Fein MSh 636-1: en For your safety.

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For your safety.

rotating accessory and run the power tool at maximum no-

load speed for one minute.

Damaged accessories will nor-

Read all safety warnings and all instruc-

WARNING

mally break apart during this test time.

tions.

Failure to follow the warnings

Wear personal protective equipment. Depending on appli-

and instructions may result in electric

cation, use face shield, safety goggles or safety glasses. As

shock, fire and/or serious injury.

appropriate, wear dust mask, hearing protectors, gloves

Save all warnings and instructions for future reference.

and workshop apron capable of stopping small abrasive or

Do not use this power tool before you have thor-

workpiece fragments.

The eye protection must be capable

oughly read and completely understood this

of stopping flying debris generated by various operations.

Instruction Manual and the enclosed “General

The dust mask or respirator must be capable of filtrating

Safety Instructions” (document number

particles generated by your operation. Prolonged expo-

3 41 30 054 06 1). The documents mentioned should be

sure to high intensity noise may cause hearing loss.

kept for later use and enclosed with the power tool,

Keep bystanders a safe distance away from work area. Any-

should it be passed on or sold.

one entering the work area must wear personal protective

Please also observe the relevant national industrial safety

equipment.

Fragments of workpiece or of a broken acces-

regulations.

sory may fly away and cause injury beyond immediate

area of operation.

Intended use of the power tool:

Hold power tool by insulated gripping surfaces only, when

Hand-guided straight grinder for commercial use, for dry

performing an operation where the cutting accessory may

grinding of metal with grinding points in weather-pro-

contact hidden wiring or its own cord.

Cutting accessory

tected environments using the application tools and

contacting a “live” wire may make exposed metal parts of

accessories recommended by FEIN.

the power tool “live” and shock the operator.

MSh636-1: The straight grinder is also intended for shap-

Position the cord clear of the spinning accessory.

If you

ing metal with hard metal cutters.

lose control of the power tool, the cord may be cut or

Safety warnings common for sanding, sanding with

snagged and your hand or arm may be pulled into the

sanding sheets, working with wire brushes,

spinning accessory.

polishing and cut-off grinding

Never lay the power tool down until the accessory has come

to a complete stop.

The spinning accessory may grab the

This power tool is to be used as a grinder. Observe all safety

surface and pull the power tool out of your control.

warnings, instructions, illustrations and data supplied with

the power tool.

Non-observance of the following instruc-

Do not run the power tool while carrying it at your side.

tions can lead to electric shock, fire and/or serious injury.

Accidental contact with the spinning accessory could snag

your clothing, pulling the accessory into your body.

This power tool is not suitable for sanding with sanding

sheets, working with wire brushes, polishing and cut-off

Regularly clean the power tool’s air vents.

The motor’s fan

grinding.

Applications, for which the power tool is not

will draw the dust inside the housing and excessive accu-

intended for, can lead to hazardous situations and injury.

mulation of powdered metal may cause electrical haz-

ards.

Do not use accessories which are not specifically designed

and recommended by the tool manufacturer.

Just because

Do not operate the power tool near flammable materials.

the accessory can be attached to your power tool, it does

Sparks could ignite these materials.

not assure safe operation.

Do not use accessories that require liquid coolants.

Using

The rated speed of the accessory must be at least equal to

water or other liquid coolants may result in electrocution

the maximum speed marked on the power tool.

Accessories

or shock.

running faster than their rated speed can break and fly

Kickback and related warnings

apart.

Kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched or snagged

The outside diameter and the thickness of your accessory

rotating wheel, backing pad, brush or any other acces-

must be within the capacity rating of your power tool.

sory. Pinching or snagging causes rapid stalling of the

Incorrectly sized accessories cannot be adequately

rotating accessory which in turn causes the uncontrolled

guarded or controlled.

power tool to be forced in the direction opposite of the

The arbor size of wheels, flanges, backing pads or any other

accessory’s rotation at the point of the binding.

accessory must properly fit the spindle of the power tool.

For example, if an abrasive wheel is snagged or pinched

Accessories with arbor holes that do not match the

by the workpiece, the edge of the wheel that is entering

mounting hardware of the power tool will run out of bal-

into the pinch point can dig into the surface of the mate-

ance, vibrate excessively and may cause loss of control.

rial causing the wheel to climb out or kick out. The wheel

Do not use a damaged accessory. Before each use inspect

may either jump toward or away from the operator,

the accessory such as abrasive wheels for chips and

depending on direction of the wheel’s movement at the

cracks, backing pad for cracks, tear or excess wear, wire

point of pinching. Abrasive wheels may also break under

brush for loose or cracked wires. If power tool or accessory

these conditions.

is dropped, inspect for damage or install an undamaged

Kickback is the result of power tool misuse and/or incor-

accessory. After inspecting and installing an accessory,

rect operating procedures or conditions and can be

position yourself and bystanders away from the plane of the

avoided by taking proper precautions as given below.

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