Makita 9015DB Instruction Manual page 4

Specific Safety Rules
1. Always use proper guard
with
grinding wheel.
A
guard protects operator from
broken wheel fragments
2. Accessories must be rated for at least the speed recommended on the tool
warning label. Wheels and other accessories running over rated speed can
fly apart and cause injury.
3. Hold tool by insulated gripping surfaces when performing an operation where
the cutting tool may contact hidden wiring or its o w n cord. Contact with
a "live" wire will make exposed metal parts of the tool "live" and shock the
operator.
4. Keep guards
in
place.
5. Use only wheels having a maximum operating speed at least as
high
as "No
Load RPM" marked on the tool's nameplate. When using depressed center
wheels, be sure t o use only fiberglass-reinforced wheels.
6. Check the wheel carefully for cracks or damage before operation. Replace
cracked or damaged wheel immediately.
7. Use only flanges specified for this tool.
8. Be careful not t o damage the spindle, t h e flange (especially t h e installing
surface) or the lock nut. Damage t o these parts could result in wheel break-
age.
9.
Hold the tool firmly.
I O .
Keep hands away from rotating parts.
11. Make sure the wheel is not contacting the workpiece before the switch is
turned on.
12. Before using the tool on an actual workpiece, let it
run
for a while. Watch
for vibration or wobbling that could indicate poor installation or a poorly
balanced wheel.
13. Use the specified surface of the wheel t o perform the grinding.
14. Watch out for flying sparks. Hold the tool
so
that sparks fly away from you
15. Do not leave t h e tool running. Operate the tool only when hand-held.
16. Do not touch the workpiece immediately after operation;
it
may be extremely
and other persons or flammable materials.
hot and could burn your skin.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
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