Ryobi RS290 manual To Attach the Dust BAG assembly, To Empty the Dust BAg assembly, See Figures 4

OPERATION

TO ATTACH THE DUST BAG assembly

See Figure 4.

Unplug the sander.

Slide the dust bag onto the dust exhaust on the sander using a slight twisting motion.

TO EMPTY THE DUST BAg assembly

See Figures 4 - 5.

For more efficient operation, empty the dust bag when it is no more than half full. This will permit the air to flow through the bag better. Always empty and clean the dust bag thoroughly upon completion of a sanding operation and before placing the sander in storage.

	DUST BAG
dust	ASSEMBLY
EXHAUST	Fig. 4

WARNING:
Collected sanding dust from sanding surface coatings
such as polyurethanes, linseed oil, etc., can self-ignite
in the sander dust bag or elsewhere and cause fire. To
reduce the risk of fire, always empty the dust bag fre-
quently while sanding. Never store or leave a sander
without totally emptying its dust bag. Also follow the
recommendations of the coatings manufacturers.	DUST BAG
 Unplug the sander.
	FRAME
 Remove the dust bag assembly from the sander.

 Shake out the dust. dust EXHAUST

For a more thorough cleaning of the dust bag, remove

dust bag from the frame and shake out dust. Fig. 5

Replace the dust bag assembly on the sander.

ATTACHING THE SANDER TO A VACUUM

See Figure 6.

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

 Unplug the sander.

 Remove the dust bag assembly from the sander.

 Attach the vacuum hose to the dust exhaust on the

sander.

VACUUM

NOTE: The vacuum hose fits inside the dust exhaust.

The figure illustrates a standard 1-1/4 in. vacuum

connection.

 Connect the sander and vacuum to a power supply.

dust EXHAUST

HOSE

Fig. 6

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