Festool PM561556 사용자 설명서

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TS 55 REQ

Festool sawblades are designed for optimal performance in 

a variety of applications. Choosing the correct sawblade is 

important for obtaining the best cuts and optimal blade life. 

There are several factors that determine which blades are 

best suited for the operation.

        

Festool sawblades come in two primary tooth 

shapes. The Alternate Top Bevel (ATB) shape is 

ideal for clean cutting of wood fibers. The Triple 

Chip (TC) shape is very robust in holding sharp-

ness in hard or abrasive materials.
The alternating points of the ATB blade slice 

through the wood fibers at the edges of the cut 

to produce clean and efficient cuts. The lower 

15° bevel angle of Festool blades allow them 

to maintain sharpness of the points longer 

between sharpenings.
The trapezoidal shape of the TC blade tooth 

maintains its sharpness by not having points 

that could quickly dull. Each trapezoidal tooth 

initially cuts a little of the center of the cut, 

and then is followed by a flat-top raker tooth 

to finish the cut and clean up the corners. The 

TC grind is ideally suited for materials that would 

otherwise quickly dull an ATB blade.

The more teeth a blade has, the less work each tooth has 

to do by itself. This results in cleaner cuts in fibrous materi-

als such as wood. It also makes the blade less aggressive 

in its cutting, which is beneficial in both hard materials and 

fibrous materials.
Another aspect about tooth spacing is harmonics. If each 

successive tooth strikes the workpiece in rhythm with other 

teeth, it can set up vibrations in the blade and workpiece. 

Festool sawblades use variable tooth spacing to prevent 

harmonics from happening. The spacing between successive 

teeth is constantly changing so that the frequency of suc-

cessive cuts is never in a harmful rhythm.

The hook angle of a sawblade is the angle 

between the face of a blade tooth with 

respect to a radial line to the center of 

the blade. This is most obvious on rip-

ping blades, where the high hook angle 

is easily seen. The higher the hook angle, 

the more aggressive the blade will cut the 

workpiece. This is desired for ripping, but 

it is not desired for finer cuts, and espe-

cially not for vary hard materials.
Cutting harder materials is best performed with blades with 

lower hook angles. Metal cutting blades (and miter saw 

blades) actually have negative hook angles to minimize their 

aggressiveness in the cut. This means that the teeth are 

sloped slightly backward from the radial line to the center of 

the blade.

Fine Crosscut: 48T, ATB, 12° hook
This is the standard blade that comes 

with the TS55 saw. The high tooth 

count, low hook angle, and ATB design 

make it optimally suited for cut-

ting veneered plywood with minimal 

tearout.

Ripping: 14T, ATB, 37° hook
The high hook angle of the Panther 

blade makes for effortless ripping 

without burning the cut.

Combination: 28T, ATB, 15° hook
This blade combines the geometries of 

both ripping and crosscut blades. The 

higher hook angle makes it cut more 

aggressive like a ripping blade, and 

the moderate tooth count provides a 

cleaner cut like a crosscut blade.

Fine Laminate: 48T, TC, 4° hook
The ultra-hard TCG teeth on this blade 

provide chip-free cutting of laminates 

and solid surface materials without 

dulling.

General Purpose: 12T, ATB, 20° hook
With a low tooth count and a high hook 

angle, this blade easily cuts through 

general construction materials.

Aluminum/Plastic: 56T, TC, -5° hook
The negative hook angle and high 

TCG tooth count of this blade provides 

grab-free control for cutting aluminum 

and hard plastic.

ATB

Bevel

TCG

Hook