Service; Shared Safety Notes Regarding Grinding, Sandpaper Sanding, Working With Wire Brushes, Polishing And Abrasive Cutting; Kickback And The Appropriate Safety Notes - dwt WS-125 Betriebsanleitung

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• Keep cutting tools sharp and clean. Properly
maintained cutting tools with sharp cutting
edges are less likely to bind and are easier to
control.
• Use the power tool, accessories and tool bits
etc. in accordance with these instructions,
taking into account the working conditions
and the work to be performed. Use of the
power tool for operations different from those
intended could result in a hazardous situation.

Service

• Have your power tool serviced by a qualified
repair person using only identical replace-
ment parts. This will ensure that the safety of
the power tool is maintained.
Shared safety notes regarding grinding,
sandpaper sanding, working with wire brushes,
polishing and abrasive cutting.
• This power tool is to be used as an sandpaper
grinder, sandpaper sander, wire brush and
abrasive cutting tool. Observe all the safety
notes, instructions, representations and data
received with the power tool. If you do not
observe the following instructions, electrical
shock, film and/or serious injuries may be the
result.
• This electrical tool is not suitable for polish-
ing. Applications for which the power tool are
not intended may cause risks and injuries.
• Do not use accessories that have not been
designed and recommended by the manu-
facturer for this specific power tool. Just
because you are able to attach an accessory to
your power tool this does not guarantee that it
is safe to use.
• The permitted revolutions of the tool must be
at least as high as the highest revolutions
specified on the power tool. Accessories that
rotate faster than they are permitted to may
break and fly.
• The external diameter and thickness of the
tool must match the dimensional specifica-
tion of your power tool. Incorrectly dimen-
sioned tools cannot be sufficiently shielded or
controlled.
• Sanding discs, flanges, sanding plates or
other accessories must fit precisely to the
sanding spindle of your power tool. Tools
that do not fit precisely to the sanding spindle of
the power tool will rotate unevenly, vibrate
heavily and may cause loss of control over the
device.
• Do not use damaged tools. Before each use,
check tools like sanding discs for chips and
tears, sanding plates for tears, wear or heavy
use, wire brushes for loose or broken bris-
tles. If the power tool or the tool itself are
dropped, check to see whether it is damaged
or use an undamaged tool. When you have
checked and inserted the tool, ensure that
you and any other people in the vicinity are
out of the sphere of influence of the rotating
tool and operate the power tool for a minute
at the highest revolutions. Damaged tools will
usually break within this test period.
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• Wear personal safety gear. Depending on the
work you are doing, wear a full-face visor,
visor or protective goggles. If appropriate,
wear a dust mask, ear defenders, protective
gloves or a special apron designed to keep
sanding and material particles away from
you. Your eyes should be protected from the
flying objects that may be generated during var-
ious applications. Dust or breathing masks
must be capable of filtering the dust generated
during operation. If you are exposed to loud
noise for extended periods, you may suffer a
loss of hearing.
• Ensure that other people are kept a safe dis-
tance from your workplace. Anyone entering
the workplace must wear personal protec-
tive gear. Pieces of the work piece or broken
tools may fly away and cause injuries even out-
side the direct working area.
• Hold the device by the insulated surfaces only
when carrying out work during which it is
possible that the tool may come across hid-
den power cables or its own cable. Contact
with a cable that carries power will subject the
metal parts of the device to current and will lead
to electrical shock.
• Keep the power cable away from rotating
tools. If you loose control over the power tool,
the power cable may be cut or caught and your
hand or arm may be pulled into the rotating tool.
• Never set the power tool down before the tool
has come to a completed standstill. The
rotating tool may come into contact with the
surface and cause you to loose control over the
power tool.
• Never operate the power tool when you are
carrying it. Your clothing may be caught as a
result of accidental contact with the rotating
tool causing the tool to injure you.
• Clean the ventilation slots of your power tool
regularly. The motor fans draw dust into the
housing and a large deposit of metal dust can
cause electrical hazards.
• Never use power tool near flammable materi-
als. Sparks may set fire to these materials.
• Do not use tools that require a liquid cooling
agent. The use of water or other liquid cooling
agents may lead to electrical shock.

Kickback and the appropriate safety notes

Kickback is a sudden reaction caused as a result of
a jammed or blocked rotating tool, for example, a
sanding disc, sanding plate, wire brush etc. Jam-
ming or blocking causes the rotating tool to come to
an abrupt stop. This causes an uncontrolled power
tool to accelerate against the direction of rotation of
the tool at the blocked point.
For example, if a grinding disc becomes stuck or
blocked in a work piece, the edge of the grinding
disc that dips into the work piece may get caught
and the grinding disc will break away or cause kick-
back. The grinding disc will then move towards the
operator or away from them in accordance with the
direction of rotation of the disc at the blocked point.
This may also cause grinding discs to break.