Ryobi R163K - Manual (Page 10)

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OPERATION
Fig.
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you care-
less. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is
sufficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side
shields when operating power tools. Failure to do so
could result in objects being thrown into your eyes
resulting in possible serious injury.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this tool for the purposes listed below:

Rout grooves, carve designs, mortise door jambs, and
create joints in wood and wood products
 Cabinet making, routing counter tops, and finishing work
in wood and wood products
REMOVING/INSTALLING ROUTER BASE
See Figure 2.
To remove the base:

Unplug the router.
 Place the router upside down with the Ryobi label away
from you.
 Loosen the lock lever on the base.
NOTE: It should not be possible to move the router
motor with the lock lever tightened and the motor cor-
rectly installed in either base. If movement is possible
with the lock lever tightened in either of the bases, an
adjustment to the lock lever needs to be made. See
Adjustments.
 Hold the handles and pull the adjustment bar from the
slot in the motor base.
 Lift the base up from the slot until the adjustment bar tab
passes out of the slot area.
 After the tab has cleared the slot, release the adjustment
bar and press the spindle lock down and in (until it fully
locks in the collet spindle) so that it slides behind the
base housing.
NOTE: When using the spindle lock for any applica-
tion, make sure that the latch goes all the way in. If the
latch is depressed and does not go all the way in, turn
the collet with the wrench provided until the spindle lock
locks into place.
 Pull the base until it dislodges from the motor. Use cau-
tion, as forcing may result in permanent damage to the
locking mechanism.
To install the base:

Unplug the router.
 With the base right side up, loosen the lock lever.
 Push the spindle lock in, holding it into place.
 Align arrow on base with arrow on motor.
 Push the base until it lodges into the motor housing. The
spindle lock can be released once the motor slides down
into the base. It will disengage once it has cleared the
inside of the base. Use caution as forcing may result in
permanent damage to the locking mechanism.
 Pull the adjustment bar.
 Place the adjustment bar tab in the slot on the motor.
 Tighten the lock lever.
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