Extension Cable; Tool Settings; Changing Tools; Adjusting The Milling Depth - Festool DOMINO DF 500 Guide D'utilisation

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Extension cable

If an extension cable is required, it must have a suffi cient
cross-section so as to prevent an excessive drop in voltage or
overheating. An excessive drop in voltage reduces the output
and can lead to failure of the motor. The table shows you the
correct cable diameter as a function of the cable length for
the DF 500 Q.
Total extension cord lenght (feed)
Cord size (AWG)
Use only U.L. and CSA listed extension cables. Never use two
extension cables together. Instead, use one long one.
Note: The lower the AWG number, the stronger the cable.

Tool settings

Always remove the power supply plug from the
socket before carrying out any work on the machine.

Changing tools

Required tools: fork wrench a/f 8 (supplied)
Always wear protective gloves during tool change due to the
risk of injury from the sharp tool cutters.
3 0
2 0
1 0
0
5.3
5.4 5.5
6.1
a) Removing the tool
- Lift the unlocking lever (5.2) until it audibly engages with
the fork wrench (5.1).
- Separate the motor unit (5.5) and the guide frame (5.4).
- Press and hold in the spindle lock (6.1).
- Release and unscrew the jointer bit (6.2) with the fork
wrench.
- Release the spindle lock.
b) Inserting the tool
- Before inserting a new jointer bit, ensure that the machine,
the guide frame and the guides (5.3) are clean. Remove any
contamination that may be present. Only use sharp, undam-
aged and clean tools.
- Press and hold in the spindle lock (6.1).
- Use the fork wrench to screw on the jointer bit (6.2).
- Release the spindle lock.
25 50 100 150
18 16 16 14
5.2 5.1
5.6 5.7
6.2
- Slide the guide frame onto the motor unit until it audibly
engages.

Adjusting the milling depth

- Open the notch lever lock (5.7) by pressing it.
- Use the locking lever (5.6) to set the desired jointing depth
(12 mm, 15 mm, 20 mm, 25 mm, 28 mm). For the jointer
bit with a diameter of 5 mm, only jointing depths of 12 mm,
15 mm and 20 mm are permitted due to its short shank
length.
- Release the notch lever lock again.
Ensure that the jointing depth is at least 3 mm
smaller than the workpiece thickness. Otherwise the jointer bit
can emerge from the workpiece at the rear side, which involves
an increased risk of injury.

Setting jointing height

7.2
7.3
3 0
2 0
1 0
7.4
0
7.5 7.6
a) with selection slide
- Release the clamping lever (7.1) for jointing height adjust-
ment.
- Using the additional handle (7.2), raise the front section of
the guide frame.
- Use the slide (7.6) to set the desired board thickness (16
mm, 19 mm, 22 mm, 25 mm, 28 mm, 36 mm, 40 mm).
- Press the front section of the guide frame downwards as far
as the stop.
Close the clamping lever (7.1).
b) freely selectable
- Release the clamping lever (7.1) for jointing height adjust-
ment.
- Using the additional handle (7.2), raise the front section of
the guide frame.
- Push the slide (7.6) to the stop in direction motor unit.
- et the desired jointing height using the scale (7.3) by moving
the front section of the guide frame vertically.
- Close the clamping lever (7.1).

Setting angle guide

- Release the clamping lever for the angle guide (7.4).
- et the desired angle: using the scale (7.5) steplessly from
0° - 90°, or in notches at 0°, 22.5°, 45°, 67.5°, 90°.
- Close the clamping lever (6.4).

Setting dowel-hole width

Reliable setting of the dowel-hole width with the rotary switch
(1.2) is only possible with the machine running!
The following dowel-hole settings are possible (Fig. 8):
7.1