r e e s s s s i i v v e e l l y y f f i i n n e e r r g g r r a a d d e e s s t t o o
a a c c h h i i e e v v e e t t h h e e d d e e s s i i r r e e d d f f i i n n i i s s h h . .
B B o o t t h h m m o o d d e e l l s s a a r r e e f f i i t t t t e e d d w w i i t t h h a a n n N N V V R R s s w w i i t t c c h h s s y y s s t t e e m m w w h h i i c c h h
t t u u r r n n s s t t h h e e m m a a c c h h i i n n e e O O F F F F i i f f t t h h e e p p o o w w e e r r s s u u p p p p l l y y i i s s i i n n t t e e r r r r u u p p t t e e d d . .
T T o o s s w w i i t t c c h h O O N N , , e e i i t t h h e e r r p p u u s s h h t t h h e e r r e e d d ( ( O O N N ) ) b b u u t t t t o o n n o o r r m m o o v v e e
t t h h e e t t o o g g g g l l e e s s w w i i t t c c h h f f r r o o m m O O F F F F t t h h r r o o u u g g h h O O N N t t o o S S T T A A R R T T . .
T T o o s s w w i i t t c c h h O O F F F F , , e e i i t t h h e e r r p p u u s s h h t t h h e e w w h h i i t t e e O O F F F F b b u u t t t t o o n n o o r r
m m o o v v e e t t h h e e t t o o g g g g l l e e s s w w i i t t c c h h t t o o t t h h e e O O F F F F p p o o s s i i t t i i o o n n . . N N e e v v e e r r s s w w i i t t c c h h
t t h h e e s s a a n n d d e e r r O O F F F F o o r r O O N N w w h h e e n n t t h h e e d d r r u u m m i i s s i i n n c c o o n n t t a a c c t t w w i i t t h h
t t h h e e f f l l o o o o r r . .
T T o o s s a a n n d d a a s s t t r r i i p p , , d d e e p p e e n n d d e e n n t t o o n n m m o o d d e e l l , , e e i i t t h h e e r r t t i i l l t t t t h h e e f f l l o o o o r r
s s a a n n d d e e r r b b a a c c k k u u n n t t i i l l i i t t s s d d r r u u m m i i s s c c l l e e a a r r o o f f t t h h e e f f l l o o o o r r o o r r l l i i f f t t t t h h e e
c c o o n n t t r r o o l l l l e e v v e e r r t t o o r r a a i i s s e e t t h h e e d d r r u u m m . .
S S w w i i t t c c h h t t h h e e s s a a n n d d e e r r O O N N , , gently lower the drum and let it
pull the sander slowly forward.
N N e e v v e e r r a a p p p p l l y y t t o o o o m m u u c c h h p p r r e e s s s s u u r r e e t t o o t t h h e e s s a a n n d d e e r r , its weight
alone is enough.
K K e e e e p p t t h h e e s s a a n n d d e e r r m m o o v v i i n n g g a a c c r r o o s s s s t t h h e e f f l l o o o o r r a a t t a a c c o o n n s s t t a a n n t t
s s p p e e e e d d . . A A n n y y h h e e s s i i t t a a t t i i o o n n o o r r s s t t o o p p p p i i n n g g w w i i l l l l r r e e s s u u l l t t i i n n t t h h e e f f l l o o o o r r ' ' s s
s s u u r r f f a a c c e e b b e e i i n n g g d d a a m m a a g g e e d d . . R R u u t t t t i i n n g g w w i i l l l l o o c c c c u u r r o o n n t t h h e e s s u u r r f f a a c c e e
a a n n d d t t h h e e f f l l o o o o r r w w i i l l l l r r e e q q u u i i r r e e r r e e - - s s a a n n d d i i n n g g . . T T h h i i s s r r u u t t t t i i n n g g e e f f f f e e c c t t
w w i i l l l l o o c c c c u u r r o o n n a a n n y y t t y y p p e e o o f f w w o o o o d d ( ( H H a a r r d d o o r r S S o o f f t t ) ) . .
A A t t t t h h e e e e n n d d o o f f a a s s t t r r i i p p , , i i m m m m e e d d i i a a t t e e l l y y r r a a i i s s e e t t h h e e d d r r u u m m f f r r o o m m t t h h e e
s s u u r r f f a a c c e e t t h h e e n n s s w w i i t t c c h h t t h h e e s s a a n n d d e e r r O O F F F F a a n n d d w w a a i i t t f f o o r r m m o o v v i i n n g g
p p a a r r t t s s t t o o s s t t o o p p . .
N N e e x x t t , , m m o o v v e e t t h h e e s s a a n n d d e e r r b b a a c c k k t t o o t t h h e e s s t t a a r r t t i i n n g g p p o o i i n n t t a a n n d d
b b e e g g i i n n s s a a n n d d i i n n g g t t h h e e n n e e x x t t s s t t r r i i p p . .
Once you have sanded as much as possible with
the sander you can then tackle the perimeter with an
edging sander.
