Ryobi DBJ50- Manuals

Page vi Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) 16.5.1. Tailstock Movement .......................................................................................................................... 79 16.5.2. On/Off Switch ...............................................................................

Page vii Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) 19.2.8. Installing & Removing the Bit ............................................................................................................ 98 19.2.9. Adjusting Plunge Base .....................................................................

Page viii Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) 27.2. S ETUP & U SE – W IDE D RUM S ANDER ............................................................................................................... 114 27.2.1. Turn-On Procedure ................................................................

Page 10 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) 4. How to Prepare a Board 4.1. Reading Grain Orientation Improper feed direction can ruin the work piece and can represent a danger to the woodworker! The grain must slope away from the cutters edge. Be sure you know which way the cutter is turning! I...

Page 15 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) l. AVOID AWKWARD OPERATIONS AND HAND POSITIONS. A sudden slip could cause a hand to move into the cutterhead. m. NEVER PERFORM LAYOUT, ASSEMBLY, OR SET-UP WORK on the table/work area when the machine is running. A sudden slip could cause a hand to mov...

Page 21 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) NOTE: Anytime you switch directions with the handwheel, there will be a small amount of backlash. Always approach the final setting from the same (clockwise) direction for best accuracy. g. To get an accurate cut on a wide board, do a test cut and mea...

Page 23 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) • Place the push/pull Geerbox knob/handle to NEUTRAL (Middle) position. CAUTION: Geerbox must be in NEUTRAL prior to engaging power. • Open the RED RESET/STOP button by slightly twisting to right. • Depress the GREEN START button to engage power • Pla...

Page 29 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) the LEFT for the Powermatic and 45° to the RIGHT for the Delta. • The lock knobs (D) are used to lock the setting of the handwheels. ( NOTE: Only a small amount of force is required to lock the mechanism securely. Any added force merely puts unnecessa...

Page 39 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) b. ADJUST UPPER BLADE GUIDE to about 1/8” to 1/2" above the material being cut. This gives you a better cut and puts less stress on the blade. c. HOLD WORKPIECE firmly against table and feed into blade at a moderate speed. d. DO NOT attempt to saw...

Page 41 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) • Do not attempt to flick these away from the blade with your fingers! Use another piece of stock or a push stick. Often this is not necessary, as the next cut will push the piece safely away from the blade. Once the cut off piece is safely away from ...

Page 44 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) CAUTION: When cross-cutting logs, be sure that you DO NOT use the fence (just as when cross-cutting with the table saws), you can bind and break the blade! c. Re-sawing Boards: Set the fence to the required thickness and use a push block. d. Sawing Lo...

Page 54 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) m. NEVER BACK A BOUND BLADE OUT OF A KERF with the saw running. Turn the saw "OFF", disconnect the saw from the power source, wedge the kerf and remove the blade. Breaking blades can cause injury.

Page 55 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) 11.2. Setup & Use – Scroll Saw The scroll saw uses two parallel link arms, one above and one below the table, to drive the blade – since both arms drive the blade with equal force, minimal blade deflection makes cuts more precise. • ON/OFF foot sw...

Page 57 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) • Slower speeds also work better with very thin blades, or when cutting most metals as well as for brittle or delicate material such as fine veneers. • Some wood species will have a tendency to burn quicker at higher blade speeds. To avoid additional ...

Page 61 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) Use the largest size biscuit when working with large projects, as this will provide the greatest amount of strength to the joint. In most cases, use #20 biscuits, but when working on narrower material, switch to smaller biscuits where appropriate. 13....

Page 64 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) 13.3.6. Butt Joint – Connecting the Edges of Two Boards Begin by checking the boards to make sure that they will line up properly. a. The two pieces of stock should be of the same thickness and should make consistent contact across the entire length o...

Page 71 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) 14.2.2. Drilling Place scrap wood under work to prevent damaging drill bits and the table, and to prevent tear out of your work. Make sure that recommended speed is satisfactory for the drill, accessory and workpiece material. Wood drill bits operate ...

Page 76 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) 16. LATHE, WOOD (20” Powermatic 3520B & 14” Jet Mini Lathe JML-1014) (NOTE: Portions of the information presented in this section were taken from the Powermatic & Jet Operating Manuals.) The Woodshop has two woodturning lathes. The smaller Jet...

