Festool PD561438 사용자 설명서

Soft Plastics 
Soft plastics such as polypropylene won’t chip, but they will 

melt. Therefore, a more aggressive cut with the blade set 

deeper will reduce the melting. 

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Too shallow of a blade depth and the plastic will be more 

prone to melting. 

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Too deep of a blade depth and the teeth marks from the 

blade will be more prevalent. 

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Any of the fine-tooth blades with a slow motor speed will 

cut this material with good results. 

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Clean up the cut edges with a cabinet scraper. 

Brittle Plastics  
Brittle plastics will both melt and chip, so cutting them is 

problematic with most other saws. The TS 55 works great for 

cutting this type of material. 

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Set the blade depth very shallow to reduce chipping. 

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Set the motor speed very low to reduce melting. 

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Use any one of the finer tooth blades for good results, but 

the negative hook aluminum and plastic blade provides the 

best results. 

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In clear plastics such as acrylic, if the cut is milky white, it is 

a sign of melting. Note how the cut to the right is 

transparent. 

Thin Aluminum  
The problem with cutting thin aluminum sheet is that the 

blade teeth can catch the edge of the sheet, and cut more 

aggressively than expected. To reduce this, you want the teeth 

moving nearly parallel with the aluminum surface (a shallow 

blade depth). 

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The ultra-thin aluminum shown in the example was cut best 

with the fine crosscut blade. The positive hook angle of the 

blade kept the flexible aluminum tight to the guide rail in a 

sheering cut. 

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For slightly thicker, less flexible pieces of aluminum, the 

negative hook angle, aluminum cutting blade works best 

because it cuts less aggressively. 

Extruded Aluminum  
Care needs to be taken when cutting extruded aluminum 

because the blade may cut more aggressively than expected 

on the various surfaces of the stock. This is most noticeable 

with thin-walled extrusions. 

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With thin-walled extrusions, try to keep the blade teeth 

parallel to the walls (see image above). 

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With thick-walled extrusions, try to keep the blade teeth 

perpendicular to the walls (see image to the right). 

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Use the negative hook angle, aluminum-cutting blade, and 

a moderate speed setting. 

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Be prepared for the blade to catch unexpectedly as the 

cutting angle changes with each facet of the extruded 

shape. 

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TS 55 EQ Circular Saw