Ryobi RE180PL1 manual See Figures 5, 6, To Adjust Depth of CUT Unplug Your Router

ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING:

Do not use cutters with undersized shanks. Under- sized shanks will not tighten properly and could be thrown from the tool causing injury.

WARNING:

Do not use cutters that are larger in diameter than the opening in router base. Use of such cutters will come in contact with the router base and damage both the cutter and router base. This situation could also cause possible loss of control or create other hazardous conditions that could cause possible seri- ous personal injury.

DEPTH OF CUT

See Figures 5, 6 and 7.

When routing a groove that is too deep to safely cut in one pass, it is best to make the cut in several passes. We recommend that cuts be made at a depth not exceeding 1/8 in. (3.2 mm) and that several passes be made to reach deeper cuts.

Proper depth of cut depends on several factors: horsepower of router motor, type of cutter being used, and type of wood being routed. A lightweight, low horsepower router is designed for making shallow cuts. A router with high horsepower rating can safely cut deeper. Small bits, such as veining bits with 1/16 in. (1.6

mm)cutting diameters, are designed to remove only small amounts of wood. Large bits, such as straight-flute bits, are made to remove larger amounts of wood in a single pass. Cuts can be made deeper in soft woods, such as white pine, than in tough hardwoods, like oak or maple. Based upon these considerations, choose a depth of cut that will not place excessive strain on router motor. If you find that extra force is needed or that the motor speed slows down considerably, turn off router and reduce the depth of cut. Then, make the cut in two or more passes.

TO ADJUST DEPTH OF CUT

■UNPLUG YOUR ROUTER.

WARNING:

Failure to unplug your router could result in acciden- tal starting causing serious injury.

■Raise cutter by unlocking plunge lock lever. See Figure 5.

■Adjust hex nuts on threaded post until cutter is inside router subbase.

■Place router on a flat surface.

■Lower router until tip of cutter barely touches flat surface. See Figure 6.

TO	HEX NUTS
UNLOCK

TO

LOCK

PLUNGE

LOCK LEVER

CUTTER INSIDE SUBBASE Fig. 5

SCALE

ZERO RESET

INDICATOR

WITH RED LINE

LOCK KNOB

STOP BAR

TIP OF CUTTER TOUCHING

WORKPIECE = ZERO DEPTH OF CUT

Fig. 6

CUTTER EXTENDED BELOW SUBBASE Fig. 7

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