Switching on and off / setting the speed range – Parkside PFBS 10.8 A1 User Manual
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Operation / Maintenance and cleaning / Service / Warranty
Operation
Press the spindle lock
8
and keep it pressed.
Insert the collet
18
into the threaded insert and
tighten the clamping nut
6
on the thread using
the combination key
23
.
NOTE: Use the screwdriver end of the combi-
nation key
23
to release or tighten the screw of
the mandrels
13
.
Q
Switching on and off / Setting
the speed range
Switching on / Setting the speed range:
Set the ON / OFF switch
5
to position “I”.
Set the rotational speed control
1
to a position
between „1“ and „MAX.“.
Switching off:
Set the ON / OFF switch
5
to position “0”.
Q
Advice on working with
materials / Tools / Speed ranges
Use the highest speed when working on steel
or iron with the milling bits.
Use a short trial on a test piece to determine the
optimum rotational speed range for working on
zinc, zinc alloy, aluminium, copper and lead.
Use the low speed range for working on plastics
and low-melting point materials.
Use high speeds on wood.
Use the medium speed range for cleaning,
polishing and buffing.
The following information shall be considered as
recommendatory only. Learn by practical experience
which tools and settings are the best for the materi-
als you work with.
Setting the appropriate speed
Symbols
Rotational
speed
control
1
Material
1–3
Plastics and low melting
point materials
6–7
Hardwood
4–5
Stone, Ceramics
Max
Steel
5
Softwood, metal
Examples of appropriate tool selection Function
Function
Accessory
Application
Drilling
HSS drill
12
Drilling wood (see Fig. C)
Milling
Milling bits
21
Various tasks, e.g. hollowing out, gouging,
shaping, grooving or slotting
Engraving
Engraving bits
20
Markings (see Fig. D)
Polishing,
derusting
CAUTION!
Use only the lightest
contact pressure of
the tool on the work-
piece.
Metal brush
16
Derusting (see Fig. E)
Polishing wheel
14
Working on various metals and plastics, in
particular noble metals like gold or silver
(see Fig. F)