Use and Care Manual

8 - English
WARNING:
Do not attempt to modify this product or create acces-
sories not recommended for use with this product. Any
such alteration or modification is misuse and could result
in a hazardous condition leading to possible serious
personal injury.
OPERATION
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with this product to make you
careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is
sufficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNING:
Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to
comply with ANSI Z87.1. Failure to do so could result in
objects being thrown into your eyes resulting in possible
serious injury.
WARNING:
Do not use any attachments or accessories not
recommended by the manufacturer of this product. The
use of attachments or accessories not recommended
can result in serious personal injury.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this product for the purposes listed below:
Sanding on wood surfaces
Removing rust from and sanding steel surfaces
Sanding plastics
INSTALLING SANDPAPER
The cushion on the sander gives you the option of using
either non-adhesive sandpaper that clamps to the platen or
adhesive backed sandpaper with pressure sensitive adhesive
backing that sticks to the cushion.
INSTALLING NON-ADHESIVE SANDPAPER
See Figure 2, page 12.
Unplug the sander.
Inspect sandpaper before installing; do not use if broken
or defective.
ASSEMBLY
WARNING:
Do not connect to power supply until assembly is
complete. Failure to comply could result in accidental
starting and possible serious personal injury.
If replacing sandpaper, remove old sandpaper. To remove
paper, release paper clamp by lifting up on lever, and
disengaging it from the tab on the platen.
Insert end of new 1/4 sheet sandpaper approximately
1/2 in. under the paper clamp.
NOTE: 1/2 in. clamping of sandpaper is necessary for
multi-sheet stacking of paper.
Lift up on paper clamp lever and lock into place. Apply
downward pressure to conform sandpaper to platen.
Wrap sandpaper around cushion. Lift lever on opposite
end of sander and insert loose end of sandpaper under
paper clamp. Fit sandpaper against cushion tightly.
Lift up on lever and lock into place.
INSTALLING ADHESIVE SANDPAPER
See Figure 2, page 12.
Unplug the sander.
If replacing adhesive sandpaper, remove old sandpaper
by peeling it off cushion.
NOTE: Sand for a few minutes to soften the adhesive
backing before attempting to remove old sandpaper.
If replacing regular sandpaper, release paper clamp by
lifting up on lever and disengaging it from the tab on the
platen. Remove non-adhesive sandpaper, then lift up on
paper clamp lever and lock it into place.
Carefully peel adhesive backing from new 1/4 sheet
sandpaper.
Position sandpaper, making sure front edge of sandpaper
is aligned with front edge of the cushion, then carefully
press sticky side of sandpaper on cushion.
NOTE: Sandpaper must be aligned with the front edge
of the cushion for proper functioning of the flush sanding
feature.
NOTE: The cushion on the sander is approximately 1/4 in.
smaller than precut adhesive-backed sanding sheets. If
desired you may want to trim off the overhang of sandpaper
on the back side of cushion. The cushion has been made