Festool PN561593 User Manual

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Carvex PS420 Series

Three bases are available for the Carvex jigsaw. The bases 

can be installed and removed without tools.

 

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Standard Base: The Carvex saw comes equipped with 

the standard base and standard base insert. The standard 

base is used to mount any of the optional base inserts 

described on 

with or without dust collection.

 

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Guide Rail Base: The guide rail base, also called the 

adapter base, is used to guide the saw using either a 

Festool guide rail, or the Festool trammel (for cutting 

circles). The guide rail base can be used with or without 

dust collection. For more information, refer to “

 

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Angle Base: The angle base is used for making bevel cuts 

with the jigsaw. The two pads can be angled from +45° to 

-45°. For more information, refer to “

  NOTE: Make sure the guide rail base is installed par-

allel with the blade by wiggling it side to side before 

closing the release lever. If it is installed with a slight 

skew to the saw blade, it may cause the saw to drift 

off the cutting line when using the saw with a guide 

rail or trammel.

 WARNING! Always disconnect the saw from the 

power supply (power cord or battery) before making 

any adjustments to the saw or installing or remov-

ing the blade.

1.  Unplug the saw or remove the battery to prevent acci-

dental startup.

2.  Rotate the base release lever outward until the clamp is 

clear of the main base.

3.  Lift the main base off the bottom of the saw.

Base Release 

Lever (open)

Clamp

      

A conventional jigsaw moves the blade up and down in a 

straight line. A pendulum jigsaw moves the blade in an 

orbital motion. On the downstroke, the blade is guided 

away from the cut, and on the upstroke, the blade is guided 

toward the cut.
The Carvex jigsaw has 4 settings for the pendulum stroke, 

ranging from a wide orbit to no obrbit (straight up and 

down). Because a jigsaw cuts only on the upstroke, 

this orbital type of motion is more efficient. 
The orbital motion allows the saw to cut more aggres-

sively and improves the life of 

the blade. However, the larger 

the orbit and more aggressive 

the cut, the rougher the cut 

may be.
To change the pendulum stroke, 

rotate the lever to settings 

0 (off) through 3 (maximum 

orbit). The lever/setting may be 

changed regardless whether the 

saw is running or not.

Use a larger orbit (higher number) for aggressive cutting in 

softer materials. Use a smaller orbit, or no orbit, for harder 

materials such as harder woods, metals, ceramics, etc.; or 

when smoother cuts are desired. Also, when cutting thinner 

materials, a lower orbit setting may produce better results. 

The pendulum stroke should be set to zero when using a 

tungsten carbide blade.

Guide 

Roller

Pendulum 

Motion

Gap

0

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