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OPERATION
WARNING:
Your sander should never be connected to power supply
when you are assembling parts, making adjustments,
assembling or replacing sandpaper, cleaning, or when
not in use. Disconnecting sander will prevent accidental
starting that could cause serious personal injury.
APPLICATIONS
(Use only for the purposes listed below)
■ Sanding on wood surfaces.
■ Removing rust from and sanding steel surfaces.
■ Polishing and buffing.
■ Scraping paint or glue from window panes.
INSTALLING SANDPAPER
See Figure 2.
The rubber pad on your sander accepts pressure sensitive
adhesive backed sandpaper. Precut triangle shaped
sandpaper in assorted grits are available from your local
Ryobi dealer.
■ UNPLUG YOUR SANDER.
■ If installing sandpaper for the first time, proceed as follows.
If replacing sandpaper, remove old sandpaper by peeling
it off rubber pad, then proceed as follows.
■ Carefully peel paper backing from new sandpaper.
■ Position sandpaper into place, then carefully press sticky
side of sandpaper on rubber pad.
WARNING:
Failure to unplug your sander could result in accidental
starting causing possible serious personal injury.
WARNING:
Before connecting your sander to power supply source,
always check to be sure switch is not in ON position.
Failure to do so could result in accidental starting of
your sander resulting in possible serious injury.
WARNING:
Never use your detail sander for wet sanding or liquid
polishing. Failure to comply can result in electrical shock
causing serious injury or worse.
Fig. 2
ADHESIVE
BACKING
RUBBER PAD
PRESSURE SENSITIVE
ADHESIVE BACKED SANDPAPER
WARNING:
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:
If any parts are missing do not operate your sander until
the missing parts are replaced. Failure to do so could
result in possible serious personal injury.