Attaching Sanding Material; Working With The Tool - Festool RTS 400 EQ Manual De Instrucciones

5.2
5.1

Attaching sanding material

Stickfi x is a hook-and-loop fastening system.
Stickfi x sanding pads allow the use of self-
adhesive hook-and-loop abrasives such as
Stickfi x sandpapers and sanding cloths.
Simply press the abrasive (5.1) onto the sanding
pad (5.2) and pull it off again after use.
Please note: Use only abrasives with an undamaged
Stickfi x hook-and-loop coating. Before use, check
that the coating has not been damaged by improper
use (such as over heating).
Always use original Festool sanding
materials!

Working with the tool

Always secure the workpiece in such
a manner that it cannot move while being sanded.
Never overload the tool by using
too much pressure! The best sanding results are
achieved when applying moderate pressure.
The sanding performance and quality depend
mainly on the choice of the right sanding material.
Festool offers the appropriate sanding material for
all applications (see Festool catalogue).
We recommend the following settings on the rotary
control (2.1) for electronic machines:
5 - 6
• sanding with max. drive
• sanding old paint
• sanding wood and veneer prior to painting
• interim sanding of paint on surfaces
4 - 5
• sanding of thinly applied primer
• sanding of wood with sanding vlies
• sanding edges on wooden parts
• smoothing primed wooden surfaces.
3 - 4
• sanding full wooden and veneer edges
• sanding in the grooves/rebates of windows and
doors
• interim paint sanding on edges
• pre-sanding natural wood windows with sand-
ing vlies
• smoothing wood surfaces with sanding felt prior
to staining
• rubbing down stained surfaces with sanding
vlies
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