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Featherboards
A "featherboard" or "fingerboard"
is
a
jig made from
a
board cut off
at
an angle of
60
degrees.
A series of parallel cuts
is
made part way through the board. Board should be
a
straight piece with no knots or cracks
(see
photo). Featherboards should be used for
any operation in which workpiece
is
not sawed
all
the way through (and the saw blade
guard
is
therefore removed.).
Hold the featherboard
as
a
sort of "spring stick" horizontal hold down to press the work
firmly against the fence during the pass.
Use
of
featherboard
1. Switch off tool before operation.
2. Set featherboard with clamps
so
as
to
hold stock firmly against workpiece. Be
sure of positive attachment.
3.
"Fingers" prevent work from being
thrown back. Perform
a
trial to be sure
they will stop
a
kickback.
Do
not use featherboards for non-thru-
sawing operations with which the miter
gauge
is
employed. Re-install blade guard
whenever the featherboard work
is
finished.
"C
clamps'
Feafherboard
Rabbeting
Rabbeting
is
the cutting away of
a
section from