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Saws
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Drilling/screwdriving & Cordless drills

CDD 12 FX, TDK 12 FX and TDK 15.6 FX

Sawing

Circular plunge-cut saws ATF 55 E
AT 65 E
Jigsaws PS 300 EQ
PSB 300 EQ

Routing

Plunge router OF 1010 EQ
Jointing system VS 600
Plunge router OF 1400 EQ
Plunge router OF 2000 E

Planing

Planer HL 850 E

Sanding

Dual mode sanders Rotex RO 150 E and Rotex RO 125 FEQ
Random orbital sanders ETS 150/3 EQ and ETS 150/5 & EQ,& ES 125 EQ
Linear sander LS 130 EQ
Rotary sander RAS 115.04 E
Direct drive orbital sanders DS 400 EQ and RS 400 EQ
Detail sander DX 93 E
Air sanders LEX 2 150/3, LEX 2 150/7, and LEX 2 185

Air tools

Assembly manual for adapting the CT 33 E dust extractor in order to operate air tools with it

Dust extraction

Mobile dust extractors CT MINI, CT 22 E and CT 33 E

Multifunction tables

Multifunction tables MFT 800 and MFT 1080

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Flooring

Festool is committed to helping flooring installers work faster, easier, and more profitably. We provide tools that offer specific solutions to the specific challenges of different kinds of floors — hardwood, engineered and laminate floors, straightlay and decorative.

Festool gives flooring installers more than just superior tools. We give you an entire system that solves the challenges of flooring installation, so you can work better, finish faster, and make more profit. It's like nothing else.

CHALLENGE: Keeping The Customer's House Clean

SOLUTION: Festool Dust Extractor

Efficient dust extraction is a must when you're working in someone's home. All of our flooring tools fit our portable CT Dust Extractor. The CT is tool-triggered, so it's only on when the tool is. In operation it's remarkably quiet but extremely efficient. You leave a clean job, and a satisfied customer.

CHALLENGE: Long Straight Cuts Without Complications

SOLUTION: Festool Circular Saw and Guide Rail

With our ATF 55 E Plunge-cut Saw and Guide Rail you can make absolutely precise cuts anywhere, without clamping. This is a convenience on straight installations and a must for border work and inlays. Installers also appreciate the way the splinterguard protects the brittle wear layer from chipping, even on laminates. The Guide Rail lets you saw with shop accuracy at the site, and makes quick work of chores like trimming ends. It doesn't need taping or clamping to the surface, so it leaves no marks and lets you work at any point on the floor.

CHALLENGE: Accurate, Repeatable Crosscutting at the Site

SOLUTION: Festool MFT table and Circular Saw

Need 10 or 100 pieces exactly the same? Precise angle cutoffs? Our Multi-function Table folds up so you can take it on the job. With its adjustable angle fence and perforated top, it turns our Plunge-cut Saw into a chop, miter and radial arm sawing system. The job goes quicker — and when you're done, fold it up and take it home.

CHALLENGE: Precision Regrooving

SOLUTION: Festool Router

Our OF 1010 EQ Router is an indispensable tool for regrooving. The ability to fine-tune the depth adjustment eliminates height variations from one board to the next, even in difficult products like laminate and pre-finished flooring. The router is also invaluable for precise inlay and medallion work. Dust extraction cleans as you go so you don't have to stop, get up, and clean up before moving on.

CHALLENGE: Fast Sanding In Tight Spaces

SOLUTION: Festool Rotex RO 150 E Dual-Mode sander

Need to sand fast in small places, without scratch marks? How about in a closet, on stairs, or the perimeter of a room? Our Rotex 150 E Dual-Mode Sander is the way to go. The shape makes it easy to sand close to walls, and it switches from rotary to random orbital motion to give you fast material removal and fine sanding in a single tool.

CHALLENGE: Clean Scribing Cuts

SOLUTION: Festool Jigsaw

Finally, a powerful jigsaw that does what you always wished one could do. Our Trion Jigsaw has a blade support for true vertical cuts, and a splinterguard that prevents chipping even in brittle materials. You can scribe to cutouts and similar features quickly and cleanly. And the non-scarring base plate on the Trion won't damage pre-finished products.

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Solid Surface Installation

Festool is committed to helping solid surface fabricators work faster, easier, and more profitably. Our tools offer specific solutions to the specific challenges of solid surface jobs.

As part of our commitment, we take an active part in industry events and provide seminars that help you refine your skills. Our application specialists stay abreast of developments in materials and techniques. But the most important service we provide is to build the best tools the professional fabricator can have. Individually they are uniquely capable; used together they form a system that is like nothing else.

CHALLENGE: Keeping the Customer's House Clean

SOLUTION: Festool Dust Extractor

Efficient dust extraction is a must when you're working in some-one's home. All of our solid surface tools fit our portable CT Dust Extractor. The CT is tool-triggered, so it's only on when the tool is. It's remarkably quiet but extremely efficient. You leave a clean job, and a satisfied customer.

CHALLENGE: Fast Repairs

SOLUTION: Festool Rotex RO 150 E Dual-Mode sander

The better you can sand, the better you can work. Our RO 150 Sander makes quick work of repairs. It removes stock quickly to level out plugs on repair jobs. Then you can switch modes for intermediate sanding and fine polishing with the same sander. Unlike a belt sander, it won't gouge the surface or leave linear scratches, so it's safer and saves time and effort on finishing.

