DeWalt XR LI-LON Series Manual

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ENGLISH
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CAUTION: Never operate this sander unless a dust
collector is in place. Sanding dust exhaust may create a
breathinghazard.
OPERATION
Instructions for Use
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WARNING: Always observe the safety instructions and
applicableregulations.
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn tool off and disconnect battery pack
before making any adjustments or removing/
installing attachments or accessories. An accidental
start-up can causeinjury.
Proper Hand Position (Fig. F)
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury,
ALWAYS use proper hand position asshown.
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, ALWAYS hold securely in anticipation of a
suddenreaction.
Proper hand position requires one hand on the main grip
asshown.
Operating the Sander (Fig. F)
NOTICE: These sanders are not to be used in
drywallapplications.
NOTICE: Avoid overloading your sander. Overloading
will result in a considerable reduction in speed and finish
quality of your work. The unit may also become hot. In
this event, run sander at a no load condition for a minute
ortwo.
To operate your sander, grasp it as shown in Figure F and turn it
on. Move the sander in long, sweeping strokes along the surface
being sanded, letting the sander do thework.
Pushing down on the tool while sanding actually slows the
removal rate and produces an inferior quality surface. Be sure
to check your work often, this sander is capable of removing
material rapidly, especially with coarsepaper.
The random orbital action of your sander allows you to sand
with the grain or at any angle across it for most sanding jobs. To
produce the best finish possible, start with coarse grit sandpaper
and change gradually to finer and finer paper. Vacuum and
wipe surface with a tack cloth between grit steps. Your sander is
designed to sand into small or confined areas. Its small size and
light weight make it ideal for overheadwork.
The rate at which the dust collection bag fills up will vary with
the type of material being sanded and the coarseness of the
sandpaper. For best results, empty the bag frequently. When
sanding painted surfaces, (see the following for additional
precautions when sanding paint) you may find that the
sandpaper loads up and clogs with paint. A heat gun will work
much better to remove paint before sanding. FOLLOW ALL
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IN HEAT GUN INSTRUCTIONMANUAL.
Precautions to Take When Sanding Paint
Sanding of lead based paint is NOT RECOMMENDED due to the
difficulty of controlling the contaminated dust. The greatest
danger of lead poisoning is to children and pregnantwomen.
Since it is difficult to identify whether or not a paint contains
lead without a chemical analysis, we recommend the following
precautions when sanding any paint:
1. PERSONAL SAFETY
- No children or pregnant women should enter the work
area where the paint sanding is being done until all
clean up iscompleted.
- A dust mask or respirator should be worn by all persons
entering the work area. The filter should be replaced
daily or whenever the wearer has difficulty breathing.
See your local hardware store for the proper NIOSH-
approved dustmask.
- NO EATING, DRINKING or SMOKING should be done in
the work area to prevent ingesting contaminated paint
particles. Workers should wash and clean up BEFORE
eating, drinking or smoking. Articles of food, drink, or
smoking should not be left in the work area where dust
would settle onthem.
2. ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
- Paint should be removed in such a manner as to
minimize the amount of dustgenerated.
- Areas where paint removal is occurring should be sealed
with plastic sheeting of 4 milsthickness.
- Sanding should be done in a manner to reduce tracking
of paint dust outside the workarea.
3. CLEANING AND DISPOSAL
- All surfaces in the work area should be vacuumed
and thoroughly cleaned daily for the duration of
the sanding project. Vacuum filter bags should be
changedfrequently.
- Plastic drop cloths should be gathered up and disposed
of along with any dust chips or other removal debris.
They should be placed in sealed refuse receptacles and
disposed of through regular trash pick-up procedures.
During clean up, children and pregnant women should
be kept away from the immediate workarea.
- All toys, washable furniture and utensils used by
children should be washed thoroughly before being
usedagain.
MAINTENANCE
Your
DeWALT
power tool has been designed to operate
over a long period of time with a minimum of maintenance.
Continuous satisfactory operation depends upon proper tool
care and regularcleaning.
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn tool off and disconnect battery pack
before making any adjustments or removing/
installing attachments or accessories. An accidental
start-up can causeinjury.

DeWalt XR LI-LON Series Specifications

General

Brand	DeWalt
Model	XR LI-LON Series
Category	Sander
Language	English