Craftsman 172.27673 Operator's Manual page 17

VARIABLE SPEED SWITCH (seeFig.7)
Thevariable speed
dial allows matching the correct
speeds to sandpaper grits and various surfaces and
materials being sanded for either fast material
removal or a fine smooth finish.
Rotate the dial from 1 to 6, with 1 being the
lowest speed and 6 the highest speed.
Fig. 7
APPLICATIONS
Only use your sander for the applications listed below.
• Sanding wood surfaces with various grits of sandpaper.
• Removing rust from steel surfaces with special sandpaper.
I /_,WARNING:
Due to the danger of fire, DO NOT use your sander to sand I
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magnesium surfaces. DO NOT use for wet sanding.
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/_kWARNING:
ALWAYS clamp the workpiece. An unsecured workpiece could I
be thrown towards the operator, causing serious injury.
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CAUTION:
When gripping the sander during use, ALWAYS be careful not
to cover the air vents with your hands (see Fig. 9).
Fig. 8
Air Vents
USING YOUR SANDER (see Fig. 8)
1. ALWAYS clamp and secure the workpiece to prevent it from moving under sander.
2. Place sander on workpiece so that all of sanding disc surface is in contact with workpiece.
3. Start the sander and move it slowly over workpiece, making successive passes in parallel
lines, circles, or crosswise movements.
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