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9.2 Parallel
guide
The parallel guide (1.7) is fi tted with a rotary knob
(1.5) in the threaded hole (2.10) on the left side of
the tool.
When planing along an edge a planing width of
between 0 and 65 mm can be set with the stop
after loosening the catch (1.6).
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Working with the EHL 65 E
- The surface to be planed must be free of metallic
objects.
- First set The desired chip thickness.
- Place The front platen onto The workpiece but do
not allow The planer head to come into contact
with The wood.
- Switch on the planer.
- Guide The planer over The workpiece so that The
platen rests fl at on The workpiece. Press on The
front planer platen when starting to plane and
on The rear planer platen (end of workpiece)
when continuing or fi nishing planing.
10.1 Chamfering
The front planer platen is equipped with a 90° V
groove (2.11) to allow the chamfering of workpiece
edges. This V groove is 2 mm deep, thus produc-
ing a 2 mm edge chamfer with the chip thickness
setting 0.
10.2 Bench-mounted
operation
The planer can be operated bench-mounted in
conjunction with the bench-mounting device SE-
EHL (488 524). Detailed instructions are supplied
with the accessories.
11 Accessories,
tools
For your own safety, use only original
Festool accessories and spare parts.
The accessory and tool order number can be found
in the Festool catalogue or on the Internet under
“www.festool.com”.
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Maintenance and care
Always remove the power supply plug
from the socket before carrying out any
work on the machine.
All maintenance and repair work which
requires the motor casing to be opened
may only be carried out by an authorised
service centre.
The cool air openings in the motor casing must
always be kept clean and unobstructed to ensure
air circulation.
The tool is fi tted with special motor brushes with
an automatic cut-out. When the brushes become
worn the power supply is shut off automatically
and the tool comes to a standstill.
13 Disposal
Do not throw the power tool in your household
waste! Dispose of the machine, accessories and
packaging at an environmentally-responsible
recycling centre! Observe the valid national regu-
lations.
EU only:
European Directive 2002/96/EC stipulate
that used electric power tools must be collected
separately and disposed of at an environmentally
responsible recycling centre.
14 Warranty
Our equipment is under warranty for at least 12
months with regard to material or production
faults in accordance with national legislation.
In the EU countries, the warranty period is 24
months (an invoice or delivery note is required
as proof of purchase). Damage resulting from, in
particular, normal wear and tear, o-verloading,
improper handling, or caused by the user or other
damage caused by not following the operating
instructions, or any fault acknowledged at the
time of purchase, is not covered by the warranty.
Damage caused by the use of non-original ac-
cessories and consumable material (e.g. sanding
pads) is also excluded.
Complaints will only be acknowledged if the
equipment has not been dismantled before be-
ing sent back to the suppliers or to an author-
ised Festool customer support workshop. Store
the operating instructions, safety notes, spare
parts list and proof of purchase in a safe place.
In addition, the manufacturer‘s current warranty
conditions apply.
Note
We reserve the right to make changes to the tech-
nical data contained in this information as a result
of ongoing research and development work.
REACH for Festool products, their accessories
and consumables
REACh is a European Chemical Directive that
came into effect in 2007. As “downstream users”
and product manufacturers, we are aware of our
duty to provide our customers with information.
We have set up the following website to keep you
updated with all the latest news and provide you
with information on all the materials used in our
existing products:
www.festool.com/reach
