Festool PD561593 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Carvex PS420 Series

The optional circle cutter (trammel) permits the jigsaw to 

cut circular holes in a workpiece from the minimum and 

maximum sizes shown in the table below.

113/16

59

46

1500

35/8

118

92

3000

The optional circle cutting trammel attachment mounts 

to the underside of the optional guide rail base (see 

). The circle cutting attachment contains the following 

features:

 

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Built-in tape guide showing the cutting radius from 46 mm 

to 1500 mm.

 

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Clamping knob to lock the trammel at the desired radius.

 

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Index pointers and trammel points for either right- or left-

hand mounting to the jigsaw base.

 

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Trammel points for either clockwise or counterclockwise 

cutting directions.

 

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Trammel point pin with on-tool storage location.

Clockwise 

Trammel Point

Guide Rail 

Base

Index 

Pointers

Counterclockwise 

Trammel Point

Trammel Point 

Pin Storage

Clamping 

Knob

Cutting 

Indicator

1.  Identify the location of the center of the arc or circle you 

wish to cut. 

2.  Drill a 4mm (5/32") hole at the center of the arc or circle.
3.  Loosen the clamping knob and extend the tape measure 

until the index pointers are pointing to the desired radius. 

The radius is 1/2 the diameter of a circle.

4.  Retighten the clamping knob.
5.  Insert the trammel point pin through the trammel point 

of the circle cutter, and into the hole you drilled into the 

workpiece above.

 

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There are 2 trammel points on the circle cutter. One is 

for clockwise rotation and the other for counterclockwise 

rotation. Use the trammel point that is directly across 

from the sawblade when the circle cutter is mounted to 

the jigsaw.

6.  Install the desired sawblade into the saw. If the radius/

diameter of the cut is small, use a scrolling sawblade. For 

larger diameter circles, the high side set teeth of the FSG 

blades will probably work best.

7.  Install the guide rail base on the saw as described on 

.

8.  If you are cutting a full circle, you will need a starting 

point for the sawblade that lines up with your circle. 
a.  Using a pencil and the cutting indicator, trace out a 

portion of the circle where you will manually begin 

cutting.

b.  Drill a hole on the waste-side of your circle large 

enough to insert the sawblade into.

c.  Use this starting hole to manually begin cutting the 

circle—just enough to get the sawblade lined up with 

the cut.

9.  Place the jigsaw onto the circle cutter and continue with 

the cut.

10. Before completing the cut, make sure that both the 

waste piece and the saved piece are supported.

Underside 

of Jigsaw