Kawasaki Rotary Tool User Manual

COMPONENT

#840589

ROTARY TOOL

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE

POUR LE SERVICE APRÉS VENTE

OU DU CONSOMMATEUR

PARA EL SERVICIO

PARA EL CONSUMIDOR

1-800-590-3723

Printed in China

KAWASAKI™IS A TRADEMARK LICENSED BY KAWASAKI™ MOTORS CORP., U.S.A., WHICH DOES NOT MANUFACTURE OR DISTRIBUTE THIS PRODUCT. CONSUMER INQUIRES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO:

840589 – Electric Rotary Tool_Rev 12/21/06

THIS MANUAL CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING SAFETY, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE OF THIS PRODUCT. BEFORE USE, READ CAREFULLY AND UNDERSTAND ALL CAUTIONS, WARNINGS, INSTRUCTIONS AND PRODUCT LABELS.FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

IF YOU SHOULD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR ALLTRADE PRODUCT, DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE STORE. PLEASE CALL OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-590-3723. BEFORE YOU CALL, HAVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AVAILABLE: MODEL No., DATE PURCHASED AND STORE LOCATION. AN ALLTRADE REPRESENTATIVE CAN RESOLVE YOUR PROBLEM OVER THE PHONE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SUGGESTION OR COMMENT, GIVE US A CALL OR EMAIL US AT: INFO@ALLTRADETOOLS.COM. YOUR FEEDBACK IS VITAL TO US.

87-1904-60957

SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

OTHER CONSUMER DO-IT-YOURSELF (DIY) TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

SSEECCTTIIOONN FFIIVVEE

3 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-24

CCOONNGGRRAATTUULLAATTIIOONNSS!!

Thanks for choosing this product. At Alltrade, our aim is to provide you with quality products at an affordable price, and we want you to be totally satisfied with your product and our Customer Service. If any help and advice is needed, please contact us at 1-800-590-3723. Properly cared for, this tool will give you many years of satisfaction.

IINNTTEENNDDEEDD UUSSEE

This tool is intended for consumer use only.

GGEENNEERRAALL SSAAFFEETTYY RRUULLEESS

RREEAADD AANNDD UUNNDDEERRSSTTAANNDD AALLLL IINNSSTTRRUUCCTTIIOONNSS..

Failure to follow all instructions listed below may result in electric shock, fire and/or serious personal injury.

RREECCOOGGNNIIZZEE SSAAFFEETTYY SSYYMMBBOOLLSS,, WWOORRDDSS AANNDD LLAABBEELLSS

The safety instructions provided in this manual are not intended to cover all possible conditions and practices that may occur when operating, maintaining and cleaning power tools.

Always use common sense and pay particular attention to all the

DDAANNGGEERR

WWAARRNNIINNGG, CCAAUUTTIIOONN

and

NNOOTTEE

statements of this manual.

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.

DDAANNGGEERR

indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

TTAABBLLEE OOFF CCOONNTTEENNTTSS

CCOONNGGRRAATTUULLAATTIIOONNSS!!

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

IINNTTEENNDDEEDD UUSSEE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

SSEECCTTIIOONN OONNEE

GENERAL SAFETY RULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

RECOGNIZE SAFETY SYMBOLS, WORDS AND LABELS . . . . . . . . 2-3

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

WORK AREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

ELECTRICAL SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

PERSONAL SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

TOOL USE AND CARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

SSEECCTTIIOONN TTWWOO

SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES AND/OR SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

IMPORTANT SAFETY RULES FOR ROTARY TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

SSEECCTTIIOONN TTHHRREEEE

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

OPERATING SPEEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

SSEECCTTIIOONN FFOOUURR

MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12

ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

INSERTING/REMOVING ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

COLLET SIZES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

BALANCING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

CONNECTING FLEXIBLE SHAFT TO TOOL

(MODELS 840168 AND 840169) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15

CHANGING COLLET AND ACCESSORIES

IN FLEXIBLE SHAFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

INSTALLING RIGHT ANGLE ATTACHMENT

(MODELS 840168 AND 840169) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-16

ASSEMBLE ROTARY TOOL STAND (MODEL 840169) . . . . . . . . . . 17

TYPES OF ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-20

1 2

WWOORRKK AARREEAA

KKeeeepp yyoouurr wwoorrkk aarreeaa cclleeaann aanndd wweellll lliitt..

