Trimming the Guide Rail Splinter Guard

The leading edge of the guide rail has a replaceable, rub- ber, zero-clearance strip. The first time the saw is used with the guide rail, this strip is trimmed to match the sawblade. When trimmed to size, this strip reduces chipping and tearout during normal cutting.

Important: If you have more than one saw that uses the same guide rail system, you want all of the saws to have the same cutting path. Before cutting the splinter guard, use the “Matching Multiple Saws to Shared Guide Rails” on page 22 to match one saw to another before completing this procedure.

1.Set the blade depth very shallow (6 to 7 mm) so that the blade teeth penetrate the strip by about half a tooth, as shown.

2.Set the motor speed to 6.

3.Place the guide rail on a stable surface with the strip hanging over the edge so you don’t cut the table.

4.If necessary, adjust the guide rail cams as described on page 7.

5.Cut the strip in a single, smooth, low-speed rip from one end of the guide rail to the other.

Set the blade depth so

about 1/2 a tooth is below the splinter guard.

Splinter

Guard

Begin and end with cams lined up with guide rail ends

Installing the Outrigger Splinter Guard

The outrigger splinter guard is used to prevent chipping on the offcut side of the sawblade. The outrigger can be retracted away from the workpiece when not needed.

Note: The outrigger splinter guard is a consumable item and will need to be replaced periodically when it is no longer close to the blade.

Note: The first time you use the outrigger splinter guard, it will be trimmed to match the blade.

1.Remove the clear viewing window by pushing straight down and sliding it out of the saw.

2.Remove the thumbscrew from the outrigger and slide the outrigger on to the front edge of the blade guard as shown.

3.Insert the thumbscrew through the outrigger, through the height adjustment slot, and into the captive nut on the back side of the outrigger.

4.Place the guiderail on the workpiece and the saw on the guiderail.

5.Press down on the outrigger splinter guard so it is lightly touching the workpiece, and tighten the thumbscrew.

6.For longer life, remove the splinter guard and reinstall the clear viewing window, when not in use.

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Festool PM561556 Trimming the Guide Rail Splinter Guard, Installing the Outrigger Splinter Guard

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