DeWalt XR LI-ION DCG418 - Assembly and Adjustments; Attaching Side Handle; Guards; Flanges and Wheels

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ENGLISH
NOTE: See the Accessories Chart to select the proper guard /
accessory combination.
Adjusting and Mounting Guard (Fig. D, E)
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CAUTION: Turn unit off and remove the battery pack
from the tool before making any adjustments or removing
or installing attachments or accessories.
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CAUTION: BEFORE operating the tool, be sure to identify
which adjustment option your tool is set to.
Adjustment Options
Your grinder offers one- and two-touch options for guard
adjustment.
• One-touch: When the slanted side of the guard release
lever
10
is engaged, the guard can be easily repositioned by
rotation it clockwise. The lever does not need to be depressed
to turn the guard.
• Two-touch: When the squared side of the guard release
lever
10
is engaged, the guard can be repositioned by
depressing the guard release lever and rotating the guard.
One Touch
Two Touch
Setting Guard Adjustment Options
To adjust the guard release lever
10
for desired
adjustmentoption:
1. Remove screw
14
using a T20 bit.
2. Remove the guard release lever. Choose the end of the
lever for the desired adjustment option. One-touch will
use the slanted end of the lever. Two-touch will use the
squaredend.
3. Replace the lever, positioning the chosen end under the
spring
13
. Ensure the lever is in proper contact with
thespring
4. Replace screw.
Mounting Guard (Fig. D)
1. Press the guard release lever
10
.
2. While holding the guard release lever open, align the
lugs
15
on the guard with the slots
16
on the gearcase.
3. Keeping the guard release lever open, push the guard down
until the guard lugs engage and rotate them in the groove
on the gear case hub. Release the guard release lever.
4. With the spindle facing the operator, rotate the guard
clockwise into the desired working position. The guard body
should be positioned between the spindle and the operator
to provide maximum operator protection.
NOTE: The guard release lever should snap into one of the
alignment holes
17
on the guard collar. This ensures that
the guard is secure.
5. To remove the guard, follow steps 1–3 of these instructions
in reverse.
Flanges and Wheels
Mounting Non-Hubbed Wheels (Fig. F)
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WARNING: Failure to properly seat the flange/ clamp
nut/ wheel could result in serious injury (or damage to the
tool or wheel).
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CAUTION: Included flanges must be used with depressed
centre Type 27 and Type 42 grinding wheels and Type 1
and Type41 cutting wheels. See the Accessories Chart
for more information.
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WARNING: A closed, two-sided cutting wheel guard is
re quired when using cutting wheels.
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WARNING: Use of a damaged flange or guard or fail ure
to use proper flange and guard can re sult in injury due to
wheel breakage and wheel contact. See the Accessories
Chart for more information.
1. Place the tool on a table, guard up.
2. Install the unthreaded backing flange
7
on spindle
4
with
the raised centre (pilot) facing the wheel.
3. Place wheel against the backing flange, centreing the wheel
on the raised centre (pilot) of the backing flange.
4. While depressing the spindle lock button and with the
hex depressions facing away from the wheel, thread the
clampnut
8
on spindle so that the lugs engage the two
slots in the spindle.
5. While depressing the spindle lock button, tighten the
locking flange with a wrench.
6. To remove the wheel, depress the spindle lock button and
loosen the threaded locking flange with a wrench.
Mounting Sanding Backing Pads (Fig.A,F)
NOTE: Use of a guard with sanding discs that use backing pads,
often called fiber resin discs, is not required. Since a guard is
not required for these accessories, the guard may or may not fit
correctly if used.
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WARNING: Failure to properly seat the flange/ clamp
nut/ wheel could result in serious injury (or damage to the
tool or wheel).
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WARNING: Proper guard must be reinstalled for grinding
wheel, cutting wheel, sanding flap disc, wire brush or
wire wheel applications after sanding applications are
complete.
1. Place or appropriately thread backing pad
18
on
thespindle.
2. Place the sanding disc
19
on the backing pad
18
.
3. While depressing spindle lock
3
, thread clamp nut
20
on
spindle, piloting the raised hub on the clamp nut into the
centre of san ding disc and backingpad.
4. Tighten the clamp nut by hand. Then depress the spindle
lock button while turning the sanding disc until the sanding
disc and clamp nut are snug.
5. To remove the wheel, grasp and turn the backing pad and
sanding pad while depressing the spindle lock button.