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Craftsman 315.116360 Owner's Manual page 8

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WARNING:
Before connecting your sander to
power supply source, always check to be sure it
is not in lock-on position (depress and release
switchtrigger). Failure to do so could result in
accidental startingof sander resulting in possible
sadous injury,Also, do not lock the triggeron
jobs where your sander may need to be stopped
suddenly.
APPLICATIONS
(Usa only for the purposes listed below)
Sandingon wood surfaces.
Removing rust from and sandingsteel surfaces,
PREPARING
FOR OPERATION
For ease of operation,your sander has botha front
handle and rear handle. See Figure 4. This provides
for two-hand operation, which is necessary in order to
maintain propercontrolof your sander and keep both
hands clear of the sandingdisc and sanding area,
When operatingyour sander, always use both hands.
See Figures 4 and ,_
Fig. 4
Flush sandingcan be performed with your sander
wbentha front handle is removed from sander. See
Figure 5, Remove fronthandle by depressingtab
underfront handle while pullinghandle up and off of
sander, See Figure 6.
FRONT
HANDLE
TAB
1"0REMOVE
TOINSTALL
,6
SANDING
Clamp or othenNisasecure the work to prevent it from
moving under your sander.
_IL WARNING:
Unsecured work could be thrown
towards the operatorcausing injury.
Place sanderon workpiece so that all of sanding disc
surface is in contactwith workplace. Start your sander
and move it slowlyover workplace making successive
passes in parallellines, circles, or crosswise
movements. Upon completionof sanding operation,
turn sander off and wait until sanding disc comes to a
completestop before removing from workplace.
WARNING: Your sander shouldonly be on
when entire surface of sandingdisc is in contact
with workplace. Failureto follow this sanding
procedurecould result in loose sandingdisc
which could result in possible serious injury.
Do not force. The weight of the unit supplies
adequate pressure, so let the sanding disc and
sander do the work.Applyingadditional pressureonly
slowsthe motor,rapidlywears sanding disc and
greatly reduces sander speed. Excessive pressure
will ovedoad the motor causing possibledamage from
motoroverheating and can result in inferiorwork.Any
finish or resin on wood may soften from the frictional
heat. Do not allow sanding on one spot too long as
the sanders rapid action may remove too much
material, makingthe surface uneven,

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