4
0° - 45°
4-1
4-2
47°
4-3
-1°
8.4
Selecting the saw blade
Festool saw blades are identified by a coloured
ring. The colour of the ring represents the ma
terial for which the saw blade is suited.
Colour
Yellow Wood
Red
Laminated wooden pan
els
Green
Eternit fibre cement
panels
Blue
Aluminium, plastic
8.5
Changing the saw blade
CAUTION
Risk of injury from hot and sharp tool
► Do not use any blunt or faulty tools.
► Wear protective gloves.
► Swivel the machine to 0° before replacing
the saw blade and adjust the maximum cut
ting depth.
► Turn the lever [5-3] as far as the stop.
Operate lever [5-3] only when the machine
is at a standstill!
► Push the saw down until it engages.
► Open the screw [5-6] using the Allen
key [5-2].
► Remove the saw blade [5-7].
4-1
-1°
-1° / 47°
4-4
Material
Symbol
► Insert a new saw blade.
The direction of rotation of the saw
blade [5-8] and machine [5-4] must match!
Serious injuries may occur in the event of
non-compliance.
► Insert the outer flange [5-9] so that the
pulling peg engages in the recess of the in
ner flange.
Check screws and flange for dirt con-
tamination and only use clean and un-dam
aged parts!
► Tighten the screw [5-6].
► Pull the lever [5-3] back.
5
5-5
5-6
5-7
5-8
5-9
8.6
Fitting the viewing window/splinter
guard [6]
The viewing window (transparent) [6-1] pro
vides a view of the saw blade and optimises
dust extraction.
With 0° cuts, the splinter guard (green) [6-2]
also improves the quality of the cutting edge of
the sawn-off workpiece on the upper side.
► Insert the splinter guard [6-2].
► Screw the rotary knob [6-3] through the
long hole in the splinter guard.
Make sure that the nut [6-4] is seated
securely in the splinter guard.
English
5-1
5-2
5-3
5-4
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