Dust Extraction; Working With The Machine - Festool ROTEX RO 90 DX FEQ Manual De Instrucciones

Press the self-adhesive sanding accessory
onto the sanding pad [1-7].
Use only abrasives with an undamaged
Stickfix hook-and-loop coating. Before
use, check that the coating has not
been damaged by improper use (such
as overheating).
Attaching polishing accessories
To prevent damage, PoliStick accessories (pol-
ishing sponges, polishing felt, sheepskin) must
only be used on the special polishing pad.
Press the self-adhesive polishing accesso-
ry onto the sanding pad [1-9].

Dust extraction

WARNING
Dust hazard
Dust can be hazardous to health. Always
work with a dust extractor.
Always read applicable national regula-
tions before extracting hazardous dust.
At the extractor connector [1-5], a Festool
mobile dust extractor with an extraction hose
diameter of 27 mm can be connected.
Edge protector - Fig. [9]
The edge protector [1-1] reduces contact of
the sanding pad circumference with a surface
WARNING
Risk of injury
Always secure the workpiece in such a
manner that it cannot move while being
machined.
Observe the following instructions:
– Do not overload the machine by pressing
with excessive force! The best sanding re-

Working with the machine

(e.g. when sanding along a wall or a win-
dow), thus preventing back-kick of the ma-
chine, or machine damage.
sults are achieved with moderate applica-
tion pressure. The sanding capacity and
quality are mainly dependent on the selec-
tion of the correct abrasive.
– Hold the machine with two hands, one on
the motor housing and one on the gear
head.
Tables A and B show the settings we rec-
ommend for different sanding and polish-
ing work.
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