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Additional Safety for Spindle Sanders
Serious injury or death can occur from fingers, clothing, jewelry or hair getting entangled
in rotating spindle or other moving components. Abrasion injuries can occur from touching
rotating sanding drum with bare skin. Workpieces thrown by drum can strike operator or
bystanders with moderate force, causing impact injuries. Long-term respiratory damage can
occur from using sander without proper use of a respirator. To reduce the risk of these hazards,
operator and bystanders MUST completely heed the hazards and warnings below.
HAND PLACEMENT. Rotating sanding drums
can remove a large amount of flesh in a few sec-
onds. Always keep hands away from drum during
operation. Never touch moving drum on purpose.
Use a brush to clean table of sawdust and chips.
FEEDING WORKPIECE. Forcefully jamming
workpiece into sanding surface could cause
workpiece to eject back at operator or damage
machine. Always allow spindle to reach full speed.
Firmly hold workpiece with both hands and ease it
against spindle using light pressure.
DRUM DIRECTION. Feeding workpiece incor-
rectly can cause it to be thrown from machine,
allowing your hands to slip into the rotating drum
or striking yourself or bystanders. To reduce these
risks, feed workpiece against direction of rotation,
and never sand tapered or pointed stock with
point facing feed direction.
SANDING SLEEVE CONDITION. Worn or dam-
aged sanding sleeves can tear apart and become
entangled in spindle, resulting in subsequent
injuries from operator loss of workpiece con-
trol. Replace worn or damaged sanding sleeves
promptly.
SANDING DUST. Sanding creates large amounts
of dust and flying chips that can lead to eye injury
or serious respiratory illness. Reduce your risk by
always wearing approved eye and respiratory pro-
tection when using sander. Never operate without
adequate dust collection system in place and run-
ning. However, dust collection is not a substitute
for using a respirator.
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AVOIDING ENTANGLEMENT. DO NOT wear
loose clothing, gloves, or jewelry, and tie back
long hair. Keep all guards in place and secure.
WORKPIECE INSPECTION. Nails, staples,
knots, or other imperfections in workpiece can be
dislodged and thrown from sander at high rate of
speed into operator or bystanders, or cause dam-
age to sanding sleeves or drum. Never sand stock
that has embedded foreign objects or question-
able imperfections.
TABLE INSERTS. A pinch point for fingers and
workpieces exists in the gap between table and
oscillating drum. Always use table insert that fits
closest to diameter of installed drum to keep this
gap as small as possible and reduce risk of injury.
POWER DISCONNECT. An accidental startup
while changing sleeves can result in entangle-
ment or abrasion injuries. Always disconnect
machine from power source before changing
sanding sleeve to avoid this risk.
WORKPIECE INTEGRITY. Sanding fragile work-
pieces can result in loss of control, resulting in
entanglement, impact injuries, or damage to the
sanding sleeve or drum. Only sand solid work-
pieces that can withstand power sanding forces.
Make sure shape of workpiece is properly sup-
ported; avoid sanding workpieces without flat bot-
tom surfaces unless some type of jig is used to
maintain support and control when sanding force
is applied.
Model G0723 (Mfd. Since 03/24)
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