Ryobi EPS80RG Owner's Operating Manual page 8

Keep your head away from the sander and the sanding
area. Your hair could be drawn into the sander causing
serious injury.
2. Place the sander on the workpiece so that all of the
sanding disc surface is in contact with the workpiece.
Avoid damaging the motor from overheating, be careful
not to let your hand cover the air vents.
3. Turn on the sander and move it slowly over the
workpiece.
NOTE: Hold the sander in front and away from you,
keeping it clear of the workpiece. Start sander and let the
motor build to its maximum speed, then gradually lower
the sander onto the workpiece. Move the sander slowly
across the workpiece using small circular motions.
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 fi nish 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, unplug the sander, then
remove it from workpiece. Allow the tool to cool down.
CORNERS AND CREVICES
See Figure 6.
 For detail sanding such as corners and crevices, use
the tip of the sanding pad with small back and forth
motions.
EMPTYING THE DUST BOX
See Figure 7.
For more effi cient operation, empty the dust box when it
is no more than half full. This will permit the air to fl ow
through the box better. Always empty and clean the dust
box thoroughly upon completion of a sanding operation
and before placing the sander in storage.
WARNING
CAUTION
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Collected sanding dust from sanding surface coatings
such as polyurethanes, linseed oil, etc. can self-ignite
in your sander dust box or elsewhere and cause fi re.
To reduce the risk of fi re always empty your dust box
frequently (10-15 minutes) while sanding and never
store or leave a sander without totally emptying its dust
box. Also follow the recommendations of the coatings
manufacturers.
1. Unplug the sander.
Failure to unplug the tool could result in accidental
starting causing possible serious injury.
2. Remove the dust box from the sander.
3. Shake out the dust.
4. Reattach the dust box to the sander.
NOTE: For a more thorough cleaning of the dust box,
remove dust box from frame and shake out dust. Replace
dust box over frame then install dust box assembly on
sander.
CHANGING THE SANDING SHEETS
See Figure 8.
The sander is packed with sanding sheets and pads
designed for a variety of uses. To change sheets, simply
pull the used sheet off the base and attach the desired
sheet by pressing the sheet or pad onto the base of the
sander.
USING THE FINGER PAD
See Figure 9.
1. Open the fi nger pad cover.
2. Lower the fi nger pad and lock it in place.
3. Close the fi nger pad cover.
LIVE TOOL INDICATOR
This tool features a live tool indicator which illuminates as
soon as the tool is connected to the supply. This warns the
user that the tool is connected and will operate when the
switch is pressed.
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