Festool Junkie Blog

Here is a quick little video on the ease of the blade change with the Kapex.

Locate the wrench behind the saw in the cord wrap housing.

Turn the FastFix knob clockwise to lock the blade and the saw motor to “off.”

Loosen the Nut Guard.

Take off the Arbor Nut

Take off blade.

Put on new blade.

Put the Arbor Nut back on.

Re-position and tighten the Arbor Nut Guard.

Turn the FastFix knob counterclockwise to off. (The saw will not run if the FastFix knob is in the lock position.

Put the wrench back for next time.

The whole blade change can be done in under a minute. It is generally a good practice to turn the saw off when you do a blade change. How long does it take to unplug, and then re-plug the saw. Take the time dude, it may just save a couple fingers.

I just noticed that we have a D27 hose being used on the Kapex for dust extraction. This is the standard size hose that comes with the CT series vacs. IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT THE KAPEX OWNER USE A D36 HOSE. The air flow when using this larger diameter hose is GREATLY increased. Believe me, we have tried it and there is a marked difference. The D36 is the size of hose that Festool recommends. Sorry if our lack of attention to detail may have confused anyone. Just say NO to D27 on the Kapex, unless of course you are in a pinch; at that point anything is better than nothing when we are talking dust extraction on a miter saw.

Timmy C