Ryobi R180- Manuals

Page 5 RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION (Continued) 29. STAY ALERT. Watch what you are doing anduse common sense. Do not operate tool whenyou are tired. Do not rush. 30. CHECK DAMAGED PARTS. Before further useof the tool, a guard or other part that is damagedshould be carefully checked to determine that itw...

Page 6 Fig. 1 FRONT VIEW OF ROUTER REAR VIEW OF ROUTER UNPACKING Your router has been shipped completely assembled andready for use. Inspect it carefully to make sure no breakageor damage has occurred during shipping. If any parts aredamaged or missing, contact your nearest Ryobi dealer toobtain rep...

Page 7 COLLET NUT OPERATION TO UNLOCK SPINDLE SPINDLE LOCK Fig. 3 Fig. 2 WRENCH INSTALLING/REMOVING CUTTERS See Figures 2, 3, and 4. 1. UNPLUG YOUR ROUTER. WARNING: Your router should never be connected to power supplywhen you are assembling parts, making adjustments,installing or removing cutters, ...

Page 8 WARNING: Failure to unplug your router could result in accidentalstarting 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 andreplaced with the 1/4 in. (...

Page 10 OPERATION ROUTING For ease of operation and maintaining proper control, yourrouter has two handles, one on each side of the router base.When using your router hold it firmly with both hands asshown in figure 9. Turn router on and let motor build to its fullspeed, then gradually feed cutter i...

Page 12 OPERATION EDGE ROUTING Place router on workpiece, making sure the router bit doesnot contact workpiece. Turn router on and let motor build toits full speed. Begin your cut, gradually feeding cutter intoworkpiece. Upon completion of cut, turn motor off and let it come to acomplete stop before...

Page 13 FREEHAND ROUTING See Figure 15. 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: 1. Routing letters, grooves, and patterns into wood. See ...

Page 14 LIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT See Figure 17. 1. UNPLUG YOUR ROUTER. 2. Remove cutter from router. Refer to page 7 to removecutter. 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 y...

Page 15 MAINTENANCE GENERAL Avoid using solvents when cleaning plastic parts. Most plasticsare susceptible to damage from various types of commercialsolvents and may be damaged by their use. Use clean clothsto remove dirt, carbon dust, etc. WARNING: Do not at any time let brake fluids, gasoline, pet...

OPERATOR'S MANUALROUTER - R180 DOUBLE INSULATED 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 • SERVICE N...

Page 5 RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION (Continued) 29. STAY ALERT. Watch what you are doing anduse common sense. Do not operate tool whenyou are tired. Do not rush. 30. CHECK DAMAGED PARTS. Before further useof the tool, a guard or other part that is damagedshould be carefully checked to determine that itw...

Page 6 Fig. 1 FRONT VIEW OF ROUTER REAR VIEW OF ROUTER UNPACKING Your router has been shipped completely assembled andready for use. Inspect it carefully to make sure no breakageor damage has occurred during shipping. If any parts aredamaged or missing, contact your nearest Ryobi dealer toobtain rep...

Page 7 COLLET NUT OPERATION TO UNLOCK SPINDLE SPINDLE LOCK Fig. 3 Fig. 2 WRENCH INSTALLING/REMOVING CUTTERS See Figures 2, 3, and 4. 1. UNPLUG YOUR ROUTER. WARNING: Your router should never be connected to power supplywhen you are assembling parts, making adjustments,installing or removing cutters, ...

Page 8 WARNING: Failure to unplug your router could result in accidentalstarting 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 andreplaced with the 1/4 in. (...

Page 10 OPERATION ROUTING For ease of operation and maintaining proper control, yourrouter has two handles, one on each side of the router base.When using your router hold it firmly with both hands asshown in figure 9. Turn router on and let motor build to its fullspeed, then gradually feed cutter i...

Page 12 OPERATION EDGE ROUTING Place router on workpiece, making sure the router bit doesnot contact workpiece. Turn router on and let motor build toits full speed. Begin your cut, gradually feeding cutter intoworkpiece. Upon completion of cut, turn motor off and let it come to acomplete stop before...

Page 13 FREEHAND ROUTING See Figure 15. 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: 1. Routing letters, grooves, and patterns into wood. See ...

Page 14 LIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT See Figure 17. 1. UNPLUG YOUR ROUTER. 2. Remove cutter from router. Refer to page 7 to removecutter. 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 y...

Page 15 MAINTENANCE GENERAL Avoid using solvents when cleaning plastic parts. Most plasticsare susceptible to damage from various types of commercialsolvents and may be damaged by their use. Use clean clothsto remove dirt, carbon dust, etc. WARNING: Do not at any time let brake fluids, gasoline, pet...

OPERATOR'S MANUALROUTER - R180 DOUBLE INSULATED 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 • SERVICE N...