Safety Warnings Specific For Sanding Operations - DeWalt XR Li-Ion DCG412-XE Instruction Manual

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a) Maintain a firm grip on the power tool and position your body and arm

to allow you to resist kickback forces. Always use auxiliary handle, if

provided, for maximum control over kickback or torque reaction during

start up. The operator can control torque reaction or kickback forces, if proper

precautions are taken.

b) Never place your hand near the rotating accessory. Accessory may

kickback over your hand.

c) Do not position your body in the area where power tool will move if

kickback occurs. Kickback will propel the tool in direction opposite to the

wheel's movement at the point of snagging.

d) Use special care when working corners, sharp edges etc. Avoid bouncing

and snagging the accessory. Corners, sharp edges or bouncing have

a tendency to snag the rotating accessory and cause loss of control or

kickback.

e) Do not attach a saw chain woodcarving blade or toothed saw blade. Such

blades create frequent kickback and loss of control.

Safety Warnings Specific for Grinding and Abrasive Cutting-Off

Operations

a) Use only wheel types that are recommended for your power tool and the

specific guard designed for the selected wheel. Wheels for which the power

tool was not designed cannot be adequately guarded and are unsafe.

b) The guard must be securely attached to the power tool and positioned for

maximum safety, so the least amount of wheel is exposed towards the

operator. The guard helps to protect operator from broken wheel fragments

and accidental contact with wheel and sparks that could ignite clothing.

c) Wheels must be used only for recommended applications. For example: do

not grind with the side of cut-off wheel. Abrasive cut-off wheels are intended

for peripheral grinding, side forces applied to these wheels may cause them to

shatter.

d) Always use undamaged wheel flanges that are of correct size and shape

for your selected wheel. Proper wheel flanges support the wheel thus

reducing the possibility of wheel breakage. Flanges for cut-off wheels may be

different from grinding wheel flanges.

e) Do not use worn down wheels from larger power tools. Wheel intended for

larger power tool is not suitable for the higher speed of a smaller tool and may

burst.

Additional Safety Warnings Specific for Abrasive Cutting-Off

Operations

a) Do not "jam" the cut-off wheel or apply excessive pressure. Do not attempt

to make an excessive depth of cut. Overstressing the wheel increases the

loading and susceptibility to twisting or binding of the wheel in the cut and the

possibility of kickback or wheel breakage.

b) Do not position your body in line with and behind the rotating wheel. When

the wheel, at the point of operation, is moving away from your body, the

possible kickback may propel the spinning wheel and the power tool directly

at you.

c) When wheel is binding or when interrupting a cut for any reason, switch off

the power tool and hold the power tool motionless until the wheel comes

to a complete stop. Never attempt to remove the cut-off wheel from the cut

while the wheel is in motion otherwise kickback may occur. Investigate and

take corrective action to eliminate the cause of wheel binding.

d) Do not restart the cutting operation in the workpiece. Let the wheel reach

full speed and carefully reenter the cut. The wheel may bind, walk up or

kickback if the power tool is restarted in the workpiece.

e) Support panels or any oversized workpiece to minimize the risk of wheel

pinching and kickback. Large workpieces tend to sag under their own weight.

Supports must be placed under the workpiece near the line of cut and near

the edge of the workpiece on both sides of the wheel.

f) Use extra caution when making a "pocket cut" into existing walls or other

blind areas. The protruding wheel may cut gas or water pipes, electrical

wiring or objects that can cause kickback.