Ryobi RS280 - Manual (Page 10)

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PREPARING FOR OPERATION
CAUTION:
Be careful not to let your hand cover the air vents.
For ease of operation, your sander has both a front handle
and rear handle.
See Figure 6. This provides for two-hand
operation, which is necessary in order to maintain proper
control of your sander and keep both hands clear of the
sanding disc and sanding area. When operating your sander,
always use both hands.
See Figures 6 and 7.
Flush sanding can be performed with your sander when the
front handle is removed from sander.
See Figure 7.
Remove front handle by depressing tab under front handle
while pulling handle up and off of sander.
See Figure 8.
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 parallel
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.
As mentioned previously, 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. 8
Fig. 6
OPERATION
Fig. 7
TAB
TO REMOVE
TO INSTALL
FRONT HANDLE