Ryobi RT401W manual Adjusting the fence slides, Routing without safety shield, and/or fence

OPERATION

5.Position the right fence to the desired depth of the cut.

6.Tighten the right fence knobs.

7.Securely tighten the router bit, and make sure the router is properly attached to the router table as previously detailed in this manual.

8.Swing the safety shield over the router bit.

9.Your router/router table is ready to use.

NOTE: Try a piece of scrap wood to check for correct adjustment. When standing in front of router table, feed work from right to left.

Using ball-bearing-guided bits; veining, fluting and grooving

WARNING:

To help reduce the chance of injury, make sure the fences are as close as possible to the ball-bearing- guided bit. Move the fences back ONLY enough to permit the pilot to control the depth of cut.

See Figure 21

The edge of the workpiece that slides along the fences must be straight and true for best results. (Use scrap to test settings.)

1.With the router bit set at the required depth, place the fences behind the bit at a distance determined by the previous cut. Lower safety shield.

2.Secure both knobs.

3.Slide the workpiece against the fences. Adjust the fences for subsequent cuts.

NOTE: For deep work, make progressively deeper cuts until you reach the correct depth. To avoid overloading router, remove waste material as you go.

Adjusting the fence slides

See Figure 22

The fence slides can be positioned closer to the router bit to provide better support of the workpiece.

1.To reposition the fence slides, loosen the 4 wing nuts.

2.Reposition fence slides closer to the router bit.

3.Tighten the 4 wing nuts securely.

WARNING:

DO NOT let the fence slides touch the router bit.

Fig. 22

Routing without safety shield, and/or fence

Some jobs require that you rotate the safety shield out of the way and remove the fence.

WARNING:

Using the router without the safety shield and fences in place can lead to serious personal injury. Use extreme caution: Operate the router without safety shields and fences ONLY when absolutely neces- sary, and with ballbearing-guided-type router bits.

Inside routing

See Figure 23

1. Place your workpiece on the tabletop relative to the router bit.

2. Feed your workpiece through the bit in the direction of

Fig. 21 the arrow. Always feed against the router bit’s direction of rotation.

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