Ryobi R180 manual

OPERA T OR'S MANUAL ROUTER - R180 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 read through th[...]

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 The purpose of safety symbols is to attract your attention to possible dangers. The safety symbols, and the explanations with them, deserve your careful attention and understanding. The safety warnings do not by themselves eliminate any danger. The instructions or warnings they give are not substitutes for proper ac[...]

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 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 properly and perform its intende[...]

Page 6 Fig. 1 FRONT VIEW OF ROUTER REAR VIEW OF ROUTER UNPACKING Your router has been shipped completely assembled and ready for use. Inspect it carefully to make sure no breakage or damage has occurred during shipping. If any parts are damaged or missing, contact your nearest Ryobi dealer to obtain replacement parts before attempting to operate ro[...]

Page 7 COLLET NUT OPERA TION TO UNLOCK SPINDLE SPINDLE LOCK Fig. 3 Fig. 2 WRENCH INSTALLING/REMOVING CUTTERS See Figures 2, 3, and 4. 1. UNPLUG YOUR ROUTER. W ARNING: Your router should never be connected to power supply when you are assembling parts, making adjustments, installing or removing cutters, or when not in use. Disconnecting your router [...]

Page 8 W ARNING: Failure to unplug your router could result in accidental starting causing serious injury. CUTTER INSIDE SUBBASE INSTALLING/REMOVING CUTTERS (Continued) 7. To use cutters with 1/4 in. (6.4 mm) shank bits, the 1/2 in. (13 mm) collet assembly must be removed and replaced with the 1/4 in. (6.4 mm) collet assembly. Remove the 1/2 in. (1[...]

Page 9 OPERA TION BASE INDICATOR POINT DEPTH INDICATOR RING CUTTER AT ZERO DEPTH OF CUT Fig. 6 FOR ROUTER TABLE USE ONLY Fig. 7 Fig. 8 CUTTER EXTENDED BELOW SUBBASE DEPTH OF CUT ADJUSTMENTS (Continued) 4. Position your router so that the cutter can extend below the subbase for desired depth setting. See Figure 7. 5. Turn the depth adjusting ring to[...]

Page 10 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 9. Turn router on and let motor build to its full speed, then gradually feed cutter into workpiece. Remain alert and watch what yo[...]

Page 11 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 12 OPERA TION 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, turn motor off and let it come to a complete stop before removing router from work surface. WORK TOP [...]

Page 13 FREEHAND ROUTING See Figure 15. 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 15. 2. Routing out the background, leavin[...]

Page 14 LIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT See Figure 17. 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 17. 5. Remove screw (C) and work light lens (D). 6. With bulb (E) pointing toward you, pull bulb from socket. 7. Install new bulb by[...]

Page 15 MAINTENANCE 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 remove dirt, carbon dust, etc. W ARNING: Do not at any time let brake fluids, gasoline, petroleum- based products, penetrating oils, etc.[...]

OPERA T OR'S MANUAL ROUTER - R180 DOUBLE INSULA TED 972000-318 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 purchased your tool, [...]