Clamping Workpieces; Speed Control - Festool KAPEX KS 120 Manual De Instrucciones

Maximum workpiece dimensions
Mitre angle as per scale,
horizontal/vertical - height x width [mm]
0°/0° - special cutting position 120 x 60
0°/0° - 88 x 305
45°/0° - 88 x 215
0°/45° right - 35 x 305
0°/45° left - 55 x 305
45°/45° right - 35 x 215
45°/45° left - 55 x 215
8.1

Clamping workpieces

Risk of accidents
• Always use the workpiece clamp to secure
workpieces. The holding rod (17.2) must
be positioned securely on the workpiece.
(Note: auxiliary tools may be needed de-
pending on the contour of the workpiece,
e.g. curved contours).
• Never machine workpieces that are to small
to clamp properly.
• Make sure that the saw blade cannot pull
the workpiece backwards into the gap
between the saw blade and the stop ruler.
Users are at particular risk when perform-
ing horizontal mitre cuts.
Procedure
–Place the workpiece on the saw table and
push it against the stop ruler.
–Release the lever (17.1) for the workpiece
clamp.
–Turn the workpiece clamp until the holding
rod (17.2) is over the workpiece.
–Lower the holding clamp onto the workpi-
ece.
–Close the clamping lever (17.1).
8.2

Speed control

You can regulate the rotational speed step-
lessly between 1400 and 3400 rpm using
the adjusting wheel (2.2). This enables you
to optimise the cutting speed to suit the
respective material.
Recommended position of the adjusting
wheel
Wood
Plastic
Fibreboard materials
Aluminium and non-ferrous profi les
8.3 Cutting without guiding action
–Make the required adjustments to the ma-
chine.
–Secure the workpiece.
–Slide the saw unit backwards up to the
fence (towards the workpiece stop) and
close the rotary knob (1.5) for clamping
the guide fi xture, or secure the saw unit
in the special cutting position.
–Switch on the machine.
–Hold the saw unit by the handle (1.1), gui-
de slowly downwards and cut through the
workpiece at an even rate of advance.
–Switch off the machine and wait until the
saw blade stops completely.
–Swivel the saw unit upwards again.
8.4 Cutting with guiding action
–Make the required adjustments to the ma-
chine.
–Secure the workpiece.
–Draw the saw unit forwards along the guide
rods.
–Switch on the machine.
–Hold the saw unit by the handle (1.1) and
guide slowly downwards.
–Push the saw unit backwards at an even
rate of advance and cut the workpiece.
–Switch off the machine.
–Wait until the saw blade stops completely
and then swivel the saw unit upwards.
8.5 Bevel
You can use the bevel to record any angle
(e.g. between two walls) and transfer the dis-
secting angle to the circular cross-cut saw.
Interior angle
–Open the clamp (18.2).
–Place the bevel with the two legs (18.1)
against the interior sides of the corner.
–Close the clamp (18.2).
–Place the bevel with one leg on a stop ruler
attached to the circular cross-cut saw.
–To set the dissecting angle (horizontal mitre
angle), swivel the saw unit until the laser
beam is congruent with the line (19.1) on
the bevel.
Exterior angle
–Open the clamp (18.3).
3 - 6
–Slide the aluminium profi le (18.4) on both
3 - 5
legs forwards.
1 - 3
–Place the bevel with the two legs (18.4)
3 - 6
against exterior sides of the corner.
–Close the clamp (18.3).
–Slide back the aluminium profi le on both
legs.
–Place the bevel with one leg on a stop ruler
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