Cluttered work benches and dark work

areas may cause accidents or injury.

DDoo nnoott ooppeerraattee ppoowweerr ttoooollss iinn eexxpplloossiivvee aarreeaass,, ssuucchh aass iinn t

thhee pprreesseennccee ooff

ffllaammmmaabbllee lliiqquuiiddss,, ggaasseess oorr dduusstt..

Power tools create sparks which may ignite

the dust or fumes.

KKeeeepp bbyyssttaannddeerrss,, cchhiillddrreenn aanndd vviissiittoorrss aawwaayy wwhhi

illee ooppeerraattiinngg aa ppoowweerr ttooooll..

Distractions can cause you to lose control.

EELLEECCTTRRIICCAALL SSAAFFEETTYY

DDoouubbllee iinnssuullaatteedd ttoooollss aarree eeqquuiippppeedd wwiitthh aa ppoollaarriizzeedd pplluugg ((oonnee bbllaaddee iiss wwiiddeerr tthhaann tthhee ootthheerr..)) TThhiiss p

plluugg wwiillll ffiitt iinn aa ppoollaarriizzeedd oouuttlleett oonnllyy oonnee wwaayy.. IIff

tthhee pplluugg ddooeess nnoott ffiitt ffuullllyy iinn tthhee oouuttlleett,, rreevveer

rssee tthhee pplluugg.. IIff iitt ssttiillll ddooeess nnoott ffiitt,,

ccoonnttaacctt aa qquuaalliiffiieedd eelleeccttrriicciiaann ttoo iinnssttaallll aa ppoollaarriizzeedd oouuttlleet

t.. DDoo nnoott cchhaannggee tthhee

pplluugg iinn aannyy wwaayy..

Double insulation eliminates the need for the three wire

grounded power cord and grounded power supply system.

AAvvooiidd bbooddyy ccoonnttaacctt wwiitthh ggrroouunnddeedd ssuurrffaacceess ssuucchh aass ppiippeess,, rraaddi

iaattoorrss,, rraannggeess

aanndd rreeffrriiggeerraattoorrss

. There is an increased risk of electric shock if your body is

grounded.

DDoonn’’tt eexxppoossee ppoowweerr ttoooollss ttoo rraaiinn oorr wweett ccoonnddiittiioonnss..

Water entering a power

tool will increase the risk of electric shock.

DDoo nnoott aabbuussee tthhee ccoorrdd.. NNeevveerr uussee tthhee ccoorrdd ttoo ccaarrrryy tthhee ttooooll oorr ppuullll tthhee pplluugg ffrroomm aann oouuttlleett.. KKeeeepp tthhee ccoorrdd aawwaayy

ffrroomm hheeaatt,, ooiill,, sshhaarrpp eeddggeess,, oorr mmoovviinngg

ppaarrttss.. RReeppllaaccee ddaammaaggeedd ccoorrddss iimmmmeeddiiaatteellyy

. Damaged cords increase the risk

of electric shock.

WWhheenn ooppeerraattiinngg tthhe

e ttooooll oouuttssiiddee,, uussee aann oouuttddoooorr eexxtteennssiioonn ccoorrdd mmaarrkkeedd

““WW--AA”” oorr ““WW..””

These cords are rated for outdoor use and reduce the risk of

electric shock.

WWAARRNNIINNGG

indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

CCAAUUTTIIOONN

indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.

CCAAUUTTIIOONN

used without the safety alert symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in property damage.

NNOOTTEE

provides additional information that is useful for proper use and maintenance of this tool. If a NOTE is indicated make sure it is fully understood.

IIMMPPOORRTTAANNTT SSAAFFEEGGUUAARRDDSS

PPeeooppllee wwiitthh eelleeccttrroonniicc ddeevviicceess,, ssuucchh aass ppaacceemmaakkeerrss,, sshhoouulldd ccoonnssuulltt tthheeiirr pphhyyssiicciiaann((ss)) bbeeffoorree uussiinngg tth

hiiss pprroodduucctt.. OOppeerraattiioonn ooff eelleeccttrriiccaall eeqquuiippmmeenntt iinn

cclloossee pprrooxxiimmiittyy ttoo aa hheeaarrtt ppaacceemmaakkeerr ccoouulldd ccaauussee iin

ntteerrffeerreennccee oorr ffaaiilluurree ooff

tthhee ppaacceemmaakkeerr.. SSoommee dduusstt ccrreeaatteedd bbyy ggrriinnddiinngg,, ddrriilllliinngg,, ssaawwiinngg,, ssaannddiinngg,, aan

