Festool TS 55 REQ Original Instructions

9 Working with the machine
Please observe all mentioned safety in
formations and the following rules when
working:
– Check the installation fixture prior to use
and do not use the machine if the fixture
does not function correctly.
– Always hold the machine with two hands at
the handles [1-4] when performing work.
This reduces the risk of injury and is a pre
requisite for precise work.
– Adapt the fast-feed speed to prevent the
cutters on the saw blade from overheating
and prevent plastic materials from melting
during cutting.
– Make sure that all rotary knobs [4-1] are
tightened before starting work.
– After the machine has been switched off,
the saw blade will still rotate for a time.
Take care that parts of your body do not
come into contact with the saw blade while
it is still rotating!
– Do not use the machine when the electron
ics are faulty because the machine may op
erate at excessive speeds. An absence of
the smooth start-up function or speed con
trol indicates that the electronics are faul
ty.
For work that generates dust, wear a
dust mask.
9.1 Support of the workpieces
8-1
Ensure that your workpieces are securely fixed
and cannot move during sawing. Otherwise,
there is an increased risk of accident. Never
hold the workpiece to be cut with your hands or
between your legs. Use instead screw
clamps [8-1] or some other suitable devices to
fix your workpiece.
Never position large or long workpieces so that
they bend in the middle or at the cutting face.
This can lead to the saw blade jamming and re
coiling. Instead, support the workpiece with
several wooden battens [8-2], particularly in
the vicinity of the cutting face.
8-2
9.2 Sawing
The machine must reach full
speed before cutting begins and should only be
switched off once cutting has finished.
Only operate the saw away from
you (pushing the circular saw forwards, [9-1])
and never towards you (pulling the circular saw
backwards). If you saw towards you, there is the
danger that the circular saw might be acceler
ated out of the cutting groove (recoil) and cause
serious injury.).
9-2
9-1
9
A) Sawing sections
► Place the front part of the saw bench on the
workpiece. The cutting indicator [10-2] dis
plays the cutting line for 0° and 45° cuts
(without guide rail).
► Switch the machine on, and press the saw
down to the set cutting depth.
► Push the machine in the direction of cut.
Take care that the saw bench remains firm
ly on the workpiece.
► Switch the machine off when cutting is com
pleted.
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Festool TS 55 REQ Specifications

General

Brand	Festool
Model	TS 55 REQ
Category	Saw
Language	English