Service And Maintenance; Cross Cutting Guide Rail - Festool HKC 55 EB Manual De Instrucciones

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Service and maintenance

WARNING
Risk of injury, electric shock
Always disconnect the battery pack from the
machine before any cleaning or maintenance!
All maintenance and repair work which requires
the motor housing to be opened, must only be
carried out by an authorised service workshop.
Customer service and repair only
through manufacturer or service
workshops: Please find the nearest
address at: www.festool.com/service
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Only use original Festool spare parts!
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Regular cleaning of the machine, above all
the adjustment devices and the guides, is an
important safety factor.
Observe the following instructions:
To ensure constant air circulation, always keep
the cooling openings in the housing unobstruct-
ed and air accessible.
Use an extractor on all the openings of the ma-
chine to remove wood chips and splinters.
The pendulum guard must always be able to
move freely and close independently. Always
keep the area around the pendulum guard
clean. Clear from dust and chippings by blowing
out with compressed air or using a brush.
Keep the contacts on the machine, charger and
battery pack clean.
Information on battery packs
– Store in a cool, dry place at a temperature be-
tween 5 °C and 25 °C.
– Protect battery packs from moisture, water and
heat.
– Do not leave empty battery packs in a charger
disconnected from the mains power supply for
longer than one month. Danger of deep dis-
charge!
– If you intend to store li-ion battery packs for lon-
ger periods without use, you should charge them
to 40 % capacity (approx. 15 min charging time).
10 Accessories
The order numbers of the accessories and tools can
be found in the Festool catalogue or on the Internet
under "www.festool.com".
In addition to the accessories described, Festool
also provides a comprehensive range of system ac-
cessories that allow you to use your saw more ef-
fectively and in diverse applications, e.g.:
• Parallel stop, extension table PA-HKC 55
• Kickback stop FS-RSP
• Parallel stop FS-PA and guide extension FS-PA-
VL
• Side-mounted cover, false joint ABSA-TS 55
10.1 Saw blades, other accessories
In order to saw different materials quickly and
cleanly, Festool offers saw blades for all applica-
tions that are specially designed for your Festool
portable circular saw.
10.2 Guide rail
The guide rail enables you to make clean, accurate
cuts while simultaneously protecting the surface of
the workpiece from damage.
In conjunction with the extensive range of accesso-
ries, exact angled cuts, mitre cuts and fitting work
can be completed with the guide system. The option
of attaching the guide rail securely using clamps
[10-7] ensures safer working conditions.
Adjust the guide play between the saw table and
the guide rail using the two adjustable jaws [10-
8].
The splinterguard [10-5] requires breaking in be-
fore first usage:
Position saw at the very end of the guide rail, so
that the guide plate is level.
Swivel saw to 0° position and set to maximum
cutting depth.
Switch on saw.
Slowly push saw along the entire length of the
rail.
The edge of the splinterguard now corresponds ex-
actly to the cutting edge.
10.3

Cross cutting guide rail

The cross cutting guide rail's intended use is saw-
ing wood and panel materials.
It allows precise and clean cuts, especially angled
cuts can be carried out easily and a high repeat ac-
curacy. The saw retreats automatically into the ini-
tal position.
The splinterguard must be broken in before
first use, see chap. 10.2.
HKC 55 EB
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