Intended Use - Festool HK 55 EQ Guide D'utilisation

Residual risks
In spite of compliance with all relevant design reg-
ulations, hazzards while operating the machine still
occur e.g.:
– Touching the saw blade in the area of the front
opening below the saw table,
– Touching the parts of the saw blade that protrude
below the saw table while cutting,
– Touching rotating parts from left and right sides:
saw blade, clamping flange, flange screw.,
– Kickback of machine due to jamming in the
workpiece,
– Touching live parts when the casing is opened
and the mains plug is in the socket,
– the flying off of parts,
– the flying off of machine parts from a damaged
machine,
– noise emission,
– dust emission.
Aluminium processing
When sawing aluminium, the following mea-
sures must be taken for safety reasons:
– Install an upstream residual-current circuit
breaker (FIG, PRCD).
– Connect the machine to a suitable dust extractor.
– Regularly remove dust deposits from the motor
housing.
– Use an aluminium saw blade.
– Close the viewing window/chipguard.
Portable circular saw designed for sawing
– wooden materials and wood-based materials,
– plaster and cement compoud fibres,
– plastic materials,
– aluminium (only with a special saw blade for alu-
minium offered by Festool)
Only saw blades with the following specifications
can be used: saw blade diameter 160 mm; recom-
mended cutting width 1,8 mm, max. 2.2 mm with
restricted function of guide wedge; locating bore
20 mm; recommended steel blade thickness
Wear protective goggles.
– When sawing panels, they must be lubricated
with paraffin but thin-walled profiles (up to 3
mm) can be sawed without lubrication.
WARNING! Various dust created by power
sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling and other
construction activities contains chemicals
known (to the State of California) to cause cancer,
birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some ex-
amples of these chemicals are:
• lead from lead-based paints,
• crystalline silica from bricks and cement and
other masonry products, and
• arsenic and chromium from chemically treated
lumber.
proved safety equipment, such as dust masks that
are specially designed to filter out microscopic par-
ticles. Wash hands after handling.
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY, USER MUST
READ INSTRUCTION MANUAL.

Intended use

1.5 mm, max. 1.8 mm; suitable for speeds up to
9500 rpm. Never use machine with any sanding
disc.
The machine is designed and approved for use by
trained persons or specialists only.
The user bears the responsibility for damage and
accidents caused by improper use; this also in-
cludes damage and wear caused by continuous
use in industry.
Health hazard by dust
The risk from these exposures
varies, depending on how often
you do this type of work. To re-
duce your exposure to these
chemicals: work in a well ven-
tilated area, and work with ap-
WARNING
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