Angle grinder
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Sanding tools may be used for
the recommended applications only.
For example: Never grind with the side
area of a cutting-off wheel.
Cutting-off wheels are designed to re-
move material with the edge of the wheel.
If a lateral force is applied to these
sanding tools, they may shatter.
Always use undamaged clamping
flanges in the correct size and shape
for the grinding disc you have selected.
Suitable flanges support the grinding
disc and therefore reduce the risk
of the grinding disc breaking.
Flanges for cutting-off wheels may differ
from the flanges for other grinding discs.
Do not use worn grinding discs from
larger electric power tools.
Grinding discs for larger electric power
tools are not designed for the higher
speeds of smaller electric power tools
and may break.
Special safety instructions for cut-off
grinding:
Avoid blocking the cutting-off wheel
or exerting too high contact pressure.
Do not make excessively deep cuts.
Overloading the cutting-off wheel increa-
ses its stress and the susceptibility
to twisting or blocking and therefore the
possibility of a kickback or the grinding
tool breaking.
Avoid the area in front of and behind
the rotating cutting-off wheel.
When you move the cutting-off wheel
in the workpiece away from yourself,
a kickback may cause the electric power
tool and rotating wheel to be ejected
directly towards you.
If the cutting-off wheel jams or you
interrupt work, switch the power tool
off and hold it steady until the wheel
has come to a standstill.
Never attempt to pull the still rotating
cutting-off wheel out of the cut, otherwise
a kickback may occur. Establish and
eliminate the cause of the jam.
Do not switch the electric power tool
on again while it is in the workpiece.
First let the cutting-off wheel reach full
speed before you carefully continue
cutting.
Otherwise, the wheel may jam, jump out
of the workpiece or cause a kickback.
Be particularly careful when making
“pocket cuts” in existing walls or other
secluded areas.
When the cutting-off wheel is inserted,
it may cause a kickback if it cuts into gas
or water lines, electric cables or other
objects.
Support plates or large workpieces
to prevent the risk of a kickback due
to the cutting-off wheel jamming.
Large workpieces may sag under their
own weight. The workpiece must be
supported on both sides of the wheel,
namely near the separating cut and
along the edge.
Special safety instructions for sanding:
Do not use oversized sanding sheets,
but follow the manufacturer’s speci-
fications for the size of sanding sheets.
Sanding sheets which project over
the sanding pad may cause injuries
as well as block and rip the sanding
sheets or cause a kickback.
Special safety instructions for polishing
(L 1506 VR/LE 14–7 125 INOX only):
Do not allow any loose portion of the
polishing bonnet or its attachment strings
to spin freely. Tuck away or trim any
loose attachment strings.
Loose and spinning attachment strings
can entangle your fingers or snag
on the workpiece.
Special safety instructions when working
with wire brushes:
Note that the wire brush loses pieces
of wire even under normal conditions
of use. Do not overload the wires
by applying excess contact pressure.
Ejected pieces of wire can penetrate thin
clothing and/or skin very easily.