General Operating Instructions
1.Make sure all locking handles are tight before operating the Stock Feeder.
2.The Stock Feeder should be used in conjunction with a fence on the table saw.
3.The rollers must grip the offcut as well as the part of the workpiece being fed.
4.Position the Stock Feeder so that the axis of the saw blade lines up between the infeed roller and center roller. See Figure 13. This will allow the Stock Feeder to grip the near part of the workpiece as it enters the blade, as well as the offcut of the workpiece as it leaves the blade.
5.Rotate the Stock Feeder so that the direction of feed is angled slightly toward the fence by approximately 3/16” (5mm); that is, the outfeed roller should be slightly closer to the fence than the infeed roller. See Figure 13.
IMPORTANT: Do not position the stock feeder in such a way that the rollers will interfere with, or be damaged by, the blade.
6.The Stock Feeder should be adjusted for height so that the distance between the table and the feed rollers is approximately 1/8” (3mm) less than the thickness of the workpiece. See Figure 14.
7.The feed rollers have a spring suspension, which will exert the necessary pressure against the workpiece. This pressure increases automatically with feed resistance, so that a workpiece of varying thickness can be fed through the Stock Feeder without adjustments.
8.If a workpiece becomes jammed during cutting operation, shut off the table saw and the Stock Feeder. Then raise the Stock Feeder, remove workpiece,
9.Using hardwood with the Stock Feeder may increase the friction between workpiece and saw table. Keep the saw table
Spacers
Three spacers are included with the Stock Feeder. These are used to increase the kerf spacing between inner and outer rollers. See Figure 15.
Figure 13
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Figure 14
Figure 15
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