Ryobi R160 manual

OWNER'S OPERA TING MANUAL ROUTER - R160 / R165 DOUBLE INSULA TED THANK YOU FOR BUYING A RYOBI ROUTER. Your new router has been engineered and manufactured to Ryobi's high standard for dependability, ease of operation, and operator safety. Properly cared for, it will give you years of rugged, trouble-free performance. CAUTION: Carefully re[...]

Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Product Specifications ................................................................................... 1 2. T able Of Contents .......................................................................................... 2 3. Rules For Safe Operation ......................................................................[...]

Page 3 RULES FOR SAFE OPERA TION Look for this symbol to point out important safety precautions. It means attention!!! Y our safety is involved. The operation of any router can result in foreign objects being thrown into your eyes, which can result in severe eye damage. Before beginning power tool operation, always wear safety goggles or safety gla[...]

Page 4 READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS 1. KNOW YOUR POWER TOOL. Read owner's manual carefully. Learn its applications and limitations as well as the specific potential hazards related to this tool. 2. GUARD AGAINST ELECTRICAL SHOCK by preventing body contact with grounded surfaces. For example: Pipes, radiators, ranges, refrigerator enclosures. 3. KEEP [...]

Page 5 SA VE THESE INSTRUCTIONS RULES FOR SAFE OPERA TION (Continued) 29. STAY ALERT. Watch what you are doing and use common sense. Do not operate tool when you are tired. Do not rush. 30. CHECK DAMAGED PARTS. Before further use of the tool, a guard or other part that is damaged should be carefully checked to determine that it will operate properl[...]

Page 6 3/ 8 15 64 1 64 0 1 32 3 7 32 64 DEPTH INDICATOR RING(S) Fig. 1 OPERA TION 5 32 9 64 1 8 7 64 3 3 3 16 13 64 11 6 4 "LOCK-ON BUTTON" SWITCH TRIGGER SUBBASE WITH STRAIGHT EDGE CLAMPING LEVER INDICATOR POINT(S) POWER HANDLE FRONT VIEW OF ROUTER REAR VIEW OF ROUTER DEPTH ADJUSTING RING UNPACKING Your router has been shipped completely[...]

Page 7 OPERA TION 4. Remove cutters by turning collet nut counterclockwise enough to allow cutter to slip easily from collet. See Figure 3. The collet is machined to precision tolerances to fit cutters with 1/4 in. diameter shank size. 5. With your router still upside down on table, insert shank of cutter into collet. The shank of your cutter shoul[...]

Page 8 L O C K U N L O C K DEPTH OF CUT ADJUSTMENTS See Figures 4, 5, 6, and 7. We recommend that cuts be made at a depth not exceeding 1/8 in. and that several passes be made to reach depths of cut greater than 1/8 in. OPERA TION W ARNING: Failure to unplug your router could result in accidental starting causing serious injury. Fig. 4 TO LOCK TO U[...]

Page 9 OPERA TION ROUTING For ease of operation and maintaining proper control, your router has two handles, one on each side of the router base. When using your router hold it firmly with both hands as shown in figure 8. Turn router on and let motor build to its full speed, then gradually feed cutter into workpiece. Remain alert and watch what you[...]

Page 10 TOO SLOW FEEDING (Continued) “Too-slow feeding” can also cause your router to take off in a wrong direction from the intended line of cut. Always grasp and hold your router firmly with both hands when routing. You can detect “too-slow feeding” by the runaway too-highly pitched sound of the motor; or by feeling the “wiggle” of th[...]

Page 11 OPERA TION W ARNING: Never pull router out of work and place upside down on work surface before the cutter stops. EDGE ROUTING Place router on workpiece, making sure the router bit does not contact workpiece. Turn router on and let motor build to its full speed. Begin your cut, gradually feeding cutter into workpiece. Upon completion of cut[...]

Page 12 OPERA TION FREEHAND ROUTING See Figure 14. When used freehand, your router becomes a flexible and versatile tool. This flexibility makes it possible to easily rout signs, relief sculptures, etc. There are two basic techniques for freehand routing: 1. Routing letters, grooves, and patterns into wood. See Figure 14. 2. Routing out the backgro[...]

Page 13 ROUTER MODEL R165 (ONLY) LIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT (MODEL NO. R165 ONLY) See Figure 16. 1. UNPLUG YOUR ROUTER. 2. Remove cutter from router. Refer to page 7 to remove cutter. 3. Adjust router to maximum height. 4. Remove screws (A) and subbase (B). See Figure 16. 5. Remove screw (C) and work light lens (D). 6. With bulb (E) pointing toward you[...]

Page 14 MAINTENANCE W ARNING: When servicing use only identical Ryobi replacement parts. Use of any other parts may create a hazard or cause product damage. GENERAL Avoid using solvents when cleaning plastic parts. Most plastics are susceptible to damage from various types of commercial solvents and may be damaged by their use. Use clean cloths to [...]

Page 15 NOTES[...]

OWNER'S OPERA TING MANUAL ROUTER - R160 / R165 DOUBLE INSULA TED 972000-227 7-00 Printed in U.S.A. RYOBI AMERICA CORPORATION 1424 Pearman Dairy Road Anderson SC 29625 Post Office Box 1207 Anderson SC 29622-1207 Phone 1-800-525-2579 RYOBI CANADA INC. P.O. Box 910 Cambridge, Ontario N1R 6K2 Phone 1-800-265-6778 • SER VICE Now that you have pur[...]

Page 17 MAINTENANCE SWITCH REPLACEMENT See Figure 16. 1. Before attempting to replace the switch on your router, you must know the model of your router (Model No. R160 or Model No. R165). To replace switch, follow the steps and illustrations below. 2. UNPLUG YOUR ROUTER. 3. Remove screws (A) and handle cover (B). See Figure 16. 4. NOTE THE LOCATION[...]