The tool only works when the latch is in the centered position. Under the power button is a safety latch, which is very difficult to operate. Read more atch on in a more horizontal position? Perhaps they should have designed the battery to l. The selection feels a bit limited, but other brand blades will fit onto this tool, so you can go out and buy whatever blades you need.Įrgonomically, it is a little heavy to hold in for any length of time whilst holding in that power button, and the battery can get in the way at times. In the box, you get a cutting blade, a grout-removing blade, and a sanding head along with a selection of sandpapers. This Ryobi multitool is part of the One+ cordless range and is a pretty good product. With after market tools available (mostly through Aliexpress) my multi tool will hopefully work for many years after fixing its design drawbacks. I've also ordered a spare motor, which I will rework to have ballraces at both ends of the rotor shaft. I've now ordered a 2RS ballrace which should stop the head losing lube. So I replaced the grease with a grease/oil mix but this gets pumped out, bit by bit, through the main drive bearing which only has ZZ closures. All back together now and working well! It had another thrashing today! I have also had the head apart to inspect the internal workings and found the grease had all been pushed aside and not doing anything anymore.
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I used epoxy to hold the metal end plate containing the ballrace as the tiny tangs that used to hold it in place were removed to take it apart. Loctiting these together, I reinstalled the back end of the motor. The ID was 6mm, so I had to machine a bush to fit the shaft and ballrace. Read more ough my ballrace supply, I found some with a 12mm OD. I took off the rear of the motor and removed the bronze bearing and chucked it. Taking it apart, and unsoldering the motor showed the rear bearing had a hole about twice shaft diameter.
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It's had a lot of sanding dust through it.
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But last week, I realised that the motor bearing/s had worn out due to the motor squealing and vibrating. However, I've just discovered today that the head can be used in any of 4 positions with trigger up or left or right. PO Box, Afghanistan, Africa, American Samoa, Anguilla, Asia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Central America and Caribbean, Chad, Comoros, Cook Islands, Cuba, Republic of, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Djibouti, Ecuador, El Salvador, Europe, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, French Polynesia, Gambia, Guam, Guernsey, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Jersey, Kiribati, Korea, North, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mayotte, Micronesia, Middle East, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niue, North America, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Reunion, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, San Marino, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South America, Southeast Asia, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Syria, Tasmania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (U.S.I've given this tool a thrashing over last few years.