Festool Kapex Blade Guard Broken

There was quite sticky grease here with quite a lot of saw dust.

Festool kapex blade guard broken.

My kapex guard has required cleaning and lubrication. I was experience similar problems and noises with 120 kapex plunge operation and i was able to fix this problem 90 by disassembling the blade guard and cleaning the thin metal band marked by red arrow in photo. Logged festool usa does not pre approve the contents of this website nor endorse the application or use of any festool product in any way other than in the manner described in the. But it has performed better than the other ones i have had a chance to use.

August 30 2019 10 45 am citrus based cleaners work well remember the guard is polycarbonate and will scratch easily. To learn more check out our site. After i diagnosed the core problem and purchased most of the identified missing parts i. Enclosed is a picture with the bearing circled.

Reattach kapex blade guard read 2498 times 0 members and 1 guest are viewing this topic. Can someone confirm that i have the bearing arm in the correct position on the kapex blade guard. I came across a disassembled festool kapex 120 eb saw with unknown fault and missing damaged parts. Any ideas how to fix this.

After a cut i hold the blade down til it stops but sometimes the cut piece jumps out. Cleaning the kapex blade guard reply 4 on. To reduce the risk. I got the pieces out but now when i start the blade spinning and go to plunge down and cut the clear blade guard won t retract.

After i diagnosed the core problem and purchased most of. One piece splintered and flew up along the blade into the housing. That is inherent to the operation of the saw in my mind. Broken plastic on kapex dust guard reply 6 on.

June 02 2012 03 31 am i had the same thing just a few more parts in bits one call to festool uk and they sent out the parts under warranty just hope to avoid doing the same again i guess back up is the key here as i have seen other posts here regarding the kapex and broken plastics. My personal experiences and observations only. Quickly and safely remove the blade from your festool kapex miter saw with this brief tutorial from a tool pro.