Ryobi RE180PL - Manual (Page 10)

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ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING:
Your router should never be connected to power
supply when you are assembling parts, making ad-
justments, installing or removing cutters, or when
not in use. Disconnecting your router will prevent
accidental starting that could cause serious injury.
CUTTER INSTALLATION
See Figures 3 and 4.
■ UNPLUG YOUR ROUTER.
WARNING:
Failure to unplug your router could result in acciden-
tal starting causing serious injury.
CAUTION:
To prevent damage to the spindle or spindle lock,
always allow motor to come to a complete stop
before engaging spindle lock.
■ Remove chip shield from router base.
■ Depress spindle lock. See Figure 3.
■ Lay router down on workbench in order to gain easy
access to collet nut. See Figure 3.
■ Place the wrench provided through front of router
base onto collet nut and turn counterclockwise to
loosen.
See Figure 3.
WARNING:
If you are changing a cutter immediately after use,
be careful not to touch the cutter or collet with your
hands or fingers. They will get burned because of
the heat buildup from cutting. Always use the wrench
provided.
■ Install cutter once collet nut is loose. If changing
cutters, cutter will easily slip from collet after
loosening collet nut. NOTE: The collet is machined
to precision tolerances to fit cutters with 1/2 in.
(12.7 mm) diameter shanks. To use cutters with
1/4 in. (6.35 mm) diameter shanks, insert the 1/4 in.
(6.35 mm) adaptor into the 1/2 in. (12.7 mm) collet.
■ Insert shank of cutter until shank bottoms out, then
pull it out 1/16 in. (1.6 mm) to allow for expansion
when the bit gets hot.
■ Tighten the collet nut securely by turning clockwise
with the wrench provided.
■ Release spindle lock.
■ Replace chip shield.
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
COLLET
NUT
CUTTER
TO LOOSEN
COLLET NUT
TO TIGHTEN
COLLET NUT
SPINDLE LOCK
15/16 in. (23.8 mm)
WRENCH
WARNING:
If the collet nut is not securely tightened, the cutter
may detach during use causing serious personal
injury.
COLLET
NUT
COLLET
NUT
CUTTER WITH 1/4 in. (6.35 mm)
SHANK DIAMETER
1/4 in. (6.35 mm)
ADAPTOR
COLLET