OPERATION

PREPARING FOR OPERATION

CAUTION:

Be careful not to let your hand cover the air vents.

SANDING

See Figures 6 and 7.

Clamp or otherwise secure the work to prevent it from moving under your sander.

WARNING:

Unsecured work could be thrown towards the operator causing injury.

Place sander on workpiece so that all of sanding disc surface is in contact with workpiece. Start your sander and move it slowly over workpiece making successive passes in parallell lines, circles, or crosswise movements. Upon completion of sanding operation, turn sander off and wait until sanding disc comes to a complete stop before removing from workpiece.

DO NOT FORCE. The weight of the unit supplies adequate pressure, so let the sanding disc and sander do the work. Applying additional pressure only slows the motor, rapidly wears sanding disc and greatly reduces sander speed. Excessive pressure will overload the motor causing possible damage from motor overheating and can result in inferior work. Any finish or resin on wood may soften from the frictional heat. Do not allow sanding on one spot too long as the sander's rapid action may remove too much material, making the surface uneven.

Extended periods of sanding may tend to overheat the motor. If this occurs, turn sander off and wait until sanding disc comes to a complete stop, then remove it from workpiece. Remove your hand from vent area, remove sanding disc, then with your hand removed from vent area, turn sander on and run it free without a load to cool motor.

Flush sanding can be performed with your sander. As shown in Figure 7, the front edge of your sander allows flush sanding. Upon completion of sanding operation, turn sander off and wait until sanding disc comes to a complete stop before removing from workpiece.

Fig. 6

Fig. 7

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

The following recommended accessories are current and were available at the time this manual was printed:

4601500

15 Grit Sanding Disc

5 Per Pack

4600150

150 Grit Sanding Disc

5 Per Pack

4600040

40 Grit Sanding Disc

5 Per Pack

4600220

220 Grit Sanding Disc

5 Per Pack

4600060

60 Grit Sanding Disc

5 Per Pack

4600320

320 Grit Sanding Disc

5 Per Pack

4600080

80 Grit Sanding Disc

5 Per Pack

4600600

600 Grit Sanding Disc

5 Per Pack

4600100

100 Grit Sanding Disc

5 Per Pack

4600503

Conversion Pad

2 Per Pack

 

 

 

 

 

 

All individual sanding grits are available in handy five sheet packs.

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Ryobi RS240 specifications Preparing for Operation, Sanding, See Figures 6