Festool ETS EC 150/3 EQ, Original Instructions Manual

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Warning! do not perform any structural
changes in the open interior space of the
machine when the sanding pad is dismantled.
Health risk: Fitting sanding pads of in­
correct size causes excessive vibration of
the machine.
Tuned to the surface being processed, the ma­
chine can be equipped with three sanding pads
of different hardnesses.
Hard: Coarse and fine sanding on surfaces.
Sanding edges.
Soft: Universal for coarse and fine sanding, for
flat and convex surfaces.
Extra-soft: Fine sanding of moulded parts,
arches, radii. Do not use on edges.
7.4
Attaching sanding accessories using
StickFix [3B]
The suitable StickFix sandpaper and StickFix
sanding cloth can be attached quickly and sim­
ply to the StickFix sanding pad.
► Affix the self-adhesive sanding accesso­
ry [3-1] to the sanding pad [3-2].
In the case of a weakening adhesive ef­
fect of the StickFix surface, the sanding
pad accessories, in particular those which are
not yet touching the workpiece, may come
loose from the sanding pad and cause injuries.
Replace the sanding pad!
7.5
Dust extraction
WARNING
Hazardous dust
Damage to the respiratory passage
► Always work with an extractor.
► Comply with national regulations.
► Wear a dust mask.
A Festool mobile dust extractor with an extrac­
tion hose diameter of 27 mm should be connec­
ted at the extractor connector [1-5].
Recommendation: Use an antistatic extractor
hose. This helps reduce the electric charge.
8 Working with the machine
WARNING
Risk of injury
► Always secure the workpiece in such a
manner that it cannot move.
Observe the following information:
–
Do not overload the machine by applying
too much pressure. The best sanding re­
sults are achieved with moderate applica­
tion pressure. The sanding performance
and quality depend mainly on selecting the
correct abrasive.
– Hold the machine with two hands – one on
the motor housing and one on the gear
head [1-6] – to ensure safe guidance.
For sanding, we recommend the following set­
tings for the adjusting wheel [1-2]:
Sanding work Adjusting wheel
setting
– Sanding with max. abrasion
– Sanding off old paint
– Sanding of wood and veneered sur­
face prior to paintwork
– Intermediate sanding of paintwork
on surfaces
5–6
– Sanding thinly applied undercoat
– Sanding wood with sanding cloth
– Edge breaking on wooden parts
– Smoothing primed wooden surfa­
ces
4–5
– Sanding solid wood and veneered
edges
– Sanding rebate of windows and
doors
– Intermediate sanding of paintwork
at edges
– Light sanding of natural wood win­
dows using sanding cloth
– Smoothing wooden surfaces using
sanding cloth before staining
– Rubbing stained surfaces with a
sanding cloth
– Rubbing or removing excess lime­
stone residue using sanding cloth
3–4
– Intermediate sanding of paintwork
on stained surfaces
– Cleaning natural wood window re­
bate using sanding cloth
2–3
– Sanding stained edges
– Sanding thermoplastics
1–2
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