RIDGID R2900 - Manual (Page 10)

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SPINDLE
LOCK
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you
careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a
second is sufficient to inflict severe injury.
WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with
side shields when operating tools. Failure to do so
could result in objects being thrown into your eyes
resulting in possible serious injury.
WARNING:
Never attempt to use the router motor without first
installing it in one of the approved bases. Failure
to heed this warning could result in personal injury
and damage to the motor.
CAUTION:
Do not tighten the lock lever without the motor
installed in the base. Failure to heed this caution
may result in damage to the mechanism.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this tool for the purposes listed below:

Rout grooves, carve designs, mortise door jambs, and
create joints in wood and wood products
 Cabinet making, routing counter tops, and finishing work
in wood and wood products
SWITCHING FROM FIXED BASE TO PLUNGE
BASE
See Figures 2 - 3.
To remove the fixed base:

Unplug the router.
 Loosen the lock lever on the fixed base.
NOTE: It should not be possible to move the router
motor with the lock lever tightened and the motor cor-
rectly installed in either base. If movement is possible
with the lock lever tightened in either of the bases, an
adjustment to the lock lever needs to be made. See
Adjustments.
 Hold the router motor with one hand, and with the other,
depress and hold the adjustment button.
 Pull the adjustment bar tab from the slot in the motor
base.
 Lift the motor up from the slot until the adjustment bar
tab passes out of the slot area.
Fig. 2
LOCK
LEVER
OPERATION
 After the slot in the motor has cleared the tab, release the
adjustment button and press and hold the spindle lock
(until it fully locks in the collet spindle) so that it slides
behind the fixed base housing.
NOTE: When using the spindle lock for any application,
make sure that the button goes all the way in. If the
button is depressed and does not go all the way in, turn
the collet with the wrenches provided until the spindle
lock locks into place.
 Pull the base until it dislodges from the subbase. Use
caution, as forcing may result in permanent damage to
the locking mechanism.
To install the plunge base:

Unplug the router.
 Loosen the lock lever.
 Tighten the locking arm for stability.
 Depress and hold the spindle lock until it fully locks in the
collet spindle.
 Align the router motor tab with the slot in the plunge
base.
MOTOR
HOUSING
FIXED BASE
TO
UNLOCK
SLOT IN
MOTOR BASE
ADJUSTMENT
BAR TAB
ADJUSTMENT
BAR
ADJUSTMENT
BUTTON