CHALLENGE: Flawless Straight Cuts

SOLUTION: Festool Circular Saw

The ATF 55 Plunge-cut Saw is the tool of choice for quick, easy panel-saw quality cuts. Ideal for trimming sheets to size, cutting buildup strips in the shop and trimming a countertop to fit during installation. It fits our Guide Rail to cut absolutely straight.

CHALLENGE: Stock Removal and Polishing

SOLUTION: Festool Rotex RO 150 E Dual-Mode sander

The Festool RO 150 Rotex is the premium sander for the Solid Surface fabricator. Used in rotary orbital mode, it removes stock quickly and is excellent at grinding down seams without linear scratching, for fewer steps to final finish. With a flip of a switch it converts to random orbital motion for intermediate sanding and fine polishing. You can do almost all of your sanding and finishing with this one tool.

CHALLENGE: High-Precision Routing

SOLUTION: Festool Router

A small but powerful router, the Festool OF 1010 E Router is capable of precise, vibration-free routing coupled with very effective dust collection. It features extremely accurate depth adjustment for exacting work.

CHALLENGE: Fast Contour Sanding

SOLUTION: Festool Linear Sander

Tired of tedious hand sanding? The LS 130 Linear Sander is a world first — it sands edges and rebates 3 times faster than by hand. Convex and concave pads are available for cove and bullnose sanding. A special kit lets you configure a pad to your exact contour. Now you can power through jobs that used to take forever.

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Boat Building

Boat work generally has to take place where the boat is, so tools have to be easily transportable. When they're at the site, they have to work dust-free. These are areas where the Festool system approach shines.

CHALLENGE: Efficient Hull Sanding

SOLUTION: Festool Rotex RO 150 E Dual-Mode Sander

The 6" Rotex 150 E lets you do rough sanding in rotary random mode and then switch instantly to random orbit mode for finish sanding. You get the whole job done with just one sander. The sander design makes it easy to hold on vertical surfaces like hulls. Jetstream pad design makes dust extraction very efficientby preventing build-up on the abrasive, and also extends abrasive life by up to 30%. The dust hose connection is at the end of the tool where it belongs, out of your way.

CHALLENGE: Efficient Dust Extraction Anywhere

SOLUTION: Festool Mobile Dust Extractors

Dust extraction is a requirement for boat work. Our extremely efficient mobile dust extractors make it easy. Their large wheels give them good yard mobility, and their low profile makes them stable — an asset when working on decks and scaffolding. Our CT Mini is ideal for taking up on deck, at just 21 lbs. All of our extractors are tool-triggered so you can focus on the work, instead of on the dust extractor.

CHALLENGE: Palm and Detail Sanding in a Single Tool

SOLUTION: Festool Delta Orbital Sander

This handy tool is a great asset for detail work. It operates very efficiently as both a palm sander and detail sander, so that with a single tool you can handle all the tight corners in and on a boat.

CHALLENGE: Accurate Scribing Cuts Without a Bandsaw

SOLUTION: Festool Jigsaw

This saw solves the problem that has plagued all jigsaws before it — blade swayout. Three-way blade guidance keeps the blade perpendicular, even in curves, even in tough laminates. A splinter guard keeps the cut edge from splintering and chipping. The result is a perpendicular cut with a clean edge that follows the scribe line. In most cases this eliminates the need for a heavy bandsaw.

CHALLENGE: Portable Table Saw Functionality

SOLUTION: Festool MFT Table and Circular Saw with Guide Rail

This setup gives you the repeatable precision of a table saw, yet it packs small enough to fit in any van. That means you can take it where the work is. You can even set it up on deck. There is no need to search for a flat sawing surface. Festool's unique Guide Rail even lets you do long cuts in sheet goods that would be difficult to do on a regular table saw.

CHALLENGE: Getting Tools On and Off Boats

SOLUTION: Festool Systainers

The Systainers form a storage and transport system unlike any other. They stack and latch together, so you can carry multiple tools to the boat and up the ladder with ease, saving on timeconsuming trips. Systainers offer ample space for tools and accessories, and special systainers are available for consumables. Since you have everything with you, work goes faster and you won't be tempted to skip steps.

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Woodworking

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Helpful Hints:

Sawing

Circular plunge-cut saws ATF 55 and AT 65: setting up and changing saw blades

Routing

Plunge router OF 1000 (meanwhile replaced by OF 1010): Routing adjustable shelf pin holes with the LR 32 hole drilling system VS 600 jointing system: Setting up and using and extensive jointing review Getting The Most From The Festool VS-600 Jointing System by Jerry Work

Sanding

How to avoid swirl marks Dual mode sander Rotex RO 150 E: Maintaining
Air tools: Adapting the CT 33 E dust extractor in order to operate air tools with it

Guide system

FS guide rails: Cutting the rubber splinter guard , renewing the splinterguard , calibrating the guide rails for hole series , and using the LR 32 mm system and the guide rails for hole series

Multifunction tables

Multifunction tables MFT 800 and MFT 1080: Setting up

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