On/Off Switch; Operation; Speed Control; Service And Maintenance - Festool Symetric Manual De Instrucciones

7.1

On/Off switch

– Press the unlocking lever [1-5] for the saw unit.
– Press the On/Off switch [1-4] for switching on
the machine. For safety reasons, it is impossible
to lock the machine in the On position.
– Release the On/Off switch again to switch off the
machine.
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Operation

Risk of accidents
• Before starting work, ensure that the saw blade
cannot touch the sliding fence or other machine
parts.
• Do not cross your hands in front of the saw unit;
never hold the workpiece with your left hand to
the right of the saw blade and vice versa.
• Do not overload the machine, causing it to shut
down.
• Observe the specifi ed working position.
• Underneath the table, the clamping collet [5-6]
must only press against the table plate, and on
no account against the moving guides of the
stops.
8.1

Speed control

You can regulate the rotational speed steplessly
between 2700 and 5200 rpm using the adjusting
wheel [1-3]. This enables you to optimise the cut-
ting speed to suit the respective material.
Recommended position of the adjusting wheel:
Wood
Plastic
Fibre board
Aluminium plates
8.2 Sawing workpieces
In unfavourable cases, the separated
workpiece parts can be caught by the
rotating saw blade and thrown back when
sawing strips. This effect occurs espe-
cially with hard woods and is dependent
on the profi le of the strip.
• Always ensure that no persons or objects that
could be injured or damaged are located behind
the machine.
• If this effect occurs when sawing a strip, put
an additional, fl at 25 to 30 mm thick softwood
strip (e.g. roofi ng board) between the sliding
fence and the strip, and saw through both strips
together. This prevents or signifi cantly reduces
the throw-back effect.
• As an alternative to the additional softwood strip,
a sliding fence with a pre-installed wooden strip
(491886) is also available.
When sawing acute angles or aluminium
(in particular aluminium profi les), there
is a danger of the workpiece being caught
by the saw blade and thrown backwards.
• Hold the workpiece fi rmly and lower the saw
unit very slowly.
Working method
– Place the workpiece [5-5] fl ush against a sliding
fence [5-4] and hold it in that position with one
hand.
Note: When sawing inner angles, it may be
necessary to move the redundant sliding fence
outwards.
– Press the unlocking lever [5-1] for the saw unit.
This opens the pivot guard [5-2] halfway.
– Switch on the machine.
– Always saw the workpiece at a steady rate of
advance. The rollers [5-3] of the pivot guard
slide over the workpiece, which causes the pivot
guard to open further.
– Raise the saw unit again after the cut and switch
the machine off.
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Service and maintenance

Always pull the mains plug out of the
socket before any type of work on the
machine.
All maintenance and repair work which
requires the motor housing to be opened,
3 - 6
must only be carried out by an authorised
3 - 5
service workshop.
1 - 3
Damaged safety devices and parts should
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be repaired or replaced by an authorised
service centre unless otherwise specifi ed
in the operating instructions. Damaged
switches must be replaced by an author-
ised service centre.
Customer service and repair. Only
through manufacturer or service work-
shops: Please fi nd the nearest address
at:
Use only original Festool spare
EKAT
4
parts! Order No. at:
5
3
2
1
To ensure constant air circulation, always keep the
cooling-air openings in the motor housing clean
and free of blockages.
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