Festool AP 85 - Manual (Page 9)

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Technical data AP 85 EB/AP 85 E
Power input 1,800 W
(continuous operation)
Speed of saw blade 1,800 rpm – 3800 rpm
(load/no-load)
Angle of cut 0 – 45°
Depth of cut (at 45°) 0 – 85 mm (62 mm)
Saw blade diameter Ø 240 x Ø 30 mm
Safety /II
Weight 8,9 kg
Technical data AP 85
Power input 1,700 W
(continuous operation)
Speed of saw blade 4,500 rpm
(no-load)
Angle of cut 0 – 45°
Depth of cut (at 45°) 0 – 85 mm (62 mm)
Saw blade diameter Ø 240 x Ø 30 mm
Safety /II
Weight 8,8 kg
The specifi ed illustrations can be found at the be-
ginning of the operating instructions.
1 Intended use
These machines are intended to be used for saw-
ing wood, wood-like materials, plaster and cement-
bonded fi bre materials, and plastics.
With the special saw blades for aluminium offered
by Festool, these machines can also be used for
sawing aluminium.
Only saw blades with the following specifi cations
must be used: saw blade diameter of 240 mm; cut-
ting width of 2.5 mm to 4.0 mm; toolholder diameter
of 30 mm; blade core thickness of max. 2.0 mm;
suitable for speeds of up to 6500 rpm.
Do not use any abrasive wheel.
The user is liable for damage and injury re-
sulting from incorrect usage!
2 Safety instructions
2.1 General safety instructions
•
Before using the machine, carefully read all of
the attached safety instructions and the Operat-
ing Instructions.
• Keep all of the attached documents and pass on
the documentation if the machine changes own-
ership.
• Never allow children to use the machine.
2.2 Tool-specifi c safety rules
DANGER:
a) Keep hand away from cutting area and the
blade. Keep your second hand on auxiliary han-
dle, or motor housing. If both hands are holding
the saw, they cannot be cut by the blade.
b) Do not reach underneath the workpiece. The
guard cannot protect you from the blade below
the workpiece.
c) Adjust the cutting depth to the thickness
of the workpiece. Less than a full tooth of the
blade teeth should be visible below the work-
piece.
d) Never hold piece being cut in your hands or
across your leg. Secure the workpiece to a
stable platform. It is important to support the
work properly to minimize body exposure, blade
binding, or loss of control.
e) Hold power tool by insulated gripping sur-
faces when performing an operation where
the cutting tool may contact hidden wiring
or its own cord. Contact with a „live“ wire will
also make exposed metal parts of the power
tool „live“ and shock the operator.
f) When ripping always use a rip fence or
straight edge guide. This improves the ac-
curacy of cut and reduces the chance of blade
binding.
g) Always use blades with correct size and
shape (diamond versus round) of arbour
holes. Blades that do not match the mounting
hardware of the saw will run eccentrically, caus-
ing loss of control.
h) Never use damaged or incorrect blade wash-
ers or bolt. The blade washers and bolt where
specially designed for your saw, for optimum
performance and safety of operation.
i) Wear suitable protection such as ear protec-
tion, safety goggles, a dust mask for work
which generates dust, and protective gloves
when working with raw materials and when
changing tools.
Causes and operator prevention of kickback:
– kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched,
bound or misaligned saw blade, causing an un-
controlled saw to lift up and out of the workpiece
toward the operator;
– when the blade is pinched or bound tightly by the
kerf closing down, the blade stalls and the motor
reaction drives the unit rapidly back toward the
operator;
– if the blade becomes twisted or misaligned in the
cut, the teeth at the back edge of the blade can
dig into the top surface of the wood causing the
blade to climb out of the kerf and jump back to-
ward the operator.
Kickback is result of saw misuse and/or incorrect
operating procedures or conditions and can be
avoided by taking proper precautions as given be-
low.
a) Maintain a fi rm grip with both hands on the
saw and position your arms to resist kick-
back forces. Position your body to either
side of the blade, but not in line with the
blade. Kickback could cause the saw to jump
backwards, but kickback forces can be control-
led by the operator, if proper precautions are
taken.
b) When blade is binding, or when interrupting
a cut for any reason, release the trigger and
hold the saw motionless in the material until
the blade comes to a complete stop. Never
attempt to remove the saw from the work or