Festool PI561556 Manuel D’Utilisation

Supplemental Owner’s Manual 

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conditions and the work to be performed. Use of the power 

tool for operations different from those intended could result 

in a hazardous situation.

 

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To reduce the risk of serious injury, never alter or misuse the 

power tool.

 

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Have your power tool serviced by a qualified repair person 

using only identical replacement parts. This will ensure that 

the safety of the power tool is maintained.

 

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Keep hands away from the blade and cutting area. Keep your 

second hand on the auxiliary handle. If both hands are hold-

ing the saw, they cannot be cut by the blade.

 

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Keep your body positioned to either side of the saw blade, but 

not in line with the saw blade. Kickback could cause the saw 

to jump backward. (See “Causes and Prevention of Kickback” 

below.)

 

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Do not reach underneath the workpiece. The blade is fully 

exposed under the workpiece.

 

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Never use a plunging circular saw that fails to return to its 

unplunged position. If the saw ever fails to fully retract the 

sawblade as expected, immediately stop using the saw and 

have the saw serviced by an authorized service center.

 

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Never use a dust extraction system when making cuts that 

can result in sparks, such as cutting through nails and other 

ferrous materials. Sparks and hot embers can cause a fire or 

explosion in the dust extraction system.

 

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Never hold the piece being cut in your hands or across your 

leg. It is important to support the work properly to minimize 

body exposure, blade binding, or loss of control.

 

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Hold the saw by the insulated handles when performing an 

operation in which the sawblade may contact hidden wiring or 

its own cord. Contact with a “live” wire will make the exposed 

metal parts of the tool “live” and shock the operator.

 

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When ripping, always use a rip fence or straight edge guide. 

This improves the accuracy of cut and reduces the chance for 

blade binding.

 

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Always use blades with the correct size and shape arbor 

holes. Blades that do not match the mounting hardware of 

the saw will run eccentrically, causing loss of control.

 

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Never use damaged or incorrect blade flanges or bolt. The 

blade flanges and bolt were specially designed for your saw 

for optimum performance and safety of operation.

Kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched, bound, or mis-

aligned saw blade that causes the saw to lift up and out of the 

workpiece toward the operator. 

Chances for kickback may be reduced by taking proper precau-

tions as described below:

 

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Maintain a firm grip with both hands on the saw and position 

your body and arm to allow you to resist kickback forces. 

Kickback forces can be controlled by the operator if proper 

precautions are taken.

 

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When interrupting a cut for any reason, release the trigger 

and hold the saw motionless in the material until the blade 

comes to a complete stop. Never attempt to remove the saw 

from the work or pull the saw backward while the blade is in 

motion, or kickback may occur. 

 

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When restarting a saw in the workpiece, center the saw blade 

in the kerf and check that the saw teeth are not engaging the 

material. If the saw blade is binding during a restart, it may 

climb up or kickback from the workpiece.

 

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Do not use a dull or damaged blade. Dull or improperly 

sharpened blades cause excessive friction, blade binding, and 

kickback. 

 

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Support large panels to minimize the risk of the blade pinch-

ing and causing a kickback. Large panels tend to sag under 

their own weight. Supports must be placed under the panel 

on both sides, near the line of cut and near the edge of the 

panel.

 

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The bevel adjusting knobs must be fully tightened before 

making a cut. If the blade tilts during a cut, it will bind and 

cause a kickback.

 

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Use extra caution when making a plunge cut into existing 

walls or other blind areas. The protruding blade may cut 

objects that can cause kickback.

Substantial or repeated inhalation of dust and other airborne 

contaminants, in particular those with a smaller particle size, 

may cause respiratory or other illnesses. Various dusts created 

by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling and other construc-

tion activities contain chemicals or substances known (to the 

State of California and others) to cause cancer, birth defects or 

other reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals/

substances are: lead from lead-based paints; crystalline silica 

from bricks, cement, and other masonry products; arsenic and 

chromium from chemically-treated lumber; and some wood 

dusts, especially from hardwoods, but also from some soft-

woods such as Western Red Cedar.

The risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often 

you do this type of work. To reduce your exposure to these 

chemicals: work in a well ventilated area and use a properly 

functioning dust extraction system. When the inhalation of 

dust cannot be substantially controlled, i.e., kept at or near the 

ambient (background) level, the operator and any bystanders 

should wear a respirator approved by NIOSH for the type of 

dust encountered.