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Kapex ® KS 120 Miter Saw Sliding Dual Compound Miter Saw Supplemental User’s Manual WARNING To reduce the risk of serious or fatal injury, read and understand all safety precautions and instructions in this manual before using this tool.[...]

2 Kapex KS120 Miter Saw Limited Warranty 30 Day Money Back Guarantee We are so confident that you will thoroughly enjoy our tools, that we offer a 30 day money back guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied, your full purchase price will be refunded, excluding all freight charges. 1+2 Limited Warranty Festool USA offers a 3-year limit ed warra[...]

Contents Limited Warranty .............................................2 30 Day Money Back Guarantee ......................... 2 1+2 Limited Warranty ..................................... 2 Conditions of 1+2 Limited Warranty .................. 2 Repairs ......................................................... 2 Returns ............................[...]

General Power Tool Safety Warnings WARNING! Read all safety warnings and instructions. Failure to follow the warnings and instructions may result in electric shock, fire, and serious or fatal injury. CAUTION! Laser Radiation. This product contains a Class II laser. Do not look directly into the laser beam. Power ≤ 1mW, Wavelength: 640 to 660 nm S[...]

Supplemental User’s Manual 5 Service ► To reduce the risk of seri ous o r fatal injury, never open the motor housing. Have your power tool serviced only b y a qualified rep air person using on ly identical replacement parts. ► Any repairs to the laser m ust be carried out b y the laser manufacturer or by an authorize d agent of the laser manu[...]

6 Kapex KS120 Miter Saw Intended Use The Kapex miter saw is intended to cut wood, plasti c, aluminum, and similar mate rials. All app lication s beyond this are regarded as improper use. The tool shoul d not be altered or used for any other purpose other than as specifie d in the se op erating instru ctions. Us ing the tool in contrave ntion to th [...]

Functional Description (continued) Item Name or Description Ref. Page(s) A Bevel Gauge and Pointer (both sides) 12, 18 I Trigger Lock 9, 10, 11 J Power Switch/Trigger 9, 10, 11 K Main Handle 11, 17 L Laser Dust Lens 28 M Blade Guard 9 N Miter Stop Release Lever 12, 15, 18, 20 O Miter Lock Lever 12, 15, 18, 20 R Bevel Adjustment Knob 12, 18 Item Nam[...]

8 Kapex KS120 Miter Saw Setup Setting Up a New Miter Saw Congratulations on your purchase of a new Kapex Sliding Dual Compound Miter Saw. Be fore using your new miter saw, make sure you fully read and understand all of the instructions, precautions, and safety informati on presented in this manua l. WARNING! To avoid tipping the miter saw duri ng u[...]

Changing Sawblades WARNING! To reduce the risk of injury from contact with a moving part, always unplug the saw before changing blades. 1. Push in and rotate the FastFix ® arbor lock clockwise. This prevents the arbor from turning and also disabl es the motor. 2. Loosen the clamping screw on the arbor bolt guard, and rotate the guard away from the[...]

10 Kapex KS120 Miter Saw Transporting the Saw When The Kapex mite r saw is co llapsed for transp ort, it is very well ba lanced a nd eas ily carried using the integr ated carrying handles. 1. Unplug the saw and coil the power cord on the reel at the rear of the saw. WARNING! To reduce the risk of unexpectedly starting the saw, make sure the saw is [...]

Basic Operation Setting the Motor Speed The Kapex saw has electronic speed control with soft-start circuitry. T he elect ronic con troller will ma intain the motor speed even as the load changes. The speed control is infinitely vari able from 1400 to 3400 RPM. The optimal speed of the saw is predominately determin ed by the type of material being c[...]

12 Kapex KS120 Miter Saw Using the Hold Down Clamp The hold down clamp fits in a socket on either the left or right sides of the saw. To insert or remove the clamp, rotate it to the rear to unlock it from the socket, as shown in the first image be low. To loc k the clam p in its so cket, otate it to the forward position, as shown in the center imag[...]

Setting the Bevel Angle A beveled cut is wher e the sa w head is t ilted to t he left or right from vertical. The Kapex saw i s capabl e of beveling up to 47° to the left and right. The bevel range selector engages a series of angle stops. The selector has three settings. The first setting, (0-45°) limits the bevel travel between 0 degrees and 45[...]

14 Kapex KS120 Miter Saw Setting the Depth Limit The dep th limit is us ed for making partial c uts that do not cut all the way through the workpiece, such as making dados. When the depth limit i s engaged, the sawblade’s vertical tr avel is limited from goin g below t he pres et heigh t. The heig ht is ea sily adjus table b y turning the de pth [...]

Using the MiterFast Tool The MiterFast™ angle transfer tool converts a corner angle measurement into a miter setting. The miter l ine in the center of the tool is always at the midpoi n t of the two angle arms, and when lined up wi th the saw’s l aser, provides the proper miter angle for the measured corner. Supplemental User’s Manual 15 Meas[...]

