Festool AP 85 - Manual (Page 12)

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For the circular hand saws Festool offer the cor-
rect saw blade for all applications.
b) The riving knife
The circular hand saws are fi lled with a riving
knife as standard equipment. For safety rea-
sons all sawing operations must be carried out
using the riving knife.
After the saw blade replacement, adjust the riv-
ing knife as follows:
Extract plug from mains!
Unscrew the Allen bolt (2.9) by means of the Al-
len key (3.10) and adjust the rivings knife (2.8)
appropriately. The adjusting dimensions x and y
(fi g. 2) should be 2 – 3 mm.
c) Sawing off
Place the forward part of the base plate on the
workpiece, start the motor and push the tool for-
ward in sawing direction.
The pivoted guard opens automatically at this
time or can be opened manually by pressing the
lever (1.9).
d) Cutting aluminium (AP 85 E)
Thanks to the electronic speed control, and pro-
vided that the correct saw blade is used, the AP
85 E can be used to cut both, aluminium panels
and aluminium sections. Use only the saw blade
recommended by Festool for this purpose, and
adjust the speed in accordance with the appli-
cations and saw blade selection table.
When large panels are cut with the Festool
guide system, paraffi n should be used as a lu-
bricant. Thin-walled profi le sections upto 3 mm
thick can be cut without lubrication, using Basis
2 A as a bench, with control position 2.
When Basis 2 A is used, all workpieces must be
secured against the stop by means of clamps.
When cutting aluminium, be sure always to use
a slow manual feed rate and to remove the chips
with an extractor. Safety goggles should always
be worn when cutting aluminium.
7 Connecting up a dust extractor
When working in enclosed areas, the circular
hand saw should be connected to an extraction
system. For this purpose, the circular hand saws
are equipped with a tangentially-exiting connector
(3.4), into which the 27 mm dia. suction hose can
be inserted (3.5). If the machine is used without a
dust extractor, the chip defl ector (3.6) should in all
cases be fi tted to the connector. The direction in
which the chips fl y can be varied by turning the chip
defl ector. During operation with a suction hose, the
chip defl ector is inserted into the adjustable jaw
(3.11) at the left-hand end of the platen (2.11).
8 Accessories
Use only original Festool accessories and
Festool consumable material designed for this
machine because these system components
are designed specifi cally for the machine.
Using accessories and consumable material
from other suppliers will most likely affect the
quality of your working results and limit any
warranty claims. Machine wear or your own
personal workload may increase depending
on the application. Protect yourself and your
machine, and preserve your warranty claims
by always using original Festool accessories
and Festool consumable material!
The order numbers of the accessories listed below
can be found in the Festool catalogue or on the
Internet under “www.festool.com”.
8.1 The parallel guide
The parallel guide (not supplied with the saw) and
the guide adaptor are used for cutting widths up to
180 mm.
Slide the rail of the parallel guide stop into the guide
of the base plate (2.3) and lock with guide adaptor
after having adjusted the required cutting width.
8.2 Guide system
The guide rails, which are available in different
lengths, allow for precise, clean cuts and simul-
taneously protect the workpiece surface against
damage. In conjunction with the extensive range of
accessories, exact angled cuts, mitre cuts and fi t-
ting work can be completed with the guide system.
The option of securing using G-clamps (4.2) en-
sures a fi rm hold and safe working.
The guide clearance of the saw table on the guide
rails can be set with the two setting jaws (1.8,
3.11).
The guide rails are equipped with a splinterguard
(4.1), which has to be cut to size before the fi rst
use:
– Set the speed of the machine to level 6,
– Place the machine on the rear end of the guide
rail,
– Switch the machine on, press it down to the set
cutting depth and cut the splinterguard along the
full length without interruption. The edge of the
splinterguard now corresponds exactly to the
cutting edge.
8.3 Multifunction table
The mutifunction table, which is available in two
sizes (MFT 800, MFT 1080), makes clamping the
workpiece easy and allows you to saw large and
small workpieces safely and precisely using the
guide system.
Its many fi elds of application make economical and
ergonomically convenient work possible.
8.4 Saw blades, other accessories
In order to be able to saw different materials quick-
ly and cleanly, Festool offers saw blades that are
specially designed for your machine.
The order numbers for these and for other acces-
sories that allow you to use your Festool portable
circular saw effectively and in many ways, can be
found in the Festool catalogue or on the Internet
under “www.festool.com”.