Festool DSC-AG 230, Original Operating Manual

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Increase possible for other applications, with oth-
er insertion tools or if not maintained adequately. 
Take note of idling and downtimes of machine!

7 

Safety elements assembly

WARNING

Risk of accident, electric shock



Always pull the plug out of the socket before 
performing any type of work on the machine. 

CAUTION

Immer Zusatzhandgriff [1-11] verwenden um 
eine sichere und ermüdungsarme Arbeitshal-
tung zu gewährleisten.

7.1 Additional 

holder

Special construction “VIBRASTOP” regulates the 
vibrations with additional holder 

[1-13]

. Addition-

al holder can be screwed from the left or right 
side of gearbox.

7.2 Rotating 

handle

By turning the main handle by 90° to the left or 
right you achieve better handling of the tool.
Press the handle arrest button 

[2-5]

 and turn the 

holder to the working position, where the arrest 
button must again lock in.

7.3 Exhaust 

cover

Assembly



Lay the grinder on the table edge with spindle 
upwards and main hadle to left. 



Lock the exhaust cover in upper position and 
mount into the grinder collar. 



The guide pad must be inserted into the groove 
on the spindle collar fi gure 

[3]

.



Turn the grinder clockwise into suitable work-
ing position – fi gure 

[4]

, set the cover to the 

maximum cut-through and arrest in this posi-
tion. 



Tighten sleeve 

[5-2]

 with screw 

[5-1]

 – fi gure 

[5]

. During tightening observe uniform gap be-

tween sleeve and bearing cover indent, you will 
achieve the right vertical position of bearing 
cover in cover sleeve. 



The control of correct clamping should be car-
ried out according to fi gure 

[5 a]

.

Removal



The cutting disc must be dismounted before 
the disassembly of the exhaust cover.



Set the cover to the maximum cut-through and 
put it down with the grinder at the bottom.



Loosen screw 

[5-1]

 of sleeve 

[5-2]

. 



Set the cover to the top position. 



Turn the guiding tab 

[5-3]

 into the groove on 

the grinder’s clamping neck. 



Remove the cover from the grinder’s clamping 
neck.

7.4 Dust 

extraction

WARNING

Dust hazard 



Always work with a dust extractor. 

To ensure suction, put the hose of a Festool vacu-
um cleaner class M or H into the suction adapter 

[1-11]

.

Warning:

 Always work with the suction connect-

ed. Use exclusively antistatic vacuum cleaners to 
prevent discharges of static electricity in dusty 
environments.
For enhancing of exhausting effi ciency, the cover 
is equipped with changeable dust cover 

[6-1]

. If 

the dust cover loses its function by wear, change 
it – see fi gure 

[6]

.

8 

Diamond cutting disc

8.1 Clamping

WARNING

Do not use quick-change nuts for clamping the 
disc!

WARNING

Only use diamond cutting discs recommended 
by the manufacturer and the prescribed fl ang-
es included with the cover and the grinder.

-

For reasons of safety, always use original Fes-
tool grinding discs!

-

Sintered cutting discs must not be used!

-

If the permissible revolution speed is given on 
the disc, it must not be lower than the highest 
no-load speed of the grinder.

-

Discs with a permissible peripheral speed of 80 
m/s and higher may be used.

-

Test new cutting discs by letting them run for 
about one minute with no load.