Page 77 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) g. WHEN TURNING BETWEEN CENTERS make sure tailstock center is snug against the workpiece and locked when turning between centers. h. WHEN FACE PLATE TURNING, make sure screw fasteners do not interfere with the turning tool at the finished dimension of...

Page 78 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) 16.3. Specifications – 20” Powermatic Lathe Working distance between centers ................................................................................................ 31-1/2” Working distance between centers, 18” bed extension mounted ............

Page 79 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) 16.5. Setup & Use – 14” Jet Mini Lathe 16.5.1. Tailstock Movement • Tailstock Handwheel (A, Figure 2 ) – Turn clockwise to move tailstock spindle forward. Turn counterclockwise to retract tailstock spindle. • Tailstock Spindle Lock (B, Figure 1 ) ...

Page 81 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) 16.5.7. Changing Spindle Speeds a. Disconnect the machine from the power source (unplug). b. Open the access doors at the left side of the base (A, Figure 7 ) and at the back side of the headstock (B, Figure 8 ). c. Loosen the motor plate lock handle ...

Page 82 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) B. Forward/Reverse Switch: WARNING: When turning with a face plate, make sure both set screws on the face plate are tight (see Figure 19) before reversing the spindle. Failure to comply may cause the face plate to spin loose from the spindle. C. Speed...

Page 83 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) 16.6.4. Locking Handles Each small locking handle such as D, Figure 13 can be rotated to a more convenient position. Simply lift up on the handle, rotate it on the pin, then release it, making sure it seats itself on the pin. 16.6.5. Live Center &...

Page 86 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) 16.6.10. Speed Change a. Disconnect Lathe from power source. b. To change speed ranges, pull open the access door on the headstock. c. Loosen the pivot lock handle (A, Figure 22 ) and lift up the tension handle (B, Figure 22 ) to raise the motor. Tigh...

Page 106 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) 21.2.4. Changing Router Bits a. Press spindle lock to prevent rotation of collet chuck. NOTE: it may be necessary to rotate collet nut to engage spindle lock (Fig. 3). b. Next, use the collet wrench to loosen the collet chuck assembly in counter-cloc...

Page 112 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) 26. SANDER, RANDOM ORBIT PALM – PNEUMATIC (Campbell Hausfeld PL1565) 26.1. Safety Precautions a. UNHOOK air hose before changing abrasive sandpaper. b. VERIFY air pressure is set between 85-90 PSI. 26.2. Setup & Use – Pneumatic Air/Oil Pneumatic ...

Page 121 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10) f. DIRECTION OF FEEDING WORK: FEED THE WORKPIECE into cutter rotation direction or workpiece will shoot out like a missile. Should you reverse the cutter, the feed direction will also be from the opposite direction. g. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REVERSE YOUR ...

Page 6 EDGE-TO-EDGE JOINTS DETAIL BISCUIT JOINER / DBJ50 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS BUTT JOINTS T- JOINT MITER JOINTS 0 1 2 3 1 2 5 16 34 45 ° 90 °

Page 7 FEATURES WARNING: Your detail biscuit joiner should never be connected to power supply when you are assembling parts, makingadjustments, assembling or removing blades, cleaning or when not in use. Disconnecting your detail biscuit joiner willprevent accidental starting that could cause seriou...

Page 8 1 2 1 2 3 3 0 5 16 34 45 ° 90 ° 0 5 16 3 4 45 ° 90 ° FEATURES KNOW YOUR DETAIL BISCUIT JOINER See Figure 2. Your biscuit joiner has been shipped completely assembledand ready for use. An owner's manual and warrantyregistration are also included. Inspect your new biscuit joinercarefully to mak...

Page 9 3 2 ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: If any parts are missing, do not operate tool until themissing parts are replaced. Failure to do so could resultin possible serious personal injury. DEPTH OF CUT ADJUSTMENTS Your biscuit joiner can be adjusted to three standardcutting depths to accommodate three stand...

Page 10 1 2 1 2 3 3 0 5 16 34 45 ° 90 ° 0 5 16 3 4 45 ° 90 ° FENCE ORIENTATION FOR 90 ° ANGLES ADJUSTMENTS FENCE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT See Figure 5. The fence on your biscuit joiner can be moved up and downto adjust the position of the blade in relation to the top of theworkpiece. A scale on both sides ...

