Page 3 - RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION; DOUBLE INSULATION
Page 3 RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION The purpose of safety symbols is to attract your attention to possible dangers. The safety symbols, and theexplanations with them, deserve your careful attention and understanding. The safety warnings do not bythemselves eliminate any danger. The instructions or warni...
Page 4 - Tool Use and Care; Read and understand all instructions.; SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS; Keep your work area clean and well lit.; Electrical Safety
Page 4 RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION inattention while operating power tools may result inserious personal injury. ■ Dress properly. Do not wear loose clothing orjewelry. Contain long hair. Keep your hair, cloth-ing, and gloves away from moving parts. Loose clothes, jewelry, or long hair can be caught in...
Page 5 - Additional Rules for Safe Operation; Service
Page 5 RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION ■ Do not enlarge or alter the center hole of the grinding wheel as this could result in breaking it. ■ Use only the normal grinder surface. Never use the side or upper surfaces for cutting. ■ Keep the tool and its handle dry, clean, and freefrom oil and grease. Always...
Page 6 - Keep hands away from grinding area.; Save these instructions.
Page 6 RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION WARNING: Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding,drilling, and other construction activities containschemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects orother reproductive harm. Some examples of thesechemicals are: • lead from lead-based paints,• crystalline...
Page 7 - PACKING LIST; UNPACKING; ELECTRICAL CONNECTION
Page 7 With the exception of the side handle and accessory wheels,your angle grinder has been shipped completely assembled. ■ Carefully remove the grinder and accessories from thebox. Make sure that all items listed in the packing list areincluded. ■ Inspect grinder carefully to make sure no breakag...
Page 8 - FEATURES; ASSEMBLY
Page 8 KNOW YOUR ANGLE GRINDER Before attempting to use your grinder, familiarize yourselfwith all operating features and safety requirements. See Figure 1. Make sure all grinding wheels and recommended accessoriesare in accordance with listed specifications for this tool. Forexample, do not use gri...
Page 9 - INSTALLING ACCESSORY WHEELS
Page 9 ASSEMBLY CLAMP NUT GRINDING WHEEL DISC FLANGE SPINDLE SPINDLE LOCK BUTTON FLAT(S) WRENCH TO TIGHTEN TO LOOSEN ■ Place the accessory wheel over the spindle. WARNING: Always install grinding wheel and abrasive mop disc withthe depressed center against the disc flange as shownabove. Failure to d...
Page 10 - ADJUSTMENTS; GUARD LOCATION; OPERATION
Page 10 Fig. 4 INCORRECT LOCATION OF GUARD ADJUSTMENTS CORRECT LOCATION OF GUARD IS BETWEEN POINTS A AND B WARNING: Do not attempt to operate this tool until you have readthoroughly and understand completely all instructions,safety rules, etc. contained in this manual. Failure tocomply can result in...
Page 11 - SWITCH
Page 11 Fig. 8 TRIGGER SWITCH LOCK-ON BUTTON 5 ° TO 15 ° OPERATION CAUTION: Never cover air vents. They must always be open forproper motor cooling. SWITCH See Figure 7. To turn your grinder on, depress the trigger switch. Releasethe trigger switch to turn the grinder off. LOCK-ON FEATURE See Figure...
Page 12 - GUARD REPLACEMENT
Page 12 GUARD REPLACEMENT See Figure 9. After extended use, the guard may become worn and needadjustments or replacing. If you drop your grinder anddamage the guard it may also be necessary for you toreplace it. PROCEED AS FOLLOWS WHEN REPLACEMENT ISREQUIRED: ■ Unplug your grinder. WARNING: Failure ...
Page 13 - MAINTENANCE
Page 13 LUBRICATION All of the bearings in this tool are lubricated with a sufficientamount of high grade lubricant for the life of the unit undernormal operating conditions. Therefore, no further lubricationis required. GENERAL Avoid using solvents when cleaning plastic parts. Most plasticsare susc...
Page 14 - Double Insulated; EXTENSION CORD CAUTION; • SERVICE; MODEL NUMBER
OPERATOR'S MANUAL4-1/2 in. (115 mm) Angle GrinderModel AG451 / Double Insulated 983000-030 RYOBI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1428 Pearman Dairy Road Anderson SC 29625 Post Office Box 1207 Anderson SC 29622 Phone 1-800-525-2579 www.ryobitools.com EXTENSION CORD CAUTION When using a power tool at a considerabl...