Porter-Cable R161 - Manuals

Page 7 5 32 9 64 1 8 7 64 3 3 3 16 13 64 11 64 KNOW YOUR ROUTER See Figure 1.Before attempting to use your router, familiarize yourselfwith all operating features and safety requirements. CHIP SHIELD A clear plastic chip shield is installed on the front of yourrouter for protection against flying du...

Page 8 7 32 64 15 64 0 ■ Remove cutters by turning collet nut counterclockwiseenough to allow cutter to slip easily from collet. See Figure 3. The collet is machined to precision tolerancesto fit cutters with 1/4 in. (6 mm) diameter shank size. ■ With your router still upside down on a table, insert...

Page 9 TO LOCK CLAMPING LEVER Fig. 5 DEPTH ADJUSTING RING SUBBASE INDICATOR POINT CUTTER INSIDE SUBBASE DEPTH INDICATOR RING CUTTER AT ZERO DEPTH OF CUT BASE INDICATOR POINT DEPTH INDICATOR RING Fig. 7 FOR ROUTER TABLE USE ONLY DEPTH OF CUT ADJUSTMENTS See Figures 4, 5, 6, and 7. We recommend that c...

Page 10 be advanced. If the wood is very hard, knotty, gummy ordamp, the operation must be slowed still more. You can always detect “force feeding” by the sound of themotor. Its high-pitched whine will sound lower and strongeras it loses speed. Also, the strain of holding the tool will benoticeably ...

Page 11 OPERATION Fig. 10 WIDTH OF CUT 1ST. PASS 2ND. PASS 2ND. PASS 1ST. PASS GUIDE INSIDE Fig. 12 THRUST GUIDE FEED ROTATION ROTATION GUIDE OUTSIDE DEPTH OF CUT Fig. 11 TOO SLOW FEEDING (Continued) In addition, it is more difficult to control a router when the bitis scraping instead of cutting. Wi...

Page 12 Fig. 13 OPERATION WARNING: Keep a firm grip on router with both hands at all times.Failure to do so could result in loss of control leading topossible serious injury. WARNING: Never pull router out of work and place upside down onwork surface before the cutter stops. Failure to do socould re...

Page 13 5 32 9 64 1 8 7 6 4 3 3 3 16 13 64 11 64 FREEHAND ROUTING See Figure 14. When used freehand, your router becomes a flexible andversatile tool. This flexibility makes it possible to easily routsigns, relief sculptures, etc. There are two basic techniques for freehand routing: ■ Routing letter...

Page 14 OPERATION ROUTER TABLE USE See Figures 16 and 17. ■ Your router can be used on UL listed router tables suchas the Ryobi BT3000SXI Precision Cutting System. Itmay be necessary to remove the subbase to utilize thefull pattern of some edge forming bits such as RomanOgee and round-over bits. Rem...

Page 15 HELPFUL HINTS ✓ Always clamp workpiece securely before routing. ✓ A safe operator is one who thinks ahead. ✓ Always wear eye protection when routing. ✓ Make setup adjustments carefully. Then double check. Measure twice and cut once. ✓ Keep cutters clean and properly sharpened. ✓ Don’t let fa...

OPERATOR'S MANUALR161 ROUTER DOUBLE INSULATED 972000-891 6-01 Printed in U.S.A. RYOBI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1428 Pearman Dairy Road Anderson SC 29625 Post Office Box 1207 Anderson SC 29622-1207 Phone 1-800-525-2579 www.ryobitools.com EXTENSION CORD CAUTION When using a power tool at a considerable dist...