Craftsman 572.610530 - Manual (Page 6)

Rotary Tool Accessories
The number and variety of accessories for the
Rotary Tool are almost limitless. There is a
category suited to almost any job you might
have to do — and a variety of sizes and
shapes within each category which enables
you to get the perfect accessory for every
need
Collets
If you expect to use a variety of accessories,
we recommend that in the beginning you
purchase a complete set of four coliels. Store
these so that you will have the proper size of
coiiet for any accessory or drill bit you want to
use. Currently, the No. 25036 1/8" and No-
25037 3/32" collets accommodate all of the
available Sears accessories,
Mandrels
A mandrel is a shank with a threaded or
screw head, and mandrels are required when
you use polishing accessories, cutting
wheels, sanding discs, and polishing points
The reason mandrels are used is that sanding
discs, cutting wheels and similar accessories
must be replaced frequently The mandrel Is a
permanent shank, allowing you to replace
only the worn head when necessary, thus
saving the expense of replacing the shaft
each lime.
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Screw Mandrel No. 5308S
This Is a screw mandrel used with the felt
polishing tip and felt polishing wheels.
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Small Screw Mandrel No. 25028
This is a mandrel with a small screw at Its Up,
and is used with emery cutting wheels,
sanding discs and polishing wheels
High Speed Cutters
Available in many shapes, high speed cutters
are used in carving, cutting and slotting In
Wood, plastics and soft metals such as
aluminum, copper and brass. These are the
accessories to use for freehand routing or
carving in wood or plastic, and for precision
cutting
Tungsten Carbide Cutters
These are tough, tong-lived cutters for use on
hardened steel, Bred ceramics and other very
hard maferiais- They can be used for
engraving on tools and garden equipment
Smalt Engraving Cutters
This group has a wide variety of sizes and
shapes, and are mads for intricate work on
ceramics (greenware), wood carvings, jewelry
and scrimshaw They often are used in
making complicated printed circuit boards,
They should not be used on steel and other
very hard materials but are excellent on
wood, plastic and soft metals Needs 3/32"
collet.
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Aluminum Oxide Grindirtg Stones
Round, pointed, fiat — you name the shape
and there is one available in this category.
These are made of aluminum oxide and
cover virtually every possible kind of grinding
application, Use them for sharpenirtg lawrt
mower blades, screwdriver tips, knives,
scissors, chisels and other cutting tools. Use
to remove flash from metal castings,
d8burring_ any metal after cutting, smoothing
welded joints, grinding off rivets and removing
oist, In machine shops, high speed drills and
cutters normally are ground with aluminum
oxide wheels
Silicon Carbide Grinding Stones
Tougher than aluminum oxide points, these
are made especially for use on hard materials
such as glass and ceramics. Typical uses
might be the removal of stilt marks and
excess glaze on ceramics and engraving on
glass
Polishing Accessories
These include an impregnated polishing point
and an impregnated poiishing wheel for
bringing metal surfaces to smooth finish; a felt
polishing tip and felt polishing wheel, and
cioth polishing wheel, all used (or polishing
plastics, metals, jewelry and small parts. Also
included in this group is a polishing
compound (No. 2S031) for use with the felt
and doth polishers
Polishing points make a very smooth surface,
but a high luster is obtained using felt or cloth
wheels and poiishing compound.
No polishing compound is needed when
using the 25034 Polishing Wheel
Aluminum Oxide Abrasive Wheels
Use to remove paint, deburr metal, polish
stainless steel and other metais Available in
fine and medium grtts
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Sanding Accessories
Sanding discs in fine, medium and coarse
grades are made to fit mandrel No. 25028,
They can be used for nearly any small sanding
fob you might have, from mode! making .to, fine,
fumilure finishing. In addition, there is the drum
Sander, a tiny drum which fits Into the Rotary
Tool and makes It possible to shape wood,
smooth fiberglass, sand inside curves and
other difficult places, and other sanding Jobs
You replace the sanding bands on the drum as
they become worn and lose their grit Bands
come in fine and coarse grades
Wire Brushes
Three different shapes of wire brushes are
available For best results wire brushes
should be used at speeds not greater than
15,000 Rpy, They remove rust from tools
and other metal surfaces, and clean and
burnish metal parts Use for such jobs as
cleaning electrical connections to assure
good conduction
Bristle Brushes
These are excellent cleaning toots on
silverware, jewelry and antiques. The three
shapes make it possible to get Into tight
corners and other difficuit places. Bristle
brushes can be used with polishing
compound for faster cleaning or polishing
MWARNiNà
Allow brushes to run at
operating speed for at
least one minute before using wheel.
During this time no one is to stand In front
or in line with the brush, do not run in
excess of 15,000 RPM.
Cutting Wheels
These thin discs of emery or fiberglass are
used for slicing, cutting off and similar
operations Use them for cutting off frozen
boll heads and nuts, or to resloi a screw head
which has become so damaged that the
screwdriver won’t work in It. Fine for cutting
8X cable, small rods, tubing, cable and
cutting rectangular holes In sheet metal.
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When using steel saws,
cutoff wheels, high speed
cutters or tungsten carbide cutters,
always have the work securely clamped.
Never attempt to hold the work with one
hand
while using any of these
accessories. The reason is that these
wheels will grab if they become slightly
canted In the groove, and can kickback
causing loss of control resulting in
serious Injury. Your second hand should
be used to steady and guide the hand
holding the tool. When a cutoff wheel
grabs, the wheel Itself usually breaks.
When the steel saws, high speed cutter or
tungsten carbide cutter grab, it may Jump
from the groove and you could lose
control of the tool.
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