E E Q Q U U I I P P M M E E N N T T C C A A R R E E
N N e e v v e e r r p p u u s s h h t t h h e e e e q q u u i i p p m m e e n n t t b b e e y y o o n n d d i i t t s s d d e e s s i i g g n n l l i i m m i i t t s s . . If it
will not do what you want with reasonable ease, assume
you have the wrong tool for the job. Ask at your local
HSS Hire for advice.
D D u u s s t t b b a a g g s s a a r r e e s s i i m m p p l l y y t t i i e e d d i i n n p p l l a a c c e e . . E E m m p p t t y y t t h h e e m m w w h h e e n n
a a b b o o u u t t a a t t h h i i r r d d f f u u l l l l , , a a n n d d b b e e f f o o r r e e l l e e a a v v i i n n g g t t h h e e s s a a n n d d e e r r f f o o r r a a n n y y
l l e e n n g g t t h h o o f f t t i i m m e e . .
D D i i s s p p o o s s e e o o f f w w o o o o d d d d u u s s t t c c a a r r e e f f u u l l l l y y . .
N N e e v v e e r r u u s s e e a a s s a a n n d d e e r r t t h h a a t t h h a a s s n n o o t t g g o o t t a a n n a a b b r r a a s s i i v v e e f f i i t t t t e e d d . .
A A l l w w a a y y s s u u s s e e t t h h e e r r i i g g h h t t a a b b r r a a s s i i v v e e for the job and change it as
soon as it becomes clogged or damaged.
W W h h e e n n n n o o t t i i n n u u s s e e , , s s t t o o r r e e t t h h e e e e q q u u i i p p m m e e n n t t s s o o m m e e w w h h e e r r e e c c l l e e a a n n , ,
d d r r y y a a n n d d s s a a f f e e from thieves.
K K e e e e p p t t h h e e e e q q u u i i p p m m e e n n t t c c l l e e a a n n . . You will find this less of a
chore if you clean up regularly rather than wait until the
end of the hire period.
F F L L O O O O R R F F I I N N I I S S H H
B B e e f f o o r r e e D D e e c c o o r r a a t t i i n n g g
Sand the floor and seal before decorating.
Wallpaper paste and paint spills can be wiped
up more easily – without staining – if the floor
is sealed first.
A A f f l l o o o o r r f f i i n n i i s s h h i i s s a a v v a a i i l l a a b b l l e e f f r r o o m m y y o o u u r r H H S S S S H H i i r r e e ,
on a sale or return basis. Y Y o o u u m m u u s s t t f f o o l l l l o o w w t t h h e e
m m a a n n u u f f a a c c t t u u r r e e r r s s i i n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s f f o o r r i i t t s s c c o o r r r r e e c c t t a a p p p p l l i i c c a a t t i i o o n n . .
W W e e a a r r a a l l l l n n e e c c e e s s s s a a r r y y p p r r o o t t e e c c t t i i v v e e c c l l o o t t h h i i n n g g a a n n d d v v e e n n t t i i l l a a t t e e t t h h e e
r r o o o o m m w w h h e e n n a a p p p p l l y y i i n n g g . .
A A r r e e s s p p i i r r a a t t o o r r y y p p r r o o t t e e c c t t i i v v e e s s y y s s t t e e m m i i s s a a v v a a i i l l a a b b l l e e f f o o r r h h i i r r e e , , f f o o r r
d d e e t t a a i i l l s s c c o o n n t t a a c c t t y y o o u u r r l l o o c c a a l l H H S S S S H H i i r r e e . .
B B e e f f o o r r e e v v a a r r n n i i s s h h i i n n g g s s w w e e e e p p a a n n d d v v a a c c u u u u m m t t h h e e f f l l o o o o r r . . Wipe
over with a lint free cloth, lightly dampened with white
spirit. L L e e a a v v e e t t o o d d r r y y f f o o r r a a p p p p r r o o x x i i m m a a t t e e l l y y 2 2 h h o o u u r r s s , , keeping
windows open and doors shut – allow the spirit to
evaporate.
F F I I N N I I S S H H I I N N G G O O F F F F
S S w w i i t t c c h h O O F F F F a a n n d d u u n n p p l l u u g g t t h h e e s s a a n n d d e e r r . .
R R e e m m o o v v e e a a n n y y f f i i t t t t e e d d a a b b r r a a s s i i v v e e , , e e m m p p t t y y t t h h e e d d u u s s t t b b a a g g a a n n d d
c c l l e e a a n n t t h h e e s s a a n n d d e e r r . .
N N e e a a t t l l y y c c o o i i l l i i t t s s f f l l e e x x ready for return to your local HSS
Hire.
... have you been trained
The law requires that personnel using this type of equipment
must be competent and qualified to do so. Training is available
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0845 766 7799
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Floor Sanders Floor Sanders
Heavy duty floor sander for
sanding or preparing floor ready
for varnishing/polishing
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