Festool DF 700 EQ: 9 Service and maintenance

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DF 700 EQ

GB

9 Service and maintenance

The machine is equipped with special carbon

brushes. If they are worn, the power is interrupted

automatically and the machine comes to a stand-

still. 

Observe the following instructions:



To ensure constant air circulation, always keep

the cooling air openings in the housing clean

and free of blockages. 



Clean the guides 

[3-1]

  and 

[3-6]

 of dust depos-

its.



Oil the guides regularly and lightly with resin-

free oil (e.g. sewing machine oil).



We recommend an annual inspection and/or a

check after approx. 100 operating hours at an

authorised customer service workshop. This is

for the safety of the user and the value stability

of the power tool.

10 Troubleshooting

See chapter

1. Select a DOMINO dowel and insert the 

suitable bit into the DOMINO joining 

machine.

7.2

2. Set the routing depth.

7.3

3. Set the routing height.

7.4

4. Adjust the routing angle if necessary.

7.5

5. Mark the areas on the workpieces that 

belong together 

[8-1]

so that you will be 

able to join them correctly again once 

you have cut the dowel holes.

6. APosition the two workpieces to be joined 

against one another and mark the 

desired positions of the DOMINO dowels 

with a pencil 

[8-2]

.

6.

B

Select the required stop pins.

7.7

7. Set the desired dowel hole width (ade-

quate fit or with 3 mm play).

7.6

8. Cutting the dowel holes 

[8]

:

– The first dowel hole by attaching the

stop pin to the side edge of the work-

piece.

– The following dowel holes according

to the previously made pencil mark-

ings and the scale of the vision panel

[8-3]

.

Our recommendation: 

Please check 

each dowel hole for chippings and clear 

these if necessary.

Always work with a dust extractor to 

improve the removal of chippings.

Route the first hole for each workpiece 

without play (dowel hole width = DOM-

INO dowel width) and the other dowel 

holes with the large dowel hole width.

WARNING

Risk of injury, electric shock



Always disconnect the mains plug from the

socket before performing maintenance work on

the machine!



All maintenance and repair work which requires

the motor housing to be opened must only be

carried out by an authorised service workshop.

See chapter

Fault

Cause

Solution

Burns

Blunt cutter

Use sharp cutter

Dowel hole too narrow. DOMINO 

dowel cannot be jointed.

a. Blunt cutter

b. Deposits (e.g. chippings in the

dowel hole)

a. Use sharp cutter

b. Remove deposit and work with

dust extractor

Widening of the dowel hole with 

8 mm  cutter

Routing depth too large (larger 

than 50 mm)

Reduce routing depth (max.50 mm)

Splinters at edge of dowel hole

Excessive feed rate

Reduce feed rate

Dowel hole not parallel to work-

piece edge

Workpiece has shifted during 

processing

Secure workpiece properly