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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.

ASSEMBLY

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.

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.

WARNING:

Summary of Contents for RS2418

Page 1: ...andard for dependability ease of operation and operator safety Properly cared for it will give you years of rugged trouble free performance WARNING To reduce the risk of injury the user must read and...

Page 2: ...ndard safety glasses with side shields Always wear eye protection which is marked to comply with ANSI Z87 1 WARNING Look for this symbol to point out important safety precautions It means attention Yo...

Page 3: ...th your finger on the switch or plugging in tools that have the switch on invites accidents Remove adjusting keys or wrenches before turning the tool on A wrench or a key that is left attached to a ro...

Page 4: ...educe the risk of electric shock or fire Make sure your extension cord is in good condition When using an extension cord be sure to use one heavy enough to carry the current your product will draw A w...

Page 5: ...lds and a full face shield when operating this product Wet Conditions Alert Do not expose to rain or use in damp locations The purpose of safety symbols is to attract your attention to possible danger...

Page 6: ...ed onlybyaqualifiedservicetechnician Forservicewesuggest you return the tool to your nearest RYOBI AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER for repair When servicing use only identical Ryobi replacement parts EXTENS...

Page 7: ...pressure sensitive sanding discs for use with velcro type sanding discs RANDOM ORBIT The random orbit motion provides overlapping sanding movements by combining orbital and turning motion These overla...

Page 8: ...erious personal injury Fig 2 ADHESIVE SANDING DISC BACKING PAD TO ATTACH PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SANDING DISC See Figure 2 Unplug your sander Carefully peel paper backing from the pressure sensiti...

Page 9: ...the sanding disc backing and the conversion pad clean to provide the best attachment Clean occasionally by brushing lightly with a small brush DUSTLESS SANDING See Figures 3 and 4 The dust bag assemb...

Page 10: ...sonal 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 backin...

Page 11: ...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 r...

Page 12: ...remove dirt carbon dust etc WARNING Do not at any time let brake fluids gasoline petroleum based products penetrating oils etc come in contact with plastic parts They contain chemicals that can damage...

Page 13: ...0060 60 Grit Sanding Disc 5 Per Pack 4600080 80 Grit Sanding Disc 5 Per Pack 4600100 100 Grit Sanding Disc 5 Per Pack 4600150 150 Grit Sanding Disc 5 Per Pack 4600220 220 Grit Sanding Disc 5 Per Pack...

Page 14: ...79 for your nearest Ryobi Authorized Service Center You can also check our web site at www ryobitools com for a complete list of Authorized Service Centers MODEL NO AND SERIAL NO The model number and...

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