This demonstration guide answers one field question about a missing guard and no eye protection. Measurements come before parts, and the notes are not a generic equipment FAQ.
Diagnose before replacing parts
Start with guard presence before start. That reading separates a missing guard and no eye protection from adjacent faults that share the same complaint.
If the measurement is out of spec, treat the guard as the primary path. If it is in spec, do not replace the guard just to complete a parts list.
Repair the failed system
The usual correction is the guard, installed to the documented spec for this complaint.
A demonstration shop records the finding so the next technician is not repeating a guess about a missing guard and no eye protection.
Stop before you make it worse
Do not tilting the head toward bystanders to "finish the edge". That shortcut hides the original measurement and creates a second failure.
If the machine still fails after the guard is corrected, convert the visit to a broader diagnosis rather than stacking parts.
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