Festool Kapex Blade Guard Broken

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Festool kapex blade guard broken.

After a cut i hold the blade down til it stops but sometimes the cut piece jumps out. There was quite sticky grease here with quite a lot of saw dust. 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. To learn more check out our site.

Broken plastic on kapex dust guard reply 6 on. The guards and the parts that control and operate them are subject to grime wear and damage. 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. I came across a disassembled festool kapex 120 eb saw with unknown fault and missing damaged parts.

Enclosed is a picture with the bearing circled. One piece splintered and flew up along the blade into the housing. August 30 2019 10 45 am citrus based cleaners work well remember the guard is polycarbonate and will scratch easily. After i diagnosed the core problem and purchased most of the identified missing parts i.

That is inherent to the operation of the saw in my mind. To reduce the risk. Reattach kapex blade guard read 2498 times 0 members and 1 guest are viewing this topic. 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.

Cleaning the kapex blade guard reply 4 on. After i diagnosed the core problem and purchased most of. I came across a disassembled festool kapex 120 eb saw with unknown fault and missing damaged parts. My kapex guard has required cleaning and lubrication.

Any ideas how to fix this. But it has performed better than the other ones i have had a chance to use. Can someone confirm that i have the bearing arm in the correct position on the kapex blade guard.