Festool TS 75 EQ Manual

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Power

Having a strong and reliable  motor is important to getting good

results.How much power is enough to do thejob?The answer

dependsonthejob.Ifyouaregoingtorip3inchhardmapleboards

allday,thenyoushouldgetalargersawwithextrapower.

If,onthe

otherhand,youwillbemakingafewcutsin¾”plywood,youmight

preferthecomfort ofasmallerandlightersaw.Whilepowerratings

canbeconfusing,makesureyouarecomparingthesawscontinuous

powerratingunderload,assomemanufacturesmayonlylist

thesawspeakpowerrating,whichwillnot

giveanaccuratemeasurementofthesawsperformanceinuse.

Onceyouhavedecidedyourpowerneeds,lookforasawthatoffersMultipleMaterialControl(MMC).

Thisfeaturewillprovidethefollowingbenefitsandsafetyfeatures foryourprotection:variablespeed

selection,

constantspeedcontrol,soft‐start,temperaturemonitoring,andmotoroverloadprotection.

WithMMCyoucanselecttheperfectspeedforthematerialyouarecutting.Matchingthespeedofthe

bladetothematerialbeingcutwillgreatlyimproveyourcuttingresults.

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DepthofCut

Selecting asaw with enough

 capacity to cut through thematerial

youareworkingwithis animportantconsideration.Asawwithat

least 1 ½” cut capacity should meet most end‐users needs, as it

shouldeasilyhandle5/4stockorcutthroughtwosheetsofstacked

¾”plywood.However,ifyouwillbe

cutting8/4orgreater,alarger

sawshouldbeused with thetrade‐off comingin sizeandweight.

Finedepth ofcutadjustments will allow youto precisely position

thebladesdepthofcut.Beingabletocutthroughapieceofwood

withoutdamagingtheunderlayerisvaluable,

solookforasawthathasaneasytousefine depthofcut

controlmechanism.

Splinter‐Free/Burn‐FreeCuts

Whenworkingwithexpensivematerialslikecabinetgradeveneered

plywoodorMDF,itisimportanttohavecutsthatleavesplinter‐free

edges without burn marks to eliminate re‐

workor to minimize the

amountoftimespentcleaningupthecutline.Goodresultsdepend

onanumber offactorsliketool design,choice ofblade,sawblade

speed, and material support. A high quality plunge  saw and rail

systemwillgiveconsistentsplinter‐freecutsyearafteryear.

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