Saw Blade; Cutting Depth; Cutting Angle - Festool TS 55 EQ Instruction Manual

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Saw blade

Check regularly whether the saw blade is in good
condition. Saw blades which are cracked or have changed shape
should no longer be used, but changed immediately!
When selecting the saw blades it is essential that the following
points are observed:
- Do not use saw blades made of high alloy high speed steel
(HSS circular saws), as otherwise there is a great danger of
kickback.
- Use only saw blades that have an outside diameter of
160mm.
- The bore diameter of the saw blade holder should be 20
mm.
- Use only saw blades with a fundamental thickness of max.
1.8 mm and a cutting width of 2.2 to 3.0 mm.
The TS 55 EQ was tested with Festool saw blades listed in the
Festool catalogue. For your own safety, we recommend that
you use only those saw blades.
To change the saw blade, place the circular saw on the saw
bench so that the saw blade protrudes a few millimetres beyond
the edge of the bench.
Remember that saw blades are made for sawing and the
cutting edges are correspondingly sharp. So handle the saw
blade with care.
Changing the saw blade
- Move lever (6.2) as far as it will go,
- Push switch lock (6.1) up and push sawing unit down until it
locks into place,
- Loosen screw (6.4) with Allen key (6.3),
- Remove saw blade,
- Clean fl ange (6.6, 6.8),
- Insert new saw blade.
of the saw blade (6.7) and the machine (6.5) must be the
same.
- Insert outer fl ange (6.8) such that the locking pins engage
into the notches on the inner fl ange (6.6).
- Tighten screw (6.4),
- Put lever (6.2) back.

Cutting depth

The cutting depth can be set at 0 – 55 mm:
- Press the cutting depth stop (7.3) and move it to the desired
cutting depth (the values specifi ed on the scale (7.1) apply
to 0° cuts without guide rail),
- Release the cutting depth stop (the cutting depth stop notches
along in 1 mm-steps).
The sawing unit can now be pressed down to the set cutting
depth.
A grub screw (M 4 x 8 to M 4 x 12) can be screwed into the hole
(7.2) on the cutting depth stop. By turning the grub screw, the
cutting depth can be set even more exactly (± 0.1 mm).

Cutting angle

The sawing unit can be swivelled between 0° and 45°:
- Loosen rotary knobs (8.1, 8.3),
- Swivel sawing unit to the desired cutting angle (8.2),
- Retighten rotary knobs.
Note: both end positions (0° and 45°) are set at the factory
and can be readjusted by the after-sales service team.
The direction of rotation