FEATHERBOARD
Afeatherboardisadeviceusedto helpcontrolthe workpiecebyholdingit securelyagainstthetableor fence.Featherboardsareespeciallyusefulwhenripping
HOWTO MAKEA FEATHERBOARD
See Figure 25.
The featherboard is an excellent project for the saw. Select a solid piece of lumber approximately 3/4 in. thick,
Prepare the saw for ripping as discussed on page 31. Set the rip fence to allow approximately a 1/4 in. "finger" to be cut in the stock. Feed the stock only to the mark previ- ously made at 6 in. Turn the saw OFF and allow the blade to completely stop rotating before removing the stock. Reset the rip fence and cut spaced rips into the workpiece to allow approximately 1/4 in. fingers and 1/8 in. spaces between the fingers.
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AL WARNING: Mount the featherboard in front of the saw blade. If positioned improperly, kickback can result from the featherboard pinching the workpiece and binding the blade in the saw ken:. Failure to heed this warning can result in serious personal injury.
HOW TO MOUNT A FEATHERBOARD
See Figure 26,
Completely lower the saw blade. Position the rip fence to the desired adjustment for the cut to be performed and lock. Place the workpiece against the fence and over the saw blade area. Adjust the featherboard to apply resis- tance to the workpiece just forward of the blade. Securely tighten the adjusting clamp knob to secure the feather- board in place. Attach
PUSH PUSH
BLOCK STICK
FEATHERBOARD
BEVELLOCKING
LEVER
Fig. 26
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1/4 in.
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1/8 in. |
3/4in.
12in.
Fig. 25
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