English / USA
!
Warning!
Dust may collect on the powerhead,
especially around the carburetor, and
may collect gasoline resulting in danger
of fire. Clean dust from the powerhead
regularly.
Abrasive Wheels
!
Warning!
Before mounting your cutting wheel
make sure that the maximum operating
wheel speed is above or equal to the
spindle speed of your cut-off machine as
provided in the Specifications of this
manual. A wheel that is not so rated may
shatter or break and poses a threat of
serious or fatal injury to the operator.
Abrasive wheels for free-hand cutting
are subjected to particularly high
bending and compressive stresses.
!
Warning!
Unauthorized wheels may shatter or
break. Use only STIHL wheels or other
authorized wheels with approved RPM
ratings.
6
Inspect the abrasive
wheel frequently and
replace immediately if the
abrasive wheel is cracked
or warped. Cracked or
warped wheels may
shatter or break and cause serious or
fatal personal injury.
Out-of-round or unbalanced abrasive
wheels increase vibration and reduce
the service life of the cut-off machine.
Abrasive wheels are heat sensitive.
Always store your cut-off machine in a
place where the cutting wheel is not
exposed to direct sunlight or other
sources of heat. Store spare cutting
wheels in a dry place where there is no
risk of frost damage. Failure to follow
these directions may cause the wheel to
shatter or crack in use causing serious
or fatal injury.
!
Warning!
Never use circular saw
blades, carbide tipped
blades, rescue blades,
wood-cutting blades or
toothed blades of any
nature. They can cause
severe personal injury from reactive
forces, blade contact or thrown objects.
See section on "Reactive Forces".
Your STIHL dealer stocks a range of
special abrasive wheels for the many
applications of the cut-off machine.
!
Warning!
Use of the wrong abrasive wheel or
cutting material for which the wheel was
not designed may cause the wheel to
shatter causing serious or fatal injury.
Only use the abrasive wheel approved
for the type of material to be cut. There
are different abrasive wheels, each
specially marked. For example:
TS 460