Harbor Freight Tools 97870 User Manual
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SKU 97870
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b. Never use oxygen, carbon dioxide,
combustible gases or any bottled
gas as an air source for the tool.
Such gases are capable of explosion
and serious injury to persons.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS.
SYMBOLS AND
SPECIFIC SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
Symbol Definitions
Symbol
Property or statement
n
o
No-load speed
.../min
Revolutions or reciprocation per
minute
PSI
Pounds per square inch of pressure
ft-lb
Foot-pounds of torque
BPM
Blows per minute
CFM
Cubic Feet per Minute flow
SCFM
Cubic Feet per Minute flow at
standard conditions
NPT
National pipe thread, tapered
NPS
National pipe thread, straight
WARNING marking concerning Risk
of Eye Injury. Wear ANSI-approved
eye protection.
WARNING marking concerning Risk
of Hearing Loss. Wear hearing
protection.
WARNING marking concerning Risk
of Respiratory Injury. Wear NIOSH-
approved dust mask/respirator.
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Symbol Definitions
Symbol
Property or statement
WARNING marking concerning Risk
of Explosion.
Specific Safety Instructions
1. The warnings and precautions dis-
cussed in this manual cannot cover
all possible conditions and situations
that may occur. It must be under-
stood by the operator that common
sense and caution are factors which
cannot be built into this product, but
must be supplied by the operator.
WARNING – Some dust created by
power sanding, sawing, grinding, drill-
ing, and other construction activities,
contains chemicals known [to the
State of California] to cause cancer,
birth defects or other reproductive
harm. Some examples of these
chemicals are:
• Lead from lead-based paints
• Crystalline silica from bricks and
cement or other masonry products
• Arsenic and chromium from chemi-
cally treated lumber
Your risk from these exposures var-
ies, 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
those dust masks that are specially
designed to filter out microscopic
particles. (California Health & Safety
Code § 25249.5, et seq.)
WARNING – The brass components
of this product contain lead, a chemi-
cal known to the State of California
to cause birth defects (or other repro-