ASSEMBLY

ATTACHING SANDER TO VACUUM

When sanding for an extended period of time, you can easily attach the dust collection system of your sander to a vacuum.

TO ATTACH:

See Figure 5.

￿Unplug your sander.

￿Remove dust bag from sander.

￿Attach vacuum hose to blower exhaust as shown in Figure 5.

NOTE: Vacuum hose fits inside blower exhaust.

￿Connect sander and vacuum to power supply.

WARNING:

When sander is not connected to vacuum, always install dust bag back on sander. Failure to do so can cause sanding dust or foreign objects to be thrown into your face or eyes which could result in possible serious injury.

WARNING:

Do not use this product as a component of other products. Also, do not use attachments or accessories not recommended for use with this product. Any such use can result in possible serious personal injury.

CAUTION:

To ensure proper brake operation after extended use, periodically check its operation by removing the sanding disc and running your sander without load (off the workpiece). The backing pad should not take longer than 6 seconds to stop. If it takes longer than 6 seconds to stop, return the sander to your nearest RYOBI AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER for repair.

WARNING:

Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry when operating sander. They could get caught in moving parts causing serious injury. Keep head away from sander and sanding area. Hair could be drawn into sander causing serious injury.

VACUUM HOSE

Fig. 5

WARNING:

Before connecting your sander to power supply source, always check to be sure the switch is not in ON position. Failure to do so can result in accidental starting of your sander resulting inpossible serious injury.

WARNING:

Do not allow familiarity with your sander to make you careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict severe injury.

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Ryobi RS2418 manual Attaching Sander to Vacuum, To Attach