RIDGID R2400 Trimmer User Manual


 
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WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you
careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a
second is sufficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with
side shields when operating power tools. Failure
to do so could result in objects being thrown into
your eyes resulting in possible serious injury.
WARNING:
Do not use any attachments or accessories
not recommended by the manufacturer of this
tool. The use of attachments or accessories not
recommended can result in serious personal
injury.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this tool for the purposes listed below:
n Smooth, professional trimming of laminates
n Trimming counter tops and finishing cabinet work
n Trimming wood and plastics
STARTING/STOPPING THE LAMINATE TRIMMER
See Figure 4.
n To turn the laminate trimmer ON, move the switch on top
of the trimmer to the (I) ON position.
NOTE: The trimmer has a soft start feature. The trimmer
will start at a slow speed and gradually get up to the
speed set by the adjustable speed dial.
n Return the switch to the (O) OFF position when fin-
ished.
WARNING:
The bit will continue to spin after the switch is set
to the (O) OFF position. Wait for the bit to come to
a complete stop to continue operation. Failure to
do so could result in possible serious injury.
ADJUSTING THE SPEED
See Figure 5.
To adjust the speed of the laminate trimmer, rotate the vari-
able speed dial located on the top of the motor housing.
Rotate the dial to the right to increase speed. Rotate the
dial to the left to decrease speed. The speed is adjustable
from 20,000/min to 30,000/min.
OPERATION
TOGGLE
SWITCH
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
INCREASE
SPEED
DECREASE
SPEED