RIDGID R2200 Operator's Manual page 9

OPERATION
WARNING:
If you are changing a bit immediately after use, be
careful not to touch the collet nut, bit, or collet with
your hands or fingers. You will get burned because
of the heat build-up from cutting. Always use the
wrench provided.
INSTALLING/REMOVING COLLETS AND BITS
See Figures 4 - 5, page 15.
 Unplug the router.
 Depress and hold the spindle lock button.
NOTE: If the button is depressed and does not go all the
way in, turn the collet while continuing to push the spindle
lock button until the button locks into place.
 Using the collet wrench provided, loosen the collet nut.
NOTE: If changing bits, bit will easily slip from collet after
loosening.
 Install the collet adaptor if desired.
To install the adaptor:
 Insert the 1/4 in. collet adaptor into the collet until it bot-
toms out.
NOTE: The collet is designed to hold bits with a
1/2 in. diameter shank. To use bits with a 1/4 in. diameter
shank, the 1/4 in. collet adaptor must first be installed.
 Insert the desired bit until the cutting area of the bit is
approximately 1/8 in. to 1/4 in. away from the collet nut
face.
NOTE: Make sure that the collet always clamps the shank
(non-cutting end) of the bit.
 Tighten the collet nut securely by turning it clockwise with
the wrench provided.
NOTE: Always make sure a bit is installed before at-
tempting to tighten the collet with the wrench. Using the
wrench to tighten the collet without a bit installed will
cause damage to the collet.
 Release the spindle lock.
To remove the bit:
 Hold the collet nut with the supplied wrench and depress
and hold the spindle lock until it locks into place.
NOTE: If the button is depressed and does not go all the
way in, turn the collet until the spindle lock button locks
into place.
 Loosen the collet nut and remove the bit.
 Release the spindle lock if necessary.
WARNING:
Bit continues to rotate after the router has been
turned off. To avoid injury, wait until the bit has
come to a complete stop before removing router
from the workpiece.
SELECTING DEPTH OF CUT
Proper depth of cut depends on several factors: the horse-
power of the router motor, the type of bit, and the type of
wood. A lightweight, low horsepower router is designed for
making shallow cuts; a router with higher horsepower is
designed for deeper cuts. Small bits, such as veining bits
with 1/16 in. cutting diameters, are designed to remove only
small amounts of wood. Large bits, such as straight-flute
bits, remove larger amounts of wood and make deeper cuts
in soft woods, such as white pine.
Choose a depth of cut that will not place excessive strain on
the router motor. If you need extra force or the motor speed
slows down considerably, turn off the router and reduce the
depth of cut. Then, make the cut in two or more passes.
When routing a groove that is too deep to safely cut in one
pass, make the cut in several passes. We recommend that
cuts be made at a depth not exceeding 1/8 in. and that
several passes be made to reach deeper cuts.
SETTING DEPTH OF CUT
See Figures 6 - 7, page 16.
The bit depth can be adjusted by turning the depth adjust-
ment knob clockwise or counterclockwise. The depth setting
can be read on the depth adjustment knob. Each mark on
the scale indicates a 1/64 in. change in depth setting.
 Unplug the router.
 Unlock the lock lever.
 Turn the depth adjustment knob counterclockwise to
increase the depth of cut or clockwise to decrease the
depth of cut.
NOTE: It should not be possible to make depth adjust-
ments with the lock lever locked. If depth adjustments
are possible with the lock lever locked, an adjustment to
the lock lever needs to be made. See Adjustments.
 When the desired depth of cut is set, lock the lock lever.
NOTE: To adjust the depth of cut when the router is mounted
to a router table,unlock the lock lever, turn the depth adjust-
ment knob until the bit reaches the desired depth of cut, and
lock the lock lever.
When the router is mounted to a router table, depth adjust-
ments can be made easily by using the supplied T-handle
wrench.
To make through table adjustments:
 Unplug the router.
 Loosen the lock lever.
 Insert the T-handle wrench through the hole in the router
table into the hole on the subbase, and place the end of
the wrench socket over the adjusting nut.
 Turn the wrench counterclockwise to decrease the depth
of cut or clockwise to increase the depth of cut.
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