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Ryobi Router hacking me off fixing to return it!!!!
rdowdy95:
Hey guys I got a Ryobi Router the Electric Plunge Router $99 one. It is pissing me off. I am fixing to return it.I am having a problem with the depth of cut. Here is my problem. There is two hex nuts on the top of this long bolt thing. It says adjust the hex nuts until they come in contact with a stop flange. This will provide a positsion stop at zero. Okay I get all of that. My problem is it is a pure B#&*$ to move these things. I cannot move them away from each other. The bottom portion of this thing also has a hex nut that keeps it connected to the bottom part of the router , and when I loosen these hex nuts the whole damn bolt gets lose, and I cannot move these hex nuts I can tighten them that will move the shaft down, but I cannot move them back into an up position. All that does is loosen the whole bolt thing. It seems like the two top nuts just won't move back up the big bolt. When I try it loosens the bolt. So most likely this thing goes back tommorow, I need a damn router though. Any suggestions?!?!?!?
This is my first cab, and seriously I am thinking about calling this whole project off
leapinlew:
Damn dude... calm down. Wheres the enthusiasm you were showing just 1 week ago?
So your having a problem with a tool you've never had experience with. If your this pissed now... just wait - more things to come! Building an arcade is an adventure around every corner. Take it in stride or prepare to be mad... alot.
Take a picture and show us what your talking about. There are some real pro's here who could help you out.
rdowdy95:
There is a depth adjustment rod with two hex nuts on it near the top. It is more like a long bolt that controls the depth of the router. So if I tighten it, it will hold the bit down farther. There is really no way I can get these two nuts to come back up this depth control rod (bolt). Near the bottom where it screws into the base of the router there is another hex nut one that actually moves. When loosing the top two though the rod turns lefty loosy and gets loose while those two top hex nuts stay together. Man I am not taking no pics tonight of this dumb thing. I am going to Home Depot tommorow, and if they can get that thing adjusted I am getting something else, or getting a different one. That was the only problem though other than that nice hardware.
rdowdy95:
One other thing since I really didn't turn this thing on, does this thing move up and down like a jackhammer, or does it just spin at a very fast rate?
NightGod:
They spin very quickly.
And loosening hex bolts to adjust the depth on a plunge router doesn't sound right to me-usually it's just something you twist by hand. Sounds to me like you're adjusting something that is meant to stop the router from moving beyond it's maximum tolerances, not the thing you need to move to adjust the depth.
I'm sure someone with experience with that particular model will be able to help you out more.
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