Skil 8003 Manual De Instrucciones página 13

• Suspend the tool on hanging ring 3 (fig. A) or set it down on its
rear in an upright position; when doing so, make sure no com-
bustible materials or inflammable gases are in the proximity.
• Allow the tool to cool down for at least 30 minutes before stor-
age.
• Store the tool in a dry and locked-up place, out of reach of
children.
• When connecting new 3-pin plug:
• Do not connect the blue (= neutral) or brown (= live) wire in
the cord of this tool to the earth terminal of the plug.
• If for any reason the old plug is cut off the cord of this tool, it
must be disposed of safely and not left unattended.
Use
• On/off switch with 3 temperature settings (fig. B).
! Check if switch 4 (fig. A) is in position "0" before plug-
ging in.
- Switch on the tool by pushing switch 4 in desired position:
1 = 50 °C, air stream 250 litres/minute
2 = 400 °C, air stream 250 litres/minute
3 = 570 °C, air stream 500 litres/minute
- When using it for the first time, some smoke may emit from
the tool; this is normal and will soon cease.
- Switch off the tool by pushing switch 4 in position "0".
• General use.
- Determine the right temperature by testing out on an in-
conspicuous part of the workpiece; start with a low tem-
perature setting.
- The temperature falls as the distance between the air
outlet/nozzle and the workpiece increases.
- The temperature required depends on the material to be
worked on.
• Stationary use (fig. C).
- Set the tool down on its rear in an upright position.
- Make sure the surface is clean and dustfree; polluted air
damages the motor.
- Make sure the air stream is directed away from you.
- Secure the cord to prevent pulling down the tool.
- Do not touch the air outlet/nozzle.
- Make sure nothing drops into the air outlet/nozzle.
- Carefully hold the tool with one hand while switching it off
with the other hand, and then allow it to cool down.
• Use at hard-to-reach places.
- Remove ring 2 (fig. A), thus releasing the metal air outlet
over a greater distance.
! Pay attention to increased risk of fire and burns.
• Holding and guiding the tool (fig. D).
- Hold the tool with one hand.
- Keep ventilation slots 5 (fig. A) uncovered.
• Standard accessories (only 8003 in plastic case) (fig. E).
- Glass protection nozzle 6 (for deflecting air stream).
- Flat nozzle 7 (for broadening air stream).
- Reflector nozzle 8 (for reflecting air stream).
- Reduction nozzle 9 (for concentrating air stream).
All application examples (except removing paint next to
glass) can be performed without accessories; however,
using the appropriate accessory simplifies the work and
significantly improves the quality of the results.
• Mounting/removing accessories (only 8003 in plastic case).
- Simply fit the accessory onto air outlet 1 (fig. A).
- Remove an accessory by pulling it off to the front after it
has cooled down.
! Mount an accessory only when the air outlet is cold,
when the switch is in position "0" and when the plug is
disconnected.
• Constant heat control (overload protection).
Protects heating element from damage when tool is overload-
ed without having to stop it and/or let it cool down for a period
of time.
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- When the temperature gets too high, the heating element
switches itself off, while the motor continues to run and
produces cold air.
- When the temperature has fallen down sufficiently (taking
only a few seconds), the heating element will be switched
on automatically.
Application advice
• Removing paint/lacquer (fig. F).
- Use a clean, sharp scraper.
- Scrape firmly, when the paint softens.
- Experiment to establish the length of time necessary to ap-
ply the heat for optimal results.
- Scrape the softened paint immediately, or it will harden
again.
- Keep a 30° to 40° angle between the tool and the work-
piece.
- Remove paint and debris immediately from the scraper to
prevent them from ignition.
- Scrape with the grain of the wood, wherever possible.
- Do not direct the hot air stream towards the same surface
for too long.
- Dispose of all paint debris safely.
- Thoroughly clean the work area after completing the job.
! Be careful when removing layers of paint in old build-
ings; in the past the building may have been painted
with paint containing lead, which is highly poisonous.
! Exposure to even low levels of lead can cause serious
brain and nervous system damage; young and unborn
children are particularly vulnerable.
! Have lead-based paint removed by a professional with-
out using a heatgun.
• Removing (synthetic) wall covering.
• Removing paint/lacquer next to glass (fig. G).
- Always use glass protection nozzle 6 when working next to
glass.
- Remove the paint with a hand scraper.
! Do not use the tool for removing paint on metal-framed
windows; metal is heat-conducting which might lead
to breaking of the glass.
• Removing stickers (use flat nozzle 7) (fig. H).
- Many adhesives become softer when heated, allowing ad-
hesive bonds to be separated and superfluous adhesive to
be removed.
! Heat sticker on the upper side.
! Always take care not to overheat the underlying sur-
face.
• Removing linoleum and vinyl carpeting.
• Removing carpet tiles made of synthetic fibres.
• Removing veneers/applying veneer strips.
• Softening/melting tar, tin, bitumen, wax (use flat nozzle 7).
• Waxing (skis, furniture) (use flat nozzle 7) (fig. I).
• Removing resin.
• Loosening rusty/too tightly fastened metal screws, nuts and
bolts.
• Removing candle wax (do not overheat the underlying sur-
face).
• Repairing broken candles/restoring bent candles to their orig-
inal shape.
• Shrink fitting (fig. J).
- Use reflector nozzle 8 or reduction nozzle 9.
- Select a shrink-fit tube with a diameter matching that of the
workpiece.
- Heat the shrink-fit tube evenly.
• Shrink-wrapping.
• Soldering water pipes (fig. K).
This tool is most suitable for working with soft solders (melt-
ing point below 400°).
- Use reflector nozzle 8.
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