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OPERATOR'S MANUAL
ROUTER - R180
DOUBLE INSULATED
SPECIFICATIONS:
Depth Of Cut 0 - 1-1/2 in. (0 - 38.1mm)
Collet 1/2 in. (13 mm)
Also Included With Packaging 1/4 in. (6.4 mm)
Horsepower 2
Rating 120 Volts, 60 Hz, AC Only
Amperes 9
No Load Speed 25,000 RPM
Net Weight 7.8 lbs.
THANK YOU FOR BUYING A RYOBI ROUTER.
Your new router has been engineered and manufactured to Ryobi's high standard for dependability, ease of operation, and
operator safety. Properly cared for, it will give you years of rugge
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Product Specifications ................................................................................... 1 2. Table Of Contents .......................................................................................... 2 3. Rules For Safe Operation ........................................................................... 3-5 4 Operation .................................................................................................. 6-13 5. Maintenance .................
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RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION The purpose of safety symbols is to attract your attention to possible dangers. The safety symbols, and the explanations with them, deserve your careful attention and understanding. The safety warnings do not by themselves eliminate any danger. The instructions or warnings they give are not substitutes for proper accident prevention measures. SYMBOL MEANING SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL: Indicates caution or warning. May be used in conjunction with other symbols or pictographs. WA
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READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS 1. KNOW YOUR POWER TOOL. Read owner's 17. MAINTAIN TOOLS WITH CARE. Keep tools manual carefully. Learn its applications and sharp at all times, and clean for best and safest limitations as well as the specific potential performance. Follow instructions for lubricating hazards related to this tool. and changing accessories. 2. GUARD AGAINST ELECTRICAL SHOCK by 18. DISCONNECT TOOLS. When not in use, before preventing body contact with grounded surfaces. servicing, or when cha
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RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION (Continued) 29. STAY ALERT. Watch what you are doing and 37. WHEN USING THIS ROUTER WITH A ROUTER use common sense. Do not operate tool when TABLE, HELP PREVENT POSSIBLE SERIOUS you are tired. Do not rush. INJURY BY KEEPING THE CUTTER GUARDED AT ALL TIMES. Use only UL listed 30. CHECK DAMAGED PARTS. Before further use router tables, with guards, that have been of the tool, a guard or other part that is damaged designed for use on routers that are of this type, should be
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OPERATION WARNING: WARNING: If any parts are missing, do not operate your router until Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side the missing parts are replaced. Failure to do so could shields when operating your router. Failure to do so could result in possible serious personal injury. result in dust, shavings, loose particles or foreign objects being thrown into your eyes, causing possible serious injury. UNPACKING Your router has been shipped completely assembled and ready for use
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OPERATION SPINDLE LOCK WARNING: Your router should never be connected to power supply when you are assembling parts, making adjustments, installing or removing cutters, or when not in use. Disconnecting your router will prevent accidental starting that could cause serious injury. 1 3 1 INSTALLING/REMOVING CUTTERS 2 3 2 See Figures 2, 3, and 4. 1. UNPLUG YOUR ROUTER. TO UNLOCK TO LOCK SPINDLE SPINDLE WARNING: Fig. 2 Failure to unplug your router could result in accidental CUTTER WRENCH starting c
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OPERATION INSTALLING/REMOVING CUTTERS MOTOR SHAFT 1/2 IN. (13 MM) (Continued) COLLET NUT 7. To use cutters with 1/4 in. (6.4 mm) shank bits, the 1/2 in. (13 mm) collet assembly must be removed and replaced with the 1/4 in. (6.4 mm) collet assembly. Remove the 1/2 in. (13 mm) collet assembly by removing collet nut, loosening collet screw securing collet to motor shaft, then removing collet assembly. NOTE: The collet screw has left hand threads and you 1/2 IN. (13 MM) COLLET SCREW will need a phil
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OPERATION DEPTH OF CUT ADJUSTMENTS (Continued) 4. Position your router so that the cutter can extend below the subbase for desired depth setting. See Figure 7. 5. Turn the depth adjusting ring to obtain the desired depth of cut. The distance the cutter moves can be read on the depth adjusting ring. Each mark on the depth adjusting ring indicates 1/64 inch (.4 mm) change in depth setting. One indicator point is located on front of the motor housing, the other one is located on the base. 6. Lock c
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OPERATION ROUTING For ease of operation and maintaining proper control, your router has two handles, one on each side of the router base. When using your router hold it firmly with both hands as shown in figure 9. Turn router on and let motor build to its full speed, then gradually feed cutter into workpiece. Remain alert and watch what you are doing. DO NOT operate router when fatigued. PROPER FEEDING The right feed is neither too fast nor too slow. It is the rate at which the bit is being adva
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OPERATION TOO SLOW FEEDING (Continued) DEPTH “Too-slow feeding” can also cause your router to take off in WIDTH OF CUT a wrong direction from the intended line of cut. Always OF CUT grasp and hold your router firmly with both hands when routing. You can detect “too-slow feeding” by the runaway too-highly pitched sound of the motor; or by feeling the “wiggle” of the bit in the cut. Fig. 11 DEPTH OF CUT 1ST. As previously mentioned, the depth of cut is important 2ND. PASS PASS 2ND. because it aff
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OPERATION STARTING AND ENDING A CUT INTERNAL ROUTING ROUTER Tilt router and place on workpiece, letting edge of subbase WORK contact workpiece first. Be careful not to let router bit contact workpiece. Turn router on and let motor build to its full speed. Gradually feed cutter into workpiece until subbase is level with workpiece. WARNING: PILOT Keep a firm grip on router with both hands at all times. Failure to do so could result in loss of control leading to TOP EDGE SHAPING possible serious in
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OPERATION FREEHAND ROUTING See Figure 15. When used freehand, your router becomes a flexible and versatile tool. This flexibility makes it possible to easily rout signs, relief sculptures, etc. There are two basic techniques for freehand routing: 1. Routing letters, grooves, and patterns into wood. See Figure 15. 2. Routing out the background, leaving the letters or pattern raised above the surface. When freehand routing, we suggest the following: 1. Draw or layout the pattern on workpiece. 2.
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MAINTENANCE LIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT See Figure 17. A 1. UNPLUG YOUR ROUTER. WARNING: B Failure to unplug your router could result in accidental C starting causing serious injury. 2. Remove cutter from router. Refer to page 7 to remove E cutter. D 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 you, pull bulb from socket. 7. Install new bulb by reversing the above procedure. 8. Re
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MAINTENANCE WARNING: When servicing use only identical Ryobi replacement parts. Use of any other parts may create a hazard or cause product damage. GENERAL Avoid using solvents when cleaning plastic parts. Most plastics When electric tools are use on fiberglass boats, sports cars, are susceptible to damage from various types of commercial wallboard, spackling compounds, or plaster, it has been solvents and may be damaged by their use. Use clean cloths found that they are subject to accelerated
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OPERATOR'S MANUAL ROUTER - R180 DOUBLE INSULATED • SERVICE Now that you have purchased your tool, should a need ever exist for repair parts or service, simply contact your nearest Ryobi Authorized Service Center. Be sure to provide all pertinent facts when you call or visit. Please refer to the Service Center insert or call 1-800-525-2579 in the United States or 1-800-265-6778 in Canada for your nearest Ryobi Authorized Service Center. • MODEL NO. The model number and serial number of your tool
