• Do always handle and store wheels in a careful manner.
  • Do visually inspect all wheels before mounting for possible damage.
  • Do make sure operating speed of machine does not exceed speed marked on wheel, its blotter or container.
  • Do check mounting flanges for equal size, relieved as required and correct diameter.
  • Do use mounting blotters as required by ANSI standards.
  • Do be sure work rest is properly adjusted on bench, pedestal and floor stand grinders.
  • Do always use safety guard that covers a minimum of one half (1/2) the abrasive wheel.
  • Do allow newly mounted wheels to run at operating speed, with guard in place, for at least one minute before grinding.
  • Do always wear safety glasses or some type of approved eye protection while grinding or cutting.
  • Do turn off coolant before stopping wheel to avoid creating an out-of-balance condition.
  • Do follow common sense safety considerations.
  • Do follow federal, state and local laws and regulations.
  • Don’t use a wheel that has been dropped or appears to have been abused.
  • Don’t force a wheel onto the machine or alter the size of the mounting hole. If the wheel won’t fit the machine, get one that will.
  • Don’t ever exceed maximum operating speed established for the wheel.
  • Don’t use mounting flanges on which the bearing surfaces are not clean, flat and smooth.
  • Don’t tighten the mounting nut excessively.
  • Don’t grind on the side of conventional, straight or Type 1 wheels.
  • Don’t use a wheel on any machine that is not properly designed for the specific application of the wheel.
  • Don’t start the machine until the safety guard is properly and securely in place.
  • Don’t jam work into the wheel.
  • Don’t stand directly in front of a grinding/cutting wheel whenever a machine is in operation.
  • Don’t grind or cut material for which the wheel is not designed.