Intended Use; Commissioning; Settings - Festool TS 55 REQ Guide D'utilisation

Circular saws are intended to be used for sawing
wood, materials similar to wood, plaster and ce-
ment-bonded fibre materials and plastics. When
fitted with special saw blades for aluminium of-
fered by Festool, these machines can also be used
for sawing aluminium.
Only saw blades with the following specifications
may be used: Saw blade diameter 160 mm, cutting
width 2,2 mm, location hole 20 mm, max. standard
blade thickness 1,8 mm, suitable for speeds up to
WARNING
Unauthorised voltage or frequency!
Risk of accident
The mains voltage and the frequency of the pow-

er source must correspond with the specifica-
tions on the machine's name plate.
In North America, only Festool machines with

the voltage specifications 120 V/60 Hz may be
used.
Always switch the machine off before con-
necting or disconnecting the mains power
cable!
Connecting and detaching the mains power cable
WARNING
Risk of injury, electric shock
Always pull the mains plug out of the socket be-

fore performing any type of work on the ma-
chine!

Intended use

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9500 min
chine.
The machine is designed and approved for use by
trained persons or specialists only.
– Festool electric power tools must only be in-
stalled on work tables provided by Festool for
this purpose. If the tool is installed in another, or
self-made, work table, it can become unstable
and result in serious accidents.
The user is liable for improper or non-in-
tended use.

Commissioning

[1-11] see Fig. [2].
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Slide the switch-on lock [1-6] upwards and press
the on/off switch [1-7] (press = ON / release = OFF).
Pressing the switch-on lock unlocks the
plunging mechanism. The saw unit can then
be moved downwards. This causes the saw
blade to emerge from the protective cover.

Settings

The machine features full-wave phase control elec-
tronics with the following features:
Smooth start-up
The electronically controlled smooth start-up en-
sures that the machine starts up jolt-free.
Constant speed
The motor speed remains constant through elec-
tronic control to ensure a uniform cutting speed
. Never use abrasive wheels in the ma-
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