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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
IMPROPER USE OF GRINDING WHEEL MAY CAUSE BREAKAGE AND SERIOUS INJURY.
Grinding is a safe operation if the few basic rules listed below are followed. These rules are based on
material contained in the ANSI B7.1 Safety Code for "Use, Care and Protection of Abrasive Wheels". For
your safety, we suggest you benefit from the experience of others and carefully follow these rules.
1. DO always HANDLE AND STORE wheels in a
CAREFUL manner.
2. DO VISUALLY INSPECT all wheels before
mounting for possible damage.
3. DO CHECK MACHINE SPEED against the
established maximum safe operating speed marked
on the wheel.
4. DO CHECK MOUNTING FLANGES for equal
and correct diameter.
5. DO USE MOUNTING BLOTTERS that are
supplied with the wheels.
6. DO be sure WORK REST is properly adjusted.
7. DO always USE A SAFETY GUARD
COVERING at least one-half of the grinding wheel.
8. DO allow NEWLY MOUNTED WHEELS to run
at operating speed, with guard in place, for at
least one minute before grinding.
9. DO always WEAR SAFETY GLASSES or some
type of approved eye protection when grinding.
AVOID INHALATION OF DUST generated by grinding and cutting operations. Exposure to dust may
cause respiratory ailments. Use approved NIOSH or MSHA respirators, safety glasses or face shields, and
protective clothing. Provide adequate ventilation to eliminate dust, or to maintain dust level below
the Threshold Limit Value for nuisance dust as classified by OSHA.
DO
1. DON'T use a cracked wheel or one that HAS
BEEN DROPPED or has become damaged.
2. DON'T FORCE a wheel onto the machine OR
ALTER the size of the mounting hole - if the
wheel won't fit the machine, get one that will.
3. DON'T ever EXCEED THE MAXIMUM
OPERATING SPEED established for the
wheel.
4. DON'T use mounting flanges on which the
bearing surfaces ARE NOT CLEAN, FLAT
AND FREE OF BURRS.
5. DON'T TIGHTEN the mounting nut
excessively.
6. DON'T grind on the SIDE OF THE WHEEL
(see Safety Code B7.2 for exception).
7. DON'T start the machine until the WHEEL
GUARD IS IN PLACE.
8. DON'T JAM the work into the wheel.
9. DON'T STAND DIRECTLY IN FRONT of a
grinding wheel whenever a grinder is started.
10. DON'T FORCE THE GRINDING so that motor
slows noticeably or that the work piece gets hot.
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ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS
DON'T
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