ndd ootthheerr

ccoonnssttrruuccttiioonn aaccttiivviittiieess ccoonnttaaiinnss cchheemmiiccaallss kknnoowwnn ttoo tthhee SSttaattee ooff CCaalliiffoorrnniiaa ttoo ccaauussee ccaanncceer

r,, bbiirrtthh ddeeffeeccttss oorr ootthheerr rreepprroodduuccttiivvee hhaarrmm.. SSoommee eexxaammpplleess ooff

tthheessee cchheemmiiccaallss aarree::

• Lead from lead-based paints.

• Cr ystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products, and

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 dust masks that are specially designed to filter out microscopic particles.

HHaannddlliinngg tthhee

ppoowweerr ccoorrdd oonn ccoorrddeedd pprroodduuccttss mmaayy eexxppoossee yyoouu ttoo lleeaadd,, aa

cchheemmiiccaall kknnoowwnn ttoo tthhee SSttaattee ooff CCaalliiffoorrnniiaa tto

o ccaauussee ccaanncceerr aanndd bbiirrtthh ddeeffeeccttss

oorr ootthheerr rreepprroodduuccttiivvee hhaarrmm..

Wash hands after handling.

SSAAVVEE TTHHEESSEE IINNSSTTRRUUCCTTIIOONNSS FFOORR FFUUTTUURREE RREEFFEERREENNCCEE..

PPEERRSSOONNAALL SSAAFFEETTYY

SSttaayy aalleerrtt,, wwaattcchh wwhhaatt yyoouu aarree ddooiinngg,, aanndd uussee ccoommmmoonn sseennssee wwhheenn ooppeerraatt-- iinngg aa ppoowweerr ttooooll.. DDoo nnoott uussee

ttooooll wwhhiillee ttiirreedd oorr uunnddeerr tthhee iinnfflluueennccee ooff ddrruuggss,,

aallccoohhooll oorr mmeeddiiccaattiioonn..

A moment of inattention while operating power tools

may result in serious personal injury.

DDrreessss pprrooppeerrllyy.. DDoo nnoott wwe

eaarr lloooossee ccllootthhiinngg oorr jjeewweellrryy.. CCoonnttaaiinn lloonngg hhaaiirr..

KKeeeepp yyoouurr hhaaiirr,, ccllootthhiinngg,, aanndd gglloovveess aawwaayy ffrroomm mmoovvi

inngg ppaarrttss..

Loose clothes,

jewelry or long hair can be caught in moving parts.

AAvvooiidd aacccciiddeennttaall ssttaarrttiinngg.. BBee ssuurree sswwiittcchh iiss ooffff bbeeffoorree pplluuggggiinngg iinn

. Carrying tools with your finger on the switch or plugging in tools that have the switch on invites accidents.

RReemmoovvee aaddjjuussttiinngg kkeeyyss oorr wwrreenncchheess bbeeffoorree ttuurrnniinngg tthhee ppoowweerr ttooooll ““OONN””..

A wrench or a key that is left attached to a rotating part of the power tool may result in personal injury.

DDoo nnoott oovveerrrreeaacchh.. KKeeeepp pprrooppeerr ffoooottiinngg aanndd bbaalla

annccee aatt aallll ttiimmeess..

Proper footing

and balance enables better control of the power tool in unexpected situations.

UUssee ssaaffeettyy eeqquuiippmmeenntt.. AAllwwaayyss wweeaarr eeyyee pprrootteeccttiioonn..

Dust mask, non-skid safety shoes, hard hat or hearing protection must be used for appropriate conditions.

UUSSEE AANNDD CCAARREE

TTOOOOLL UUSSEE AANNDD CCAARREE

UUssee ccllaammppss oorr ootthheerr pprraaccttiiccaall wwaayyss ttoo sseeccuurree aanndd ssuuppppoorrtt tthhee wwoorrkkppiieeccee ttoo aa ssttaabbllee ppllaattffoorrmm..

Holding the work by hand or against your body is unstable and

may lead to loss of control.

DDoo nno

ott ffoorrccee ttooooll.. UUssee tthhee ccoorrrreecctt ttooooll ffoorr yyoouurr aapppplliiccaattiioonn..

The correct tool

will do the job better and safer at the rate for which it is designed.

