#6 THE ISSUE FOR JOINERS AND CARPENTERS. TEAM SPIRIT FOR SUCCESS WHERE EVERY ELEMENT OF CRAFTSMANSHIP GOES HAND IN HAND. FOCUS TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK – FOR YOU AND FOR OUR TOOLS 04 TOOLS THE NEW SYS-AIR AIR PURIFIER FILTERS FINE AIRBORNE DUST FROM THE AIR 20 TOOLS SWITCHING AND SWAPPING WITH THE CENTROTEC SYSTEM AND FASTFIX ATTACHMENTS 28 INSPIRATION GERMAN CARPENTER JONAS LAUHOFF IS CROWNED EUROPEAN CHAMPION IN GDANSK 50 LOOK INSIDE OUR INTERNATIONAL SERVICE TEAMS ARE ALWAYS THERE WHEN THEY’RE NEEDED 52

EDITORIAL Dear Reader, In this amazing summer of sport, there was plenty of opportunity to see what it means to shine as a team. Craftsmanship is no different to sport in this respect. What matters is perfect teamwork – playing in the system of choice to succeed. The fact that the Festool system performs most effectively in a team is something you will see and notice in your work every day. The best of us for your best results, whatever it takes. Festool products are real team players. Everything fits together perfectly. Our incredible saws deserve only the very best saw blades. With our cordless...

04 Focus TEAM WORK All about all-rounders and specialists, team spirit and team players within a system. 40 Tools ALL FOR 1 Sanding machines, abrasives, sanding pads and accessories are a well coordinated team at Festool. 12 Tools BEAR YOUR TEETH Our incredible saws deserve only the very best saw blades. 44 Favourites FESTOOL SPOTLIGHTS We asked five professional woodworkers about their favourite Festool products. 16 Tools MAXIMUM MOBILITY The ISC 240 cordless insulation saw has revolutionised cutting insulating materials. 50 Inspiration EUROPEAN CHAMPION Gold at EuroSkills for carpenter Jonas...

Focus Team Work In a perfect team, everyone does the best they can – and work even better together. Hand in hand, within a system. That holds true both for you and for our tools. Here everything fits, so you end up with the best result. Text: Ralf Christofori, Jan Zawadil | Photography: Jan Zawadil, Thomas Baumann

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Focus Team Work Organised team spirit. How to shape teamwork so that everything fits together perfectly. raftsmanship work is becoming more and more complex. New materials and composites are entering the market. The right way to handle and process them is something that has to be learned. New machines and technologies are changing work processes. Digital skills are becoming more and more important because of modern marketing methods. All-rounders have become scarcer. Specialists are not exactly on every corner either and in the best case should become established over time. Nobody can tackle...

“THE SECRET TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR WERKKOLLEKTIV IS THE FACT THAT EVERYONE WORKS WELL TOGETHER, AND ARE ALSO OPEN WITH EACH OTHER. YOU NEED BOTH TO PERFORM WELL AS A TEAM.” Marco Sebastian and Christopher Wilkens, Werkkollektiv, Stuttgart Appreciation Communication Qualification Strengths + weaknesses Versatility Respect Responsibility

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The team is the star. Be it all-rounders or specialists – in successful teams, they work hand in hand. e paid a visit to an organisation where the name alone reflects team spirit: the Stuttgart Werkkollektiv, or craftsmanship collective. Marco Sebastian and Christopher Wilkens teamed up in 2012. Marco is a locksmith, while Christopher is a carpenter. That might sound like a strange combination, but the Werkkollektiv is designed to embrace different trades, which has proven a success so far. “The projects we work on are usually quite complex and need good people from different fields,” explains...

Focus Team Work Team player within a system. At Festool, all machines, accessories and consumables are perfectly compatible with each other. o you find your work is pushing the boundaries more every day? Our solutions are, too. Our cordless tools, which you can use anywhere in a workshop or building site, are becoming more powerful and precise all the time. The machines are perfectly compatible with each other. Smart accessories and top consumables ensure you can handle even the most complex tasks easily. The key word here is “system”. It will help you in every single respect. “WHAT DO I LIKE...

For the perfect cut. Saw with top-quality blades that are perfect for the material. Stay connected. Our Festool app* makes your working day easier, more productive and safer. For extreme precision. With the splinter guard, you can saw on both sides splinter-free. For extra light. Best visibility with the new KBS C cordless construction light. For working uninterrupted. Charge tools twice as fast with the TCL 6 DUO fast charger. Tackle dust. With our CLEANTEC extractors in the workshop or on the building site. For transport. With the SYS-Roll 100 transport trolley, wheeling is a breeze. Maximum...

Tools Bear your teeth Wendlingen Germany BEAR YOUR TEETH Our incredible saws deserve only the very best saw blades. So you can achieve perfect results in every job. Text: Ralf Christofori Photography: Annette Kuhls, Thomas Baumann

Tools Bear your teeth in the saw blade reduce vibrations, increasing the stability and smoothness of the circular saw blades. The reduced vibrations also lower the friction that occurs during sawing and the thermal expansion this creates. All of these small details play a part in ensuring you really see and feel the difference in your day-to-day work with our Festool circular saw blades. You can feel it directly when you’re holding the machine, making fine cuts or rip cuts on solid wood effortlessly and completely smoothly. You can see the difference with your own eyes when you inspect the results...

Tools Bear your teeth A cut above. Our expert Marco Haible explains what’s really important when developing saw blades. FM: How would you describe the development of Festool saw blades? MH: Anyone who buys a Festool circular saw blade can be sure they’ll get an excellent cutting result. But the development stage involves so much more than that. Besides the cutting quality, it comes down to the cutting performance, service life and axial runout, the raw material, expansion slots and of course the specific geometry of the saw teeth. We take all of these factors into consideration when we develop...