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The plunge cut using the portable circular saw
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The plunge cut using the portable circular saw

Cut-outs created using the portable circular saw are integral to the construction of many items of furniture. Using the example of fitting a ventilation grille, this illustrated guide explains how to precisely position this type of plunge cut. The same procedure can also be used for stoves, monitors or similar elements. This guide does not explain how to then fit and secure the ventilation grille.

Sawing GFRP panels 
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Sawing GFRP panels 

Panels made of fibreglass are particularly robust and commonly used in both industry and in the private sector. This illustrated guide will explain to you how you can saw and cut GFRP panels precisely and safely. 

Cutting layered boards using the circular saw
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Cutting layered boards using the circular saw

Layered boards and panels can be cut extremely easily and precisely using a circular saw; they can then be used as external cladding for buildings, for instance. This illustrated guide explains how to cut these boards and what safety equipment you require for this work. 

Sawing and copying wooden polygons
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Sawing and copying wooden polygons

Using templates can be useful when sawing polygons out of wood, and especially when aiming to saw multiple identical polygons out of wood. Templates can be used to produce a polygon of any size, as described in detail in this illustrated guide.

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INSIDE

The new CSC SYS 50 is a saw built for life. The CSC is not just an extremely durable purchase for users, for our employee Dominic Ender, who was writing his thesis at Festool when the development phase started, constructing a mobile bench-mounted circular saw has been his life's work. He looks back on the process – together with Product Manager Wolfgang Reines – very proudly.

KNOW HOW

Anyone who would like to achieve precise cutting results with their plunge-cut saw not only needs a good saw but also the right saw blade. Saw blades contribute decisively to the perfect cutting result and must be selected according to requirements. 

WORK

Maker, designer and YouTuber Laura Kampf delights half a million fans all over the world on YouTube with her unique and individual creations, which all follow the same motto: "The process is the product".