Operation - Festool KAPEX KS 120 Operating Manual

The arrow on the pointer (13.2) indicates
the current horizontal mitre setting. The two
marks on the right and left of the pointer
arrow allow you to adjust the angle more
accurately to half a degree. The two marks
must be congruent with the straight lines
on the scale.
Standard horizontal mitre angles
The following preset mitre angles are avail-
able:
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 de-
sired setting range (0° - 45°, +/-45°, or
+/-47°).
–Swivel the saw unit until the pointer (14.3)
indicates the desired mitre angle. 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
Apart from the standard position for cutting
or trimming boards/panels, the machine also
has a special cutting position for trimming
strip material 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 however.
–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.
–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
The machine has two lasers which the mark
the kerf on the right and left of the saw
blade, allowing 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 auto-
matically 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.
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