Festool Kapex KS 120 - Manual (Page 12)

12 Kapex KS120 Miter Saw
Using the Hold Down Clamp
The hold down clamp fits in a socket on either the left or
right sides of the saw. To insert or remove the clamp,
rotate it to the rear to unlock it from the socket, as shown
in the first image below. To lock the clamp in its socket,
otate it to the forward position, as shown in the center
image below. To secure the workpiece, press down on the
green knob and rotate the locking handle down, as shown
in the image on the right, below. To release the clamp,
rotate the locking lever up.
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Setting the Miter Angle
A mitered cut is where the saw head is rotated side-to-
side. The Kapex saw is capable of mitering 50° to the left
and 60° to the right. Positive stops are located at 0, 22½,
30, and 45 degrees. The miter gauge pointer also includes
½ degree vernier indices for accurately setting the miter
angle to half-degree values. Also refer to “
Using the
MiterFast Tool “ described on page 15.
1.
Release the miter lock by lifting up on the handle.
2.
Press down on the miter stop release lever, and rotate
the miter to the desired angle.
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To stop at one of the preset positive lock miter
positions, release the miter stop lever just before
reaching the angle, and the miter stop will click as it
locks into position.
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To set the miter angle to ½ degree between the
primary angles, line up the ½° vernier indices with
the adjacent angle index marks. (The example
shown to the left represents 20½°.)
3.
When the desired miter angle is set, engage the miter
lock by pressing down on the miter lock lever.
Note: When setting a miter angle very close to
one of the miter stops (for example, at 45½° ),
keep holding down the miter stop release lever
until you fully engage the miter lock lever, to
prevent the miter angle from jumping to the
nearby miter stop position.