Page 11 1 2 3 12 3 OPERATION Fig. 8 Fig. 7 ■ Place the fence against the board and align the indicatormarks on the fence with the centerline mark(s) on theboard. See Figure 7. ■ Depress the switch trigger and let the motor build to itsmaximum speed, then gradually push biscuit joiner forwardto exten...

Page 12 OPERATION BUTT JOINTS See Figure 9. A butt joint is one of the weakest joints in woodworking.This type of joint is mating the end grain of one board withthe edge grain of another. The bonding of glue on this typeof surface is poor. However, by using biscuits you cancreate a very strong joint...

Page 13 1 2 3 0 34 5 16 90 ° 45 ° T- JOINT OPERATION T- JOINTS See Figures 11-15. A T-joint is used when the end of a board is joined to theface of another board as shown in figure 11. Attachingshelves to bookcases and inner support braces to framesare typical applications. Actual cutting of a T-joi...

Page 14 CENTERLINE MARK ON WORKPIECE OPERATION Fig. 16 Fig. 15 FLAT MITER JOINTS BISCUIT CENTERLINE MARK(S) BISCUIT SLOT VERTICAL BOARD TO CUT SLOTS IN VERTICAL BOARDS CLAMP HORIZONTAL BOARD INDICATOR MARK BOTTOM SIDE OF BOTTOM SHOE Fig. 14 REMOVE FENCE TO MAKE FACE CUTS IN VERTICAL BOARDS 0 5 16 34...

Page 15 0 5 16 3 4 45 ° 90 ° OPERATION Fig. 17 BISCUIT SLOT CENTERLINE MARK(S) EDGE MITER JOINTS BISCUIT Fig. 18 CUTTING EDGE MITER SLOT FROM LONG SIDE OF WORKPIECE FLAT MITER JOINTS (Continued) ■ Depress the switch trigger and let the motor build to itsmaximum speed, then gradually push biscuit joi...

Page 16 OPERATION Fig. 19 EXTENSION CORDS The use of any extension cord will cause some loss of power.To keep the loss to a minimum and to prevent tool overheating,use an extension cord that is heavy enough to carry thecurrent the tool will draw. A wire gage size (A.W.G.) of at least 16 is recommend...

Page 17 3 2 3 2 MAINTENANCE Fig. 20 Fig. 21 Fig. 22 FRONT BASE BLADE SCREWS (4) BOTTOM SHOE 3 2 BLADE SCREW BLADE INNER BLADE WASHER BLADE FLATS OUTER BLADE WASHER GEAR SPINDLE FLATS GEAR SPINDLE #1 PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER OR 3/16 in. DIAMETER PIN BLADE REPLACEMENT See Figures 20– 22. After extended us...

Page 18 3 2 MAINTENANCE WARNING: When servicing, use only identical Ryobi replacementparts. Use of any other part may create a hazard orcause product damage. CLEANING BASE ASSEMBLY See Figures 23-25. After extended use, wood particles and resin may build upinside the base assembly of your biscuit jo...

Page 19 Avoid using solvents when cleaning plastic parts. Mostplastics are susceptible to damage from various types ofcommercial solvents and may be damaged by their use.Use clean cloths to remove dirt, dust, oil, grease, etc. When electric tools are used on fiberglass it has beenfound that they are...

Page 20 TROUBLESHOOTING A. Biscuit slots are too deep or too shallow. Make fine adjustments to depth setting. See "TO MAKE FINEADJUSTMENTS" section on page 9. B. Biscuit thickness may be out of tolerance. Compress biscuits in a vise if they are too thick. C. Check to see if biscuits are the ...

RYOBI TECHNOLOGIES INC. P.O. Box 910 Cambridge, Ontario N1R 6K2 Phone 1-800-265-6778 RYOBI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1428 Pearman Dairy Road Anderson SC 29625 Post Office Box 1207 Anderson SC 29622-1207 Phone 1-800-525-2579 OWNER'S OPERATING MANUALDETAIL BISCUIT JOINER / DBJ50 DOUBLE INSULATED 972000-311 10...