To complement the market launch of the new TSC 55 K and TSC 55 F plunge-cut saws, Festool is introducing a new generation of circular saw blades for all standard applications and materials. Combined with the new plunge-cut saws, the new saw blades offer users multiple benefits, ensuring optimal machining of a variety of materials. Sawing progress is doubled, service life is increased by 40 per cent – with the same cutting quality and running smoothness. In addition, the TSC 55 K cordless plunge-cut saw can saw up to 50 per cent more running metres on one battery charge.

"We have developed the new circular saw blades together with the plunge-cut saws, which are ideally adapted to the requirements. This is the key element that makes this unique performance possible when sawing," says Michael Arnold, Product manager at Festool.

What's new on the new saw blades

The new saw blade geometry, combined with new teeth shapes and optimised carbide saw teeth, offers a significant advantage when working. Festool has reduced the cutting width of the new circular saw blades from 2.2 mm to 1.8 mm, compared with the previous generation. The new saw blades can saw significantly faster – and what's more, less application pressure and therefore less effort is required. Thanks to the reduced mechanical strain, more running metres can be sawed on one battery charge. In addition, reduced wear increases the service life of the saw blades, meaning you can work more efficiently and reduce costs.

Colour coding for easy identification of saw blades

Plunge-cut saws and pendulum cover saws can machine a variety of materials. Festool therefore provides six different saw blades with a new design and colour coding for all standard applications and materials. The saw blades ensure that machining is efficient, cost-effective and high quality. Colour coding and comprehensible choices of names make identifying saw blades easier for different applications and materials. Yellow always stands for wood, red for laminate and HPL, blue for aluminium and plastic, and green for abrasive materials.

The new circular saw blades are made of special carbide. The geometry of the saw blades and configuration of the carbide or diamond saw teeth are optimally adapted for the applications and materials.

Festool has developed the WOOD FINE CUT saw blade, with 42 teeth and a trapezoidal cross-cut tooth configuration, for precise and splinter-free cross cuts in solid wood, coated or veneered panel materials and acrylic glass. The trapezoidal tooth relieves the cross-cut teeth, ensuring excellent running smoothness as well as a very long service life. This tooth configuration additionally ensures outstanding cutting quality. 

The WOOD UNIVERSAL saw blade, with 28 teeth positioned in a cross-cut tooth configuration, is ideal for all types of wood and wood materials as well as building panels and soft plastics. The cross-cut tooth configuration makes for an impressively smooth-running saw blade, long service life and perfect cutting quality.

The WOOD RIP CUT saw blade is ideal for rip cuts in solid wood. The cross-cut tooth configuration and large chip spaces facilitate fast and effortless sawing progress.

The LAMINATE/HPL saw blade is ideal for machining laminate and melamine-resin-bonded panels. Trapezoidal and flat teeth are arranged alternately on the saw blade. The robust toothing ensures the saw blade has a long service life.

Aluminium sheets and profiles as well as fibre-reinforced and hard plastics pose particular challenges for machining. Festool provides the ALUMINIUM/PLASTICS saw blade for optimal machining here. The toothing of this saw blade comprises a flat tooth with a variable chamfer. As a result, little effort is required for safe guiding and the machine does not jam.

For machining cement-bonded and gypsum-bonded chipboard and fibreboard, Festool has developed the ABRASIVE MATERIALS saw blade. The four saw teeth on the special saw blade are edged with polycrystalline diamond. 

Further information about the new range of circular saw blades is available from specialist retailers and at 

www.festool.co.uk