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Fig. 65
Fig. 64
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USING AUXILIARY WOOD FACING
Add a wood facing (A) Fig. 66 to one or both sides of the rip fence
when you perform special operations (moulding cutterhead,
etc.). Depending on the fence, attach the wood facing or the
fence either with wood screws through holes drilled in the
fence, or with two clamps. For most work, 3/4” stock is suitable,
although an occasional job may require 1” facing.
Fig. 67
Fig. 68
Featherboards are used to keep the work in contact with
the fence and table (Fig. 67), and help prevent kickbacks.
Dimensions for making a typical featherboard are shown in
Fig. 67. Make your featherboard from a straight piece of wood
that is free of knots and cracks. Clamp the featherboard to the
fence and table so that the leading edge of the featherboard
will support the workpiece until the cut is complete. An 8" high
flat board can be clamped to the rip fence and the featherboard
can be clamped to the 8" high board.
Use featherboards for all non-thru-sawing operations where the guard and splitter assembly cannot be
used. Always replace the guard and splitter assembly when the non-thru-sawing operation is complete. Make sure the
featherboard presses only on the portion of the workpiece in front of the blade.
Further information on the safe and proper operation
of table saws is available in the Delta “Getting the
Most Out of Your Table Saw” How-To Book, Catalog
No. 11-400. Additional Information on table saw safety,
including a table saw safety video, is available from the
following:
POWER TOOL INSTITUTE
1300 Sumner Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115-2851
www.powertoolinstitute.com
CONSTRUCTING A FEATHERBOARD
A
Fig. 66