Milwaukee Tool 2485-20 Operators Manual - Page 4

the point of pinching. Abrasive wheels may also break •Use extra caution when making a "pocket cut" under these conditions. Kickback is the result of power into existing walls or other blind areas. The pro- tool misuse and/or incorrect operating procedures truding wheel may cut gas or water pipes, electrical or conditions and can be avoided by taking proper wiring or objects that can cause kickback. precautions as given below. Safety Warnings Specific for Wire Brushing Op- •Maintain a firm grip on the power tool and posi- erations: tion your body and arm to allow you to resist •Be aware that wire bristles are thrown by the kickback forces. The operator can control kickback brush even during ordinary operation. Do not forces, if proper precautions are taken. overstress the wires by applying excessive load •Use special care when working corners, sharp to the brush. The wire bristles can easily penetrate edges etc. Avoid bouncing and snagging the ac- light clothing and/or skin. cessory. Corners, sharp edges or bouncing have a •Allow brushes to run at operating speed for at tendency to snag the rotating accessory and cause least one minute before using them. During this loss of control or kickback. time no one is to stand in front or in line with the •Do not attach a toothed saw blade. Such blades brush. Loose bristles or wires will be discharged create frequent kickback and loss of control. during the run-in time. •Always feed the bit into the material in the same •Direct the discharge of the spinning wire brush direction as the cutting edge is exiting from the away from you. Small particles and tiny wire frag- material (which is the same direction as the chips ments may be discharged at high velocity during the are thrown). Feeding the tool in the wrong direction use of these brushes and may become imbedded in causes the cutting edge of the bit to climb out of the your skin. work and pull the tool in the direction of this feed. Additional Safety Warnings •When using rotary files, cut-off wheels, highspeed cutters or tungsten carbide cutters, always • WARNING To reduce the plications that risk of injury in approduce a consider- have the work securely clamped. These wheels will able amount of dust, use an OSHA compliant dust grab if they become slightly canted in the groove, and extraction solution in accordance with the solu- can kickback. When a cut-off wheel grabs, the wheel tion's operating instructions. itself usually breaks. When the rotary file, high-speed •Always use common sense and be cautious when cutter or tungsten carbide cutter grabs, it may jump using tools. It is not possible to anticipate every from the groove and you could lose control of the tool. situation that could result in a dangerous outcome. Safety Warnings Specific for Grinding and Abra- Do not use this tool if you do not understand these sive Cutting-Off Operations: operating instructions or you feel the work is beyond •Use only wheel types that are recommended your capability; contact Milwaukee Tool or a trained for your power tool and only for recommended professional for additional information or training. applications. For example: do not grind with the •Maintain labels and nameplates. These carry side of a cut-off wheel. Abrasive cut-off wheels are important information. If unreadable or missing, contact intended for peripheral grinding, side forces applied a MILWAUKEE service facility for a free replacement. to these wheels may cause them to shatter. • •For threaded abrasive cones and plugs use only WARNING Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other undamaged wheel mandrels with an unrelieved construction activities contains chemicals known to shoulder flange that are of correct size and length. cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive Proper mandrels will reduce the possibility of breakage. harm. Some examples of these chemicals are: •Do not "jam" a cut-off wheel or apply excessive •lead from lead-based paint pressure. Do not attempt to make an excessive •crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other depth of cut. Overstressing the wheel increases the masonry products, and loading and susceptibility to twisting or snagging of •arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber. the wheel in the cut and the possibility of kickback Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on or wheel breakage. how often you do this type of work. To reduce your •Do not position your hand in line with and behind exposure to these chemicals: work in a well ventilated the rotating wheel. When the wheel, at the point of area, and work with approved safety equipment, such operation, is moving away from your hand, the pos- as those dust masks that are specially designed to sible kickback may propel the spinning wheel and filter out microscopic particles. the power tool directly at you. •Do not use this tool to work on asbestos-containing •When wheel is pinched, snagged or when inter- products. Determine the composition of the workpiece rupting a cut for any reason, switch off the power before beginning work. Asbestos should only be tool and hold the power tool motionless until the removed by a qualified professional. wheel comes to a complete stop. Never attempt to remove the cut-off wheel from the cut while the wheel is in motion otherwise kickback may occur. Investigate and take corrective action to eliminate the cause of wheel binding. SPECIFICATIONS Cat. No 2485-20 Volts 12 DC Battery Type M12™ •Do not restart the cutting operation in the workpiece. Let the wheel reach full speed and carefully reenter the cut. The wheel may bind, walk up or kickback if the power tool is restarted in the workpiece. Charger Type M12™ Rated RPM 24,500 1/4" Collet 48-66-0974 1/8" Accessory Collet 42-77-0405 •Support panels or any oversized workpiece to Max Accessory 2" / 55 mm minimize the risk of wheel pinching and kickback. Recommended Ambient Large workpieces tend to sag under their own weight. Operating Temperature 0°F to 125°F Supports must be placed under the workpiece near the line of cut and near the edge of the workpiece on both sides of the wheel. 4