DDoo nnoott uussee tthhee ttooooll iiff tthhee ppoowweerr sswwiittcchh d

dooeess nnoott ttuurrnn iitt ““OONN”” oorr ““OOFFFF””..

Any tool

that cannot be controlled with the switch is dangerous and must be repaired.

DDiissccoonnnneecctt tthhee ppoowweerr ccoorrdd pplluugg ffrroomm tthhee ppoowweerr ssoouurrccee bbeeffoorree mmaakkiinngg

aannyy

aaddjjuussttmmeennttss,, cchhaannggiinngg aacccceessssoorriieess oorr ssttoorriinngg tthhee ttooooll..

Such preventive safety measures reduce the risk of starting the tool accidentally.

SSttoorree iiddllee ttoooollss oouutt ooff rreeaacchh ooff cchhiil

lddrreenn aanndd ootthheerr uunnttrraaiinneedd ppeerrssoonnss..

Tools

are dangerous in the hands of untrained users.

MMaaiinnttaaiinn ttoooollss wwiitthh ccaarree.. KKeeeepp ccuuttttiinngg ttoooollss sshhaarrpp aanndd cclleeaann..

Properly maintained tools with a sharp cutting edge are less likely to bind and are easier to control.

CChheecckk ffoorr mmiissaalliiggnnmmeenntt oorr bbiinnddiinngg o

off mmoovviinngg ppaarrttss,, bbrreeaakkaaggee ooff ppaarrttss,, aanndd

aannyy ootthheerr ccoonnddiittiioonn tthhaatt mmaayy aaffffeecctt tthhee ttooooll’’ss ooppeerraattiioonn.. IIff d

daammaaggeedd,, hhaavvee tthhee

ttooooll sseerrvviicceedd bbeeffoorree uussiinngg.. UUssee oonnllyy aacccceessssoorriieess tthhaatt aarree rreeccoommmmeennddeedd bbyy tthhee mmaannuuffa

accttuurreerr ffoorr yyoouurr

mmooddeell..

Accessories that may be suitable for one tool, may become hazardous

when used on another tool.

SSEERRVVIICCEE

TTooooll sseerrvviiccee mmuusstt bbee ppeerrffoorrmmeedd oonnllyy bbyy qquuaalliiffiieedd rreeppaaiirr ppeerrssoonnnneell..

Service or

maintenance performed by unqualified personnel could result in a risk of injury.

WWhheenn sseerrvviicciinngg aa ttooooll,, uussee oonnllyy

iiddeennttiiccaall rreeppllaacceemmeenntt ppaarrttss..

Follow instructions in the Maintenance section of this manual. Use of unauthorized parts or failure to follow Maintenance Instructions may create a risk of shock or injury.

SSPPEECCIIFFIICC SSAAFFEETTYY RRUULLEESS AANNDD//OORR SSYYMMBBOOLLSS

HHoolldd ttooooll bbyy iinnssuullaatteedd ggrriippppiinngg ssuurrffaacceess wwhheenn ppeerrffoorrmm--

iinngg aann ooppeerraattiioonn wwhheerree tthhee ccuuttttiinngg ttooooll mmaayy cco

onnttaacctt hhiiddddeenn wwiirriinngg..

Contact with a “live” wire will also make exposed metal parts of the tool “live” and shock the operator.

IIMMPPOORRTTAANNTT SSAAFFEETTYY RRUULLEESS FFOORR RROOTTAARRYY TTOOOOLLSS

AAllwwaayyss wweeaarr ssaaffeettyy ggoogggglleess oorr eeyyee pprrootteeccttiioonn wwhheenn uussiinngg tthhiiss ttooooll..

Use a

dust mask or respirator for applications which generate dust.

SSeeccuurree tthhee mmaatteerriiaall bbeeiinngg wwoorrkkeed

d oonn..

Never hold it in your hand or across

your legs. Unstable support can cause loss of control and injury.

WWhheenn uussiinngg tthhee RRoottaarryy TTooooll,, aallwwaayyss mmaaiinnttaaiinn aa ffiirrmm ggrriipp oonn tthhee ttooooll wwiitthh bbootthh hhaannddss..

Never put your hands or feet in the cutting area. Do not grasp the tool or place your hands too close to the bit. Keep your hands well away from the bit. Never reach underneath the tool while the bit is in motion. Do not use your legs or feet to stabilize the work piece.

+ 9 hidden pages