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UNPACKING
Your RE601 router has been shipped completely assembled
and ready for use. After removing it from the box, inspect it
carefully to make sure no breakage or damage has occurred
during shipping. If any parts are damaged or missing, contact
your nearest Ryobi dealer to obtain replacement parts before
attempting to operate router. A 1/4 in. (6.4 mm) bit adapter,
a 24 mm wrench, phillips flat head 8 mm screws (quantity 4),
owner's operating manual, and warranty registration are the
only loose parts included in the box.
WARNING:
If any parts are missing, do not operate your router until
the missing parts are replaced. Failure to do so could
result in possible serious personal injury.

HEAVY DUTY MOTOR

Your router has a powerful 15 amp motor with sufficient
power to handle tough routing jobs. It delivers 3 horsepower
for heavy duty performance. The motor also has externally
accessible brushes for ease of servicing.

SWITCH

To turn your router ON, depress the switch trigger. Release
the switch trigger to turn your router OFF.

SOFT START

The soft start feature builds motor RPM gradually to minimize
start-up torque.

LOCK-ON FEATURE

Your router is equipped with a lock-on feature that is
convenient when continuous operation for extended periods
of time is required. To lock on, depress the trigger, push in
the lock-on button located on the side of the handle, then
while holding the lock-on button pushed in, release the
trigger. To release the lock, depress the trigger and release
it.

See Figure 2.

DEPTH CONTROL KNOB

A large depth control knob makes precise depth of cut
changes possible. It is also very helpful when making depth
of cut changes with your router mounted upside down on a
router table.

DEPTH STOP

The depth stop located on the base of your router provides
three adjustable stops for quick, repetitive depth of cut
changes. A depth adjustment scale makes quick adjustments
to depth of cut changes possible. The spring loaded
adjustment knob quick releases stop bar by depressing the
center of knob.

1/4 in. (6.4 mm) AND 1/2 in. (13 mm) SHANK

CAPACITY

Your router has a 1/2 in. (13 mm) diameter collet that accepts
cutters with 1/2 in. (13 mm) shanks. A 1/4 in. (6.4 mm) bit
adapter has been provided so that cutters with 1/4 in. (6.4
mm) shank bits can also be used.

CHIP SHIELD

A clear plastic see-through chip shield has been provided on
the front of your router for protection against flying dust and
chips. The shield fits the front opening of the router base.
See

Figure 1.

If necessary to remove chip shield, loosen the knob
screw and remove. For your protection, do not use router
without chip shield properly in place with knob screw
tightened securely.

SPINDLE LOCK

A spindle lock secures the spindle so that only one wrench
is needed to loosen the collet nut and change cutters.

HANDLES

The handles on your router have been designed so that they
provide for easy handling and maintaining proper control
when routing.
The handles have also been designed so that they are
comfortable and easy to grasp when operating in different
positions.

ELECTRONIC VARIABLE CONTROL

Your router has advanced electronic features, designed to
assist you in getting the maximum use from your router. By
making proper speed selections, your router can be adjusted
to specific routing needs. This eliminates much of the guess
work previously needed to perform a given job. Both the
experienced and inexperienced router users benefit, obtaining
professional like results with fewer job errors.

VARIABLE SPEED

The variable speed control feature allows the router to
develop a no load speed that can be adjusted from 10,000 to
22,000 RPM. The variable speed control selector is
conveniently located on the side of the motor housing near
the operator's hand.
Speed can be set according to the approximate cutter
diameter you will be using and to the hardness of the material
being cut. See the chart in figure 13, on page 13. The best
cuts are made when the cutter is fed through material at the
proper rate of feed.

ELECTRONIC FEEDBACK

The electronic feedback feature of your router introduces the
flexibility of adjusting the motor speed to required job
conditions. An electronic speed control module senses the
load applied to the motor, and increases or decreases motor
voltage to compensate for and maintain desired RPM.
FEATURES