Clamping The Workpiece; Speed Control - Festool KAPEX Manuel D'utilisation Original

► Reinforce the workpiece: Clamp it together
with wood offcuts.
Heavy workpieces
► To guarantee the stability of the machine,
even when sawing heavy workpieces, adjust
the support foot so that it is flush with the
base.
9.2 Check that the pendulum guard can
move
The pendulum guard must always be able
to move freely and close independently.
► Pull out the mains plug.
► Take hold of the pendulum guard and, as a
trial run, slide it into the saw unit.
The pendulum guard must be easy to move
and must be almost fully lowered into the
pendulum hood.
Cleaning the area of the saw blade
► Always keep the area around the pendulum
guard clean.
► Clear dust and chippings by blowing out
with compressed air or using a brush.
9.3

Clamping the workpiece

WARNING
Risk of injury
► Observe the following instructions:
Secure fit – always clamp the workpiece in
–
position with the workpiece clamp. This re­
quires the hold-down clamp [16.2] to be
resting securely on the workpiece. (Note:
Aids may be required depending on the
workpiece contours, e.g. round contours).
Do not process any workpieces that have
not been securely clamped.
Size – do not process workpieces that are
–
too small. In the interests of safety, the cut
piece remaining should be at least 1-3/16"
(30 mm) long. Small workpieces may be
pulled backwards by the saw blade and into
the gap between the saw blade and the stop
ruler.
– Take particular care that workpieces are
not pulled backwards by the saw blade and
into the gap between the saw blade and the
stop ruler. The risk of this happening is es­
pecially high with horizontal mitre cuts.
– Reinforce very thin workpieces [17.1] by
sawing through them together with an ad­
ditional wooden slat [17.2] to support
them. During sawing, very thin workpieces
may wobble or break.
17.1
17.2
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Proceed as follows to clamp the workpiece
► Place the workpiece on the saw table and
push it against the stop rulers.
► Open the clamping lever [16.1] of the work­
piece clamp.
► Twist the work piece clamp until the hold-
down clamp [16.2] is positioned over the
workpiece.
► Lower the hold-down clamp onto the work­
piece.
► Close the clamping lever [16.1].
9.4

Speed control

The speed can be continuously adjusted be­
tween 1400 and 3600 rpm using the adjusting
wheel [2.2]. This enables you to optimise the
cutting speed to suit each material.
Recommended position of the adjusting wheel
Wood
Plastic
English
16.1
16.2
3–6
3–5
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