Ryobi BE318-2- Manuals

6 SPECIFICATIONS UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS Your sander has been shipped completely assembled. Carefully remove the tool and accessories from thebox. Make sure that all items listed in the packinglist are included. Inspect the tool carefully to make sure no breakageor damage occurred during shipping. Do...

7 DOUBLE INSULATION Double insulation is a concept in safety in electric powertools, which eliminates the need for the usual three-wiregrounded power cord. All exposed metal parts areisolated from the internal metal motor components withprotecting insulation. Double insulated tools do not needto be ...

9 OPERATION WARNING: Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses withside shields when operating this tool. Failure to doso could result in dust, shavings, or loose particlesbeing thrown into your eyes, resulting in possibleserious injury. TURNING THE SANDER ON/OFF See Figure 2. Follow these direct...

10 OPERATION Fig. 4 Fig. 6 USING SANDING BELTS TO INSTALL/CHANGE SANDING BELTS See Figures 4, 5, and 6. Follow these directions to install/change sanding belts. Unplug the sander. WARNING: Failure to unplug the tool could result in accidentalstarting causing possible serious injury. Position the san...

12 USING THE DUST COLLECTION BAG The dust collection bag provides a dust collection systemfor the sander. TO ATTACH THE DUST COLLECTION BAG See Figure 9. Follow these directions to attach the dust collection bag. Unplug the sander. WARNING: Failure to unplug the tool could result in accidentalstarti...

13 OPERATION OPERATING THE SANDER See Figure 10. Follow these steps to operate the sander. Secure the work to prevent it from moving under thesander. WARNING: Unsecured work could be thrown towards the opera-tor causing injury. Turn the sander on and let the motor reach its maxi-mum speed before pla...

14 OPERATION WARNING: When servicing use only identical Ryobi replacement parts. Use of any other parts may create a hazard or causeproduct damage. GENERAL Avoid using solvents when cleaning plastic parts. Mostplastics are susceptible to damage from various types ofcommercial solvents and may be dam...

15 MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE TIMING BELT See Figures 12 and 13. Follow these directions to replace the timing belt. Unplug the sander. WARNING: Failure to unplug the tool could result in accidentalstarting causing possible serious injury. Remove the sanding belt from the sander. Refer to“TO INSTALL/...

OPERATOR'S MANUAL BELT SANDER BE318 DOUBLE INSULATED RYOBI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1428 Pearman Dairy Road Anderson, SC 29625 Post Office Box 1207 Anderson, SC 29622 www.ryobitools.com Phone 1-800-525-2579 983000-130 7 -0 3 • SERVICE Now that you have purchased your tool, should a need ever exist for repa...

6 SYMBOLS SERVICE Servicing requires extreme care and knowledge and should be performed only by a qualified service technician. For service we suggest you return the product to your nearest AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER for repair. When servic- ing, use only identical replacement parts. WARNING: SAVE TH...

7 EXTENSION CORDS When using a power tool at a considerable distance from a power source, be sure to use an extension cord that has the capacity to handle the current the tool will draw. An undersized cord will cause a drop in line voltage, resulting in overheating and loss of power. Use the chart t...

8 FEATURES Fig. 1 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Belt Size ..........................................................3 in. x 18 in.Sanding Surface ............................................... 16.5 sq. in.No Load Speed ................................................ 700 ft./min. Input ......................

9 ASSEMBLY UNPACKING This product has been shipped completely assembled. n Carefully remove the tool and any accessories from the box. Make sure that all items listed in the packing list are included. n Inspect the tool carefully to make sure no breakage or damage occurred during shipping. n Do not ...

10 OPERATION SELECTING SANDING BELTS Selecting the correct size and type of sanding belt is an important step in achieving a high quality sanded finish. Alu-minum oxide, silicon carbide, and other synthetic abrasives are best for power sanding.In general, when sanding, coarse grit removes the most m...

11 OPERATION TURN COUNTER- CLOCKWISE IF BELT RUNS INWARD TURN CLOCKWISE IF BELT RUNS OUTWARD Fig. 5 Fig. 6 TO ADJUST SANDING BELT TRACKING See Figures 5 - 6. Belt life is greatly increased if you regularly adjust the sand-ing belt tracking. When correctly adjusted, the outer edge of the sanding belt...

12 OPERATION Fig. 7 USING THE DUST COLLECTION BAG The dust collection bag provides a dust collection system for the sander. WARNING: Do not use the dust collection bag when sanding metal. Using the dust collection bag when sanding metal creates a fire hazard, which could damage the tool and lead to ...

13 TURNING ON/OFF THE SANDER See Figure 8. n To turn on the sander: Depress the switch trigger. n To turn off the sander: Release the switch trigger. LOCKING ON THE SANDER See Figure 8. The lock-on feature allows you to lock the switch trigger in the ON position. Locking the switch trigger on allows...

15 MAINTENANCE Electric tools used on fiberglass material, wallboard, spackling compounds, or plaster are subject to accelerated wear and possible premature failure because the fiberglass chips and grindings are highly abrasive to bearings, brushes, commu-tators, etc. Consequently, we do not recomme...

16 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 983000-599 9-04 • SERVICE Now that you have purchased your tool, should a need ever exist for repair parts or service, simply contact your nea...