Harbor Freight Tools 68152 User Manual
SAVE THIS MANUAL
Keep this manual for the safety warnings
and precautions, assembly, operating,
inspection, maintenance and cleaning
procedures. Write the product’s serial number
in the back of the manual near the assembly
diagram (or month and year of purchase if
product has no number). Keep this manual
and the receipt in a safe and dry place for
future reference.
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INFORMATION
In this manual, on the labeling, and
all other information provided with
this product:
NOTICE is used to
address practices not
related to personal injury.
CAUTION, without the
safety alert symbol, is
used to address practices not
related to personal injury.
General Power Tool Safety Warnings
WARNING Read all safety warnings
and instructions. Failure to follow the
warnings and instructions may result
in electric shock, re and/or serious
injury.
Save all warnings and instructions
for future reference.
1. Work area safety
This is the safety alert
symbol. It is used to alert
you to potential personal
injury hazards. Obey all
safety messages that follow
this symbol to avoid possible
injury or death.
DANGER indicates a
hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, will result
in death or serious injury.
WARNING indicates a
hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION, used with
the safety alert
symbol, indicates a hazardous
situation which, if not avoided,
could result in minor or moderate
injury.
a. Keep work area clean and well lit.
Cluttered or dark areas invite accidents.
b. Do not operate air tools in explosive
atmospheres, such as in the presence
of ammable liquids, gases or dust.
Air tools create sparks which may ignite
the dust or fumes.
c. Keep children and bystanders
away while operating a power tool.
Distractions can cause you to lose
control.
2. Personal safety
a. Stay alert, watch what you are
doing and use common sense when
operating this air tool. Do not use
air tool while you are tired or under
the inuence of drugs, alcohol or
medication. A moment of inattention
while operating air tools may result in
serious personal injury.
b. Use safety equipment. Always wear
eye protection. Safety equipment such
as dust mask, non-skid safety shoes,
hard hat, or hearing protection used
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for appropriate conditions will reduce
personal injuries.
that cannot be controlled with the switch
is dangerous and must be repaired.
c. Prevent unintentional starting. Ensure
the switch is in the off‑position before
connecting to air source, picking up
or carrying the tool. Carrying the air
tool with your nger on the switch or
energizing power tools that have the
switch on invites accidents.
d. Remove any adjusting key or
wrench before turning the air tool
on. A wrench or a key left attached to a
rotating part of the air tool may result in
personal injury.
e. Do not overreach. Keep proper
footing and balance at all times. This
enables better control of the air tool in
unexpected situations.
f. Dress properly. Do not wear loose
clothing or jewelry. Keep your hair,
clothing and gloves away from
moving parts. Loose clothes, jewelry or
long hair can be caught in moving parts.
c. Store idle air tools out of the reach
of children and do not allow persons
unfamiliar with the air tool or these
instructions to operate the air tool.
Air tools are dangerous in the hands of
untrained users.
d. Maintain air tools. Check for
misalignment or binding of moving
parts, breakage of parts and any
other condition that may affect the
air tool’s operation. If damaged,
have the air tool repaired before use.
Many accidents are caused by poorly
maintained air tools.
e. Use the air tool, accessories and tool
bits etc. in accordance with these
instructions, taking into account the
working conditions and the work to
be performed. Use of the air tool for
operations different from those intended
could result in a hazardous situation.
g. If devices are provided for the
connection of dust extraction and
collection facilities, ensure these are
connected and properly used. Use of
these devices can reduce dust-related
hazards.
h. Only use safety equipment that has
been approved by an appropriate
standards agency. Unapproved safety
equipment may not provide adequate
protection.
3. Air tool use and care
a. Do not force the air tool. Use the
correct air tool for your application.
The correct air tool will do the job better
and safer at the rate for which it was
designed.
b. Do not use the air tool if the switch
does not turn it on and off. Any air tool
4. Service
a. Have your air tool serviced by a
qualied repair person using only
identical replacement parts. This will
ensure that the safety of the air tool is
maintained.
Air source
a. Never connect to an air
source that is capable of
exceeding 200 psi. Over
pressurizing the tool may
cause bursting, abnormal operation,
breakage of the tool or serious injury to
persons. Use only clean, dry, regulated
compressed air at the rated pressure or
within the rated pressure range as
marked on the tool. Always verify prior to
using the tool that the air source has
been adjusted to the rated air pressure
or within the rated air-pressure range.
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b. Never use oxygen, carbon dioxide,
combustible gases or any bottled gas
as an air source for the tool. Such
gases are capable of explosion and
serious injury to persons.
tool. Accessories with arbor holes that
do not match the mounting hardware
of the air tool will run out of balance,
vibrate excessively and may cause loss
of control.
