"Lexan" Feather Boards
| These are feather boards (finger boards, hold downs, hold ins.) that
I designed using lexan rather than cutting fingers in wood or buying
plastic
types. The one that mounts on the SMT fence is obviously for the Ryobi
BT3 line of table saws. The main benefit that I like about this type
of design is that I am able to regulate the amount of pressure placed
on the
stock with relative ease. This can be done with other types as well,
but maybe not as quite as easily. They are a great aid to safety to help prevent
kickbacks.
These are fairly straight forward in construction. |
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Rip Fence Hold Down
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In this image, you can see the hold down for the rip fence. I used a scrap piece
of walnut 8" x 3" x 1/2" thick. The 1/4" lexan
stock is cut at 1/2" x 9" or so. I simply screwed the lexan
to the bottom clipped corner of the walnut. This angle isn't so critical.
Just
eyeball it. I only use hand clamps for this to attach it to the auxilliary
rip fence. You could make these parts wider and be able to apply
even more downward pressure if you chose to. |
Sliding Miter Table Feather Board
| The bigger part for the feather board on the SMT is 2 1/2" x 3/4" x
12" or so long. The 1/4" lexan is cut at 2 1/2" x 9".
The top part on the SMT fence is about 1 1/2" x 6" x 1/2" thick.
This part attaches to the SMT fence with a t-nut. I cut a 30 degree
angle on the end of the larger piece and this is where the lexan
is screwed
to. I hold the SMT fast with another spring type hand clamp so
it doesn't slide
once you have the pressure adjusted. Adjustment should be pretty
obvious for these things. This design can be changed to acheive
better results
for differing set-ups. I do use these often and I think they work
great. |
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