Skil 1415 AC: 2) KICKBACK AND RELATED WARNINGS 4) SAFETY WARNINGS SPECIFIC FOR WIRE BRUSHING OPERATIONS 3) SAFETY WARNINGS SPECIFIC FOR GRINDING AND GENERAL ABRASIVE CUTTING-OFF OPERATIONS

p) Do not run the power tool while carrying it at your

a cut-o wheel. Abrasive cut-o wheels are intended for

side. Accidental contact with the spinning accessory

peripheral grinding; side forces applied to these wheels

could snag your clothing, pulling the accessory into your

may cause them to shatter.

body.

b) For threaded abrasive cones and plugs use only

q) Regularly clean the power tool’s air vents. The

undamaged wheel mandrels with an unrelieved

motor’s fan will draw the dust inside the housing and

shoulder flange that are of correct size and length.

excessive accumulation of powdered metal may cause

Proper mandrels will reduce the possibility of breakage.

electrical hazards.

c) Do not “jam” the cut-off wheel or apply excessive

r) Do not operate the power tool near flammable

pressure. Do not attempt to make an excessive

materials. Sparks could ignite these materials.

depth of cut. Overstressing the wheel increases the

s) Do not use accessories that require liquid coolants.

loading and susceptibility to twisting or binding of the

Using water or other liquid coolants may result in

wheel in the cut and the possibility of kickback or wheel

electrocution or shock.

breakage.

2) KICKBACK AND RELATED WARNINGS

d) Do not position your hand in line with and behind

• Kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched or snagged

the rotating wheel. When the wheel, at the point of

rotating wheel, sanding band, brush or any other

operation, is moving away from your hand, the possible

accessory. Pinching or snagging causes rapid stalling of

kickback may propel the spinning wheel and the power

the rotating accessory which in turn causes the

tool directly at you.

uncontrolled power tool to be forced in the direction

e) When the wheel is binding or when interrupting a

opposite of the accessory’s rotation at the point of the

cut for any reason, switch off the power tool and

binding.

hold the power tool motionless until the wheel

• For example, if an abrasive wheel is snagged or pinched

comes to a complete stop. Never attempt to remove

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

the cut-off wheel from the cut while the wheel is in

into the pinch point can dig into the surface of the

motion, otherwise kickback may occur. Investigate

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

and take corrective action to eliminate the cause of wheel

wheel may either jump toward or away from the operator,

binding.

depending on the direction of the wheel’s movement at

f) Do not restart the cutting operation in the

the point of pinching. Abrasive wheels may also break

workpiece. Let the wheel reach full speed and

under these conditions.

carefully re-enter the cut. The wheel may bind, walk up

• Kickback is the result of power tool misuse and/or

or kickback if the power tool is restarted in the workpiece.

incorrect operating procedures or conditions and can be

g) Support panels or any oversized workpiece to

avoided by taking proper precautions as given below.

minimize the risk of wheel pinching and kickback.

a) Maintain a firm grip on the power tool and position

Large workpieces tend to sag under their own weight.

your body and arm to allow you to resist kickback

Supports must be placed under the workpiece near the

forces.The operator can control kickback forces, if

line of cut and near the edge of the workpiece on both

proper precautions are taken.

sides of the wheel.

b) Use special care when working corners, sharp

h) Use extra caution when making a “pocket cut” into

edges etc. Avoid bouncing and snagging the

existing walls or other blind areas. The protruding

accessory. Corners, sharp edges or bouncing have a

wheel may cut gas or water pipes, electrical wiring or

tendency to snag the rotating accessory and cause loss

objects that can cause kickback.

of control or kickback.

4) SAFETY WARNINGS SPECIFIC FOR WIRE

c) Do not attach a thin toothed saw blade. Such blades

BRUSHING OPERATIONS

create frequent kickback and loss of control.

a) Be aware that wire bristles are thrown by the brush

d) Always feed the bit into the material in the same

even during ordinary operation. Do not overstress

direction as the cutting edge is exiting from the

the wires by applying excessive load to the brush.

material (which is the same direction as the chips

The wire bristles can easily penetrate light clothing and/

are thrown). Feeding the tool in the wrong direction

or skin.

causes the cutting edge of the bit to climb out of the work

b) Allow brushes to run at operating speed for at least

and pull the tool in the direction of this feed.

one minute before using them. During this time no

e) When using steel saws, cut-off wheels, high-speed

one is to stand in front or in line with the brush.

cutters or tungsten carbide cutters, always have the

Loose bristles or wires will be discharged during the

work securely clamped. These wheels will grab if they

run-in time.

become slightly canted in the groove, and can kickback.

c) Direct the discharge of the spinning wire brush

When a cut-o wheel grabs, the wheel itself usually

away from you. Small particles and tiny wire fragments

breaks. When the steel saw, high-speed cutters or

may be discharged at high velocity during the use of

tungsten carbide cutter grab, it may jump from the groove

these brushes and may become imbedded in your skin.

and you could lose control of the tool.

3) SAFETY WARNINGS SPECIFIC FOR GRINDING AND

GENERAL

ABRASIVE CUTTING-OFF OPERATIONS

• This tool should not be used by people under the age of

a) Use only wheel types that are recommended for

16 years

your power tool and only for recommended

• Only use this tool for applications without the use of water

applications. For example: Do not grind with the side of

9