Safety Warnings Common for
Sanding Operations
1. This air tool is intended to function
as a sander. Read all safety warnings,
instructions, illustrations and
specications provided with this air
tool. Failure to follow all instructions
listed below may result in re and/or
serious injury.
2. Operations such as grinding, wire
brushing, polishing or cutting‑off are
not recommended to be performed
with this air tool. Operations for which
the air tool was not designed may create
a hazard and cause personal injury.
3. Do not use accessories which
are not specically designed
and recommended by the tool
manufacturer. Just because the
accessory can be attached to your power
tool, it does not assure safe operation.
4. The rated speed of the accessory
must be at least equal to the
maximum speed marked on the power
tool. Accessories running faster than
their RATED SPEED can break and y
apart. Use only the 6” Sanding Pad that
comes with this air tool.
5. The outside diameter and the
thickness of your accessory must
be within the capacity rating of your
air tool. Incorrectly sized accessories
cannot be adequately controlled.
6. The arbor size of wheels, anges,
backing pads or any other accessory
must properly t the spindle of the air
7. Do not use a damaged accessory.
Before each use inspect the
accessory for chips and cracks,
backing pad for cracks, tear or
excess wear, wire brush for loose or
cracked wires. If air tool or accessory
is dropped, inspect for damage or
install an undamaged accessory.
After inspecting and installing an
accessory, position yourself so that
rotation plane is away from you and
any bystanders and run the air tool
at maximum no‑load speed for one
minute. Damaged accessories will
normally break apart during this test
time.
8. Wear personal protective equipment.
Depending on application, use face
shield, safety goggles or safety
glasses. As appropriate, wear dust
mask, hearing protectors, gloves
and workshop apron capable of
stopping small abrasive or work piece
fragments. The eye protection must
be capable of stopping ying debris
generated by various operations.
The eye protection must be capable
of stopping ying debris generated by
various operations. The dust mask or
respirator must be capable of ltering out
particles generated by your operation.
Prolonged exposure to high intensity
noise may cause hearing loss.
9. Keep bystanders a safe distance away
from work area. Anyone entering
the work area must wear personal
protective equipment. Fragments of
work piece or of a broken accessory
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may y away and cause injury beyond
immediate area of operation.
10. Never lay the air tool down until the
accessory has come to a complete
stop. The spinning accessory may grab
the surface and pull the air tool out of
your control.
11. Do not run air tool while carrying it
at your side. Accidental contact with
spinning accessory could snag your
clothing, pulling accessory into body.
12. Maintain labels and nameplates on tool.
These carry important safety information.
If unreadable or missing, contact Harbor
Freight Tools for a replacement.
13. Avoid unintentional starting. Prepare to
begin work before turning on the tool.
14. Use clamps (not included) or other
practical ways to secure and support the
workpiece to a stable platform. Holding
the work by hand or against your body is
unstable and may lead to loss of control
and personal injury.
15. This product is not a toy. Keep it out of
reach of children.
16. WARNING: Some dust created by power
sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and
other construction activities, contains
chemicals known [to the State of
California] to cause cancer, birth defects
or other reproductive harm. Some
examples of these chemicals are:
• Lead from lead-based paints
• Crystalline silica from bricks and
cement or other masonry products
• Arsenic and chromium from chemically
treated lumber
Your risk from these exposures varies,
depending on how often you do this type
of work. To reduce your exposure to
these chemicals: work in a well ventilated
area, and work with approved safety
equipment, such as those dust masks
that are specially designed to lter out
microscopic particles. (California Health
& Safety Code § 25249.5, et seq.)
17. The warnings, precautions, and
instructions discussed in instruction
manual cannot cover all possible
conditions and situations that may occur.
It must be understood by operator that
common sense and caution are factors
which cannot be built into this product,
but must be supplied by the operator.
Kickback and Related Warnings
Kickback is a sudden reaction to a
pinched or snagged rotating wheel, backing
pad, brush or any other accessory. Pinching
or snagging causes rapid stalling of the
rotating accessory which in turn causes the
uncontrolled power tool to be forced in the
direction opposite of the accessory’s rotation
at the point of the binding.
Kickback is the result of air tool misuse
and/or incorrect operating procedures or
conditions and can be avoided by taking
proper precautions as given below.
1. Maintain a steady grip on air tool and
position your body and arm to allow
you to resist kickback forces. Always
use auxiliary handle, if provided, for
maximum control over kickback or
torque reaction during start‑up. The
operator can control torque reactions or
kickback forces, if proper precautions are
taken.
2. Never place your hand near the
rotating accessory. Accessory may
kickback over your hand.
3. Do not position your body in the area
where air tool will move if kickback
occurs. Kickback will propel the tool
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