Porter-Cable 7414 manual

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  • Page 1

    Double Insulated 7"/ 9" Disc Sander Instruction manual The Model and Serial No. plate is located on the main housing of the tool. Record these numbers in the spaces below and retain for future reference. Model No. ______________________________________ Type ___________________________________________ Serial No. ___________________________[...]

  • Page 2

    2 GENERAL SAFETY RULES WARNING! READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL INSTRUCTIONS. Failure to follow all instructions listed below, may result in electric shock, fire and/or serious personal injury. WARNING: SOME DUST CREATED BY POWER SANDING, SAWING, GRINDING, DRILLING, AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES contains chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects o[...]

  • Page 3

    3 operating power tools may result in serious personal injury. 2. Dress properly. Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry. Contain long hair. Keep your hair, clothing, and gloves away from moving parts. Loose clothes, jewelry, or long hair can be caught in moving parts. 3. Avoid accidental starting. Be sure switch is OFF before plugging in. Carrying [...]

  • Page 4

    4 unauthorized parts or failure to follow Maintenance Instructions may create a risk of electric shock or injury. SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES AND SYMBOLS 1 . Always use proper guard with grinding wheel. A guard protects operator from broken wheel fragments. 2. Accessories must be rated for at least the speed recommended on the tool warning label. Wheels [...]

  • Page 5

    3 N .......................... three-phase alternating current with neutral .......................... direct current n 0 .......................... no load .......................... alternating or direct current .......................... Class II Construction .......................... splash-proof construction .......................... waterti[...]

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    6 8. CLEAN UP ALL REMOVED PAINT and dust by wet mopping the floors. Use a wet cloth to clean all walls, sills and any other surfaces where paint or dust is clinging. DO NOT SWEEP, DRY DUST OR VACUUM. Use a high phosphate detergent or trisodium (TSP) to wash and mop areas. 9. AT THE END OF EACH WORK SESSION put the paint chips and debris in a double[...]

  • Page 7

    grinding operations when used with appropriate recommended accessories. The Model 7414 can be used as a grinder when equipped with the appropriate 7" or 9" Type 27 guard and grinding wheel (see ACCESSORIES section of manual). Typical applications are smoothing rough boards, removing paint and varnish, auto body sanding, smoothing weld bea[...]

  • Page 8

    8 INSTALLATION: 1. Insert threaded end of handle into handle clamp (A) Fig. 1A. 2. Turn handle clockwise and tighten securely. CHANGING POSITIONS: 1. Loosen handle by turning 2 full turns counterclockwise. 2 . Push in on handle and move handle to desired location. 3. Release handle. 4. Retighten securely. TO INST ALL SANDING DISC 1. CAUTION: DISCON[...]

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    9 WARNING: Always make sure the wheel guard is positioned between operator and the wheel, so that flying chips or pieces of a wheel that might break will be deflected away from the operator (see Fig. 3). TO INST ALL GRINDING WHEEL 1. CAUTION: DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER CIRCUIT. 2. Rest machine on its back with spindle facing up. 3. Install and a[...]

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    10 CAUTION: Ensure rear handle is locked into one of the three locations before turning tool on to prevent loss of control, damage to the machine, and bodily injury. USING A DISC SANDER 1. CAUTION: Secure work to prevent it from moving during the sanding operation. Friction between the sanding disc and work will try to spin work away from sander an[...]

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    the front gear housing indicates the direction in which the grinding wheel rotates. MAINTENANCE KEEP TOOL CLEAN Periodically blow out all air passages with dry compressed air. All plastic parts should be cleaned with a soft damp cloth. NEVER use solvents to clean plastic parts. They could possibly dissolve or otherwise damage the material. CAUTION:[...]

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    12 PORTER-CABLE LIMITED ONE YEAR W ARRANTY Porter-Cable warrants its Professional Power Tools for a period of one year from the date of original purchase. We will repair or replace at our option, any part or parts of the product and accessories covered under this warranty which, after examination, proves to be defective in workmanship or material d[...]

  • Page 13

    The following are trademarks of PORTER-CABLE Corporation (Las siguientes son marcas registradas de PORTER-CABLE S.A.) (Les marques suivantes sont des marques de fabriquant de la PORTER-CABLE Corporation): BAMMER ® , LASERLOC ® , OMNIJIG ® , POCKET CUTTER ® , PORTA-BAND ® , PORTA-PLANE ® , PORTER-CABLE ® , QUICKSAND ® , SANDTRAP ® , SAW BOS[...]