16 Kapex KS120 Miter Saw Using the Bed Extensions and Crown Stops The optional bed extensions provide a useful platform for using additi onal workpiece control accessories as well as extending the size of the bed of the Kapex saw. The optional bed extension accessory includes the crown stop, as shown to the upper right. The extension can be mounted[...]

Cutting Techniques There are three basic cutting techniques for sli ding miter saws, but only two are proper and authorized. These are Chop-Cut, Push-Cut, and the improper method is a Pull -Cut. Supplemental User’s Manual 17 Chop-Cut A chop-cut is used for cutting narrow or tall stock, where the front edge of the workpiece is behind the center of[...]

18 Kapex KS120 Miter Saw Miter Cuts Miter cuts are used when a board needs to be cut at an angle across its width. The most common appli cation for a miter cut is for joining two boards to form a corner wi thout endgrain showing. The miter angl e is one-half of the corner angle. So for a 90° corner, for example, the mi ter angle is 45°. Miter Ang[...]

Depth Limited (Dado/Half-Lap) Cuts WARNING! Never attempt to install or use a dado blade in the Kapex saw. Using ei ther a stacked- dado or wo bble-da do blade will exceed the capacity of the arbor, and the blade may impact the saw’s guards, resulting i n personal injury and damage to the saw. A dado is a special type of cut where the depth of th[...]

20 Kapex KS120 Miter Saw Compound Miter Cuts Compound miter cuts are where the saw is both in a miter position and a bevel positi on at the same time. There are several applications for compound mi ter cuts, but cutting crown moulding and sloped miters are common exampl es. The example below shows a very simple bi rdfeeder roof. The greatest challe[...]

Determining the Slope of Crown Moulding As was mentioned previously, the slope of a crown moulding is the compliment of its ”Spring Angle” (th e spring angle is measured relati ve to the wall, and the slope is measure d relative t o the ceilin g). The t wo common spring/slope angles of crown mouldi ng are 38/52 and 45/45. The reason why these a[...]

22 Kapex KS120 Miter Saw Crown Moulding There are several methods for cutting crown moulding, and each method has its benefits depen ding on t he spe cific app lication. The most common method for cutting crown moulding is to use a standard miter cut, where the moulding i s ti lted against the fence of the saw. For unusual situations, or when the m[...]

Adding Auxiliary Fence Faces Auxiliary fence fa ces can b e added to the Kap ex fence. On e of the primary benefits of adding fe nce faces is to create a zero- clearance fence opening for cutting small er workpieces. The term, “zero-clearance” means that there is no gap between the sawblade and the fence. T his is achiev ed by cu tting the auxi[...]

24 Kapex KS120 Miter Saw Calibration and Adjustment The Festool Kapex miter saw comes fully cal ibrated from the factory and should not require further calibration out of the box or after normal use. The following cal ibration techniques should only be necessary in the event that your saw is knocked out of alignment, such as can happen during frequ[...]

Measuring the Error Before adjusting the saw, you first need to measure whether it is accura tely calibr ated to begin with. I f you attempt to exceed the factory calibration threshold, you may end up actually making the saw less accurate. 1. Number the sides of the scrap piece of wood from 1 to 4, starting with the best edge. ► If you cut the wo[...]

26 Kapex KS120 Miter Saw Calibrating the Bevel Angle Calibrating the bevel angl e uses the same 4-cut method descr ibed in t he Calibrating the Miter Angle procedure on page 24. Refer to the discussion on page 24 for an explanation of the method. Except for cutting tall miters, the bevel setting accuracy is generally less criti cal than the miter s[...]

11. Measure the length of the fourth offcut. The accuracy of this mea suremen t is not cr itical, so a s tandar d tape measure o r ruler will s uffice. 12. Measure the width of the fourth offcut at both ends (as labeled “Right” and “Left”). These two measurements are critical, so use the best method you can. Supplemental User’s Manual 27 [...]

28 Kapex KS120 Miter Saw Calibrating the Lasers In orde r to calibr ate the lasers, yo u will need t o punct ure the decal on the side of the saw. The 2.5mm adjustment screw openings are identified by the smal l circles on the decal. The 2.5 mm hex key is shipped with the saw and is located in the Styro foam packin g material. ► The Tilt adjustme[...]

Supplemental User’s Manual 29 Troubleshooting Symptom Possible Causes Motor does not start ► Check that the cord is properly plugged into an outlet. ► Make sure the outlet has power. Check the circuit breaker or try another outlet. ► If used with a Festool dust extractor, make sure the selector switch is pointing to "Auto". The au[...]

30 Kapex KS120 Miter Saw Optional Accessories Sawblades Combination Blade Tooth Type ATB, 60 teeth Hook Angle -5° Item Number 494 604 Description This is the standard blade that comes with the saw. Wi th a moderate tooth count and ATB tooth grind, this blade provi des good results when a single blade is needed for general purpose cutting. The blad[...]

MFT/3-Kapex Table 495 565 The MFT/3-Kapex work support table is specifically desi gned for use with the Kapex saw. It is slig htly short er than a standa rd MFT/3 and also has additional mounti ng holes for placing the saw. The saw may be positi oned close to the front edge, close to the rear edge, more to the left, or more to the right. The height[...]

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