Troubleshooting; Accessories - Festool DF 700 EQ Instruction Manual

the back of the motor as this can drive debris
into the motor.
Blow out impacted dust from the tool area.
Do not remove the fence body from the motor
housing when the joiner is coated with dust.
With the exterior of the joiner free from dust, re-
move the fence body from the motor housing
and clean the linear slides:
With a soft cotton cloth, wipe down the linear
rails.
With compressed air, blow out any dust from
inside the linear bores.
With a soft cotton cloth, wipe down the inte-
rior of the bronze linear bearings.
Fault
Burns
Dowel hole too narrow. DOMINO
dowel cannot be jointed.
Widening of the dowel hole with
8 mm cutter
Splinters at edge of dowel hole
Dowel hole not parallel to work-
piece edge
Tool cannot be loosened during
tool change
The positions of the dowel holes
which are created with one of the
left and one of the right stop pins
do not match precisely.
DOMINO joining machine oper-
ates irregularly, jerks
Use only original Festool accessories and Festool
consumable material intended for this machine be-
cause these components are designed specifically
for the machine. Using accessories and consumable
material from other suppliers will most likely affect
the quality of your working results and limit any war-

Troubleshooting

Cause
Blunt cutter
a) Blunt cutter
b) Deposits (e.g. chippings in the
dowel hole)
Routing depth too large (larger
than 50 mm)
Excessive feed rate
Workpiece has shifted during
processing
Spindle lock not functioning
The stop pins are selected differ-
ent on the right and left.
a) No dust extractor connected
b) Rubber buffer [1-1] worn

Accessories

ranty claims. Machine wear or your own personal
workload may increase depending on the application.
Protect yourself and your machine, and preserve
Clean the guides [7-1] and [7-6] of dust depos-
its.
Oil the guides regularly and lightly with resin-
free oil (e.g. sewing machine oil).
Never store the joiner with the fence body sepa-
rated from the motor housing, as this can per-
mit dust and debris to enter the linear slide.
Solution
Use sharp cutter
a) Use sharp cutter
b) Remove deposit and work with
dust extractor
Reduce routing depth (max.50 mm)
Reduce feed rate
Secure workpiece properly
Twist spindle against the tool using
an open-ended spanner. If this
occurs several times contact the
after-sales service department.
Select the same stop pins on the
left and the right.
a) Connect dust extractor
b) Replace rubber buffer (spare
part)
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