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For your safety.
Read all safety warnings and all 
instructions. Failure to follow the 
warnings and instructions may result in electric shock, 
fire and/or serious injury.
Save all warnings and instructions for future reference.
Do not use this power tool before you have thor-
oughly read and completely understood this 
Instruction Manual and the enclosed “General 
Safety Instructions” (document number 
3 41 30 054 06 1). The documents mentioned should be 
kept for later use and enclosed with the power tool, 
should it be passed on or sold.
Please also observe the relevant national industrial safety 
regulations.
Intended use of the power tool:
Hand-guided nibbler for cutting sheet metal, cut-outs and 
tight curves in weather-protected environments without 
water supply using the application tools and accessories 
recommended by FEIN.
BLK3.5/BLK5.0: This power tool is also suitable for use 
with AC generators with sufficient power output that 
correspond to the Standard ISO 8528, design type G2. 
This Standard is particularly not complied with when the 
so-called distortion factor exceeds 10 %. When in doubt, 
please refer to the generator instruction/specification 
guide.
Special safety instructions.
Use auxiliary handle(s), if supplied with the tool. Loss of 
control can cause personal injury.
Wear personal protective equipment. Depending on appli-
cation, 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 workpiece fragments. The eye protection 
must be capable of stopping flying debris generated by 
various operations. The dust mask or respirator must be 
capable of filtrating particles generated by your opera-
tion. Prolonged exposure to high intensity noise may 
cause hearing loss.
Secure the workpiece firmly. A work piece that is gripped 
tightly in a clamping device or vice, is more secure than if 
held by hand.
Do not rivet or screw any name-plates or signs onto the 
power tool. If the insulation is damaged, protection 
against an electric shock will be ineffective. Adhesive 
labels are recommended.
Do not use accessories which are not specifically 
designed and recommended by the power tool manufac-
turer. Safe operation is not ensured merely because an 
accessory fits your power tool.
Clean the ventilation openings on the power tool at regu-
lar intervals using non-metal tools. The blower of the 
motor draws dust into the housing. An excessive accu-
mulation of metallic dust can cause an electrical hazard.
Before putting into operation, check the mains connec-
tion and the mains plug for damage.
Recommendation: The tool should always be supplied 
with power via a residual current device (RCD) with a 
rated current of 30 mA or less.
Hand/arm vibrations
The vibration emission level given in this information 
sheet has been measured in accordance with a standard-
ised test given in EN 60745 and may be used to compare 
one tool with another. It may be used for a preliminary 
assessment of exposure.
The declared vibration emission level represents the 
main applications of the tool. However if the tool is used 
for different applications, with different accessories or 
poorly maintained, the vibration emission may differ. 
This may significantly increase the exposure level over 
the total working period.
An estimation of the level of exposure to vibration 
should also take into account the times when the tool is 
switched off or when it is running but not actually doing 
the job. This may significantly reduce the exposure level 
over the total working period.
Identify additional safety measures to protect the opera-
tor from the effects of vibration such as: maintain the tool 
and the accessories, keep the hands warm, organisation 
of work patterns.
Operating instructions.
Guide the power tool toward the work piece only 
when switched on.
While cutting, hold the power tool as upright as possible 
to the work-piece surface.
Guide the power tool uniformly and with light feed in the 
cutting direction. Excessive feed reduces the tool life of 
the application tools.
Do not cut steel sheets where welded. Do not cut lay-
ered sheets exceeding the max. work-piece thickness.
To increase the tool life of punch and die, it is recom-
mended to apply a lubricating agent alongside the 
intended cutting line:
– For cuts in steel sheet: Cutting paste or cutting oil.
– For cuts in aluminium: Petroleum.
For inside cuts, a pilot hole is required; see “Technical 
Data” for diameters.
Do not switch the power tool off until after having 
removed it from the cutting path.
The symptom for worn punches and dies are a clearly 
increased feed force at lower working progress.
BLK1.3T/BLK1.3CS/BLK1.6/BLK1.6L: Punch and die cannot 
be reground.
BLK2.0/BLK3.5/BLK5.0: The punch – not the die – can be 
reground as long as the length of the reground punch 
does not fall below the minimum die length.
WARNING
Die
Minimum punch length
BLK2.0:
3 01 09 141 00 3
45 mm
BLK3.5:
3 13 09 093 00 3
51.5 mm
3 13 09 094 00 1
51.5 mm
BLK5.0:
3 13 09 109 00 2
58.8 mm
3 13 09 107 00 0
56.6 mm
3 13 09 108 00 8
54.5 mm
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