Adjusting the Guide Rail Gibs
The guide rail gibs keep the saw's sole plate tightly aligned
with the rib of the guide rail system. There is one adjustment
gib at the front of the saw and one at the rear. Both need to
be adjusted.
Figure 8
8-a Adjustment
Gib
8-b Adjustment Screw (not visible)
8-c Straight Blade Screwdriver (optional Festool Toolie
shown)
8-d Rib of Guide Rail
8-e Sole
plate
Adjustment Procedure
1.
Place the saw on the guide rail as shown.
2.
Tighten or loosen the adjustment screw (8-b) so the saw
fits snugly on the guide rail rib (8-d), but still slides
freely.
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If the adjustment gib is too loose, the saw will not cut
straight.
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If the adjustment gib is too tight, the saw won't slide
down the rail easily and the gib will wear prematurely.
Trimming the Splinter Guard
The leading edge of the guide rail has a replaceable, rubber,
zero-clearance strip. The first time the saw is used with the
guide rail, this strip is trimmed to match the sawblade.
When trimmed to size, this strip reduces chipping and
tearout during normal cutting.
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ATF 55E Circular Saw
Figure 9
9-a Blade
Tooth
9-b Zero-Clearance Splinter Guard (black band)
If you have more than one tool that uses the same guid
rail system, you want all of the tools to have the same
cutting path. Before cutting the splinter guard, use the
"Adjusting the Blade Position" procedu
e
re described on
page 10 to match one tool to another.
Setup Procedure
1.
ooth.
3.
ip
4.
ow-speed rip from one
end of the guide rail to the other.
Set the blade depth very shallow (6 to 7 mm) so that the
blade teeth (9-a) penetrate the strip by about half a t
2.
Set the motor speed to its lowest setting (setting 1).
Place the guide rail on a stable surface with the str
hanging over the edge so you don’t cut the table.
Cut the strip in a single, smooth, l
