Operation - Festool KAPEXKS 88 E Original Operating Manual

the right and left of the pointer arrow allow you
to adjust the angle more accurately to half a de-
gree. The two marks must be congruent with the
straight lines on the scale.
Standard horizontal mitre angles
The following preset mitre angles are available:
left: 0°, 15°, 22.5°, 30°, 45°
right: 0°, 15°, 22.5°, 30°, 45°, 60°
– Move the machine to working position.
– Pull the clamp lever (13.5) upwards.
– Push the stop lever (13.4) downwards.
– Turn the saw base to the desired mitre angle.
– Release the stop lever. The stop lever must latch
into place.
– Push the clamp lever downwards.
Other horizontal mitre angles
– Move the machine to working position.
– Pull the clamp lever (13.5) upwards.
– Push the stop lever (13.4) downwards.
– Turn the saw base to the desired mitre angle.
– Push the clamp lever downwards.
– Release the stop lever.
7.8 Vertical mitre angles
– Move the machine to working position.
– Open the clamping lever (14.1).
– Turn the selector switch (14.2) to the desired
setting range (0° - 45°, +/-45°, or +/-47°).
– Swivel the saw unit until the pointer (14.3) indi-
cates the desired mitre angle. KS 120 EB only:
You can adjust the vertical mitre angle more ac-
curately using the fi ne adjustment rotary handle
(14.4).
– Close the clamping lever (14.1).
7.9 Special cutting position (KS 120 EB
only)
Apart from the standard position for cutting or
trimming boards/panels, the machine also has a
special cutting position for trimming strip mate-
rial up to 120 mm in height.
– Pull the saw unit forwards.
– Push the lever (15.3) down.
– Slide the saw unit back until the metal bracket
(15.1) hooks into the rear opening on the saw
unit.
– In this position, you can trim strip material up to
120 mm in height against the fence. The guiding
function and the vertical swivel function on the
circular cross-cut saw are deactivated how-
ever.
– To move the machine back to its normal position,
push the release lever (15.2) and pull the saw
unit forwards. The metal bracket (15.1) unhooks
itself and the lever (15.3) moves back.
7.10 Cutting depth limiter
The vertical swivelling range of the saw unit can
be adjusted via the stepless cutting depth limiter,
allowing you to groove or form workpieces.
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Note that the grooved section is limited: Infi -
nitely variable adjustments are only possible
between 0 and 45 mm. The maximum pos-
sible length of the groove is also limited. Ex-
ample: with a cutting depth of 48 mm and a
workpiece thickness of 88 mm, this range is
between 40 and 270 mm.
– Move the machine to working position.
– Move the cutting depth limiter lever (16.1) down
until it slots into position. The saw unit can now
be moved down only as far as the preset cutting
depth.
– Turn the lever for the cutting depth limiter to set
the required cutting depth.
– To deactivate the cutting depth limiter, move the
cutting depth limiter lever up again.
7.11 Fixed horizontal position
Turn the rotary knob (16.2) to clamp the saw unit
in any position along the guide rod (16.3).
7.12 Switching on the laser (KS 120 EB only)
The machine has two lasers which the mark the
kerf on the right and left of the saw blade, allow-
ing you to align the workpiece on both sides (left
or right side of the saw blade or kerf).
– Press the button (2.1) to switch the laser on and
off. If the machine is not used for 30 minutes,
the laser switches off automatically and must
be restarted if needed again.
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Operation

Risk of accidents
• Before starting work, make sure that the saw
blade cannot touch the stop ruler, workpiece
clamp, screw clamps 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 so much that it
stops.
• Observe the specifi ed working position.
Maximum workpiece dimensions
Mitre angle as per scale,
horizontal/vertical - height x width [mm]
0°/0° - special cutting position 120 x 60 (KS 120
EB only)
0°/0° - 88 x 305
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