Instruction manual

WORK LIGHTS
Your grinder comes with two flex neck work lights which allow you to concentrate the light for better visibility of the
work area during operation. The lights switch on with the grinder and stay on until it is turned off.
WARNING! Always be sure that the tool is switched off and unplugged from the power source before adjusting,
adding accessories, checking a function on the tool, and when leaving the work area.
GRINDING WHEELS
Always keep the grinding wheels properly dressed to obtain the best grinding results and to minimize vibration.
Use light pressure on a work piece until the wheel becomes warm. Never force a work piece against a cold wheel.
It is strongly recommended that you use only balanced wheels on this grinder. This will significantly lengthen the life
of the grinder bearings and arbor shaft, and also eliminate the most common cause of vibration, yielding more
accurate work.
DRESSING A GRINDING WHEEL
When a grinding wheel is out of balance, worn out of shape, or simply dull, loaded and glazed, it must be trued and
dressed. This is best done using a
• star-wheel dresser (not supplied)
• silicone carbide stick type dresser (not supplied)
• diamond-faced dressing tool (not supplied)
WARNING! Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields during operation of any power tool. If the
operation is dusty, wear appropriate protective mask.
1. Turn the grinder on.
2. Dress the wheel by moving the dresser forward on the tool rest until it just touches the highpoint on the face of
the wheel
3. Move the dresser back and forth across the wheel face
4. Repeat this procedure until the face of the grinding wheel is clean and the corners of the wheels are square
5. Do not dress the side surfaces of the wheel
BASIC OPERATIONS WITH THE GRINDER
WARNING! Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields during operation of any power tool. If the
operation is dusty, wear appropriate protective mask.
Your bench grinder is equipped with one coarse (36 grit) grinding wheel and one medium (60 grit) grinding wheel. It
is designed for sharpening tools such as scissors, knives, lawn mower blades, wood chisels, cold chisels, planer
blades, etc.
WARNING! Never sharpen or grind items made of or containing either aluminum or magnesium with your grinder.
Because grinders can remove material rapidly, a freshly dressed wheel and the amount of work piece pressure
applied to the wheel are keys to efficient grinding. Use the following basic guidelines to aid in working metals and
avoid overheating:
• Never force a work piece against the grinding wheel.
• Maintain the work piece in motion constantly against the grinding wheel with light pressure using an even pace
and motion.
• Cool the work piece by maintaining a tray of water nearby. Dip your work into it regularly to prevent overheating.
Overheating can weaken metals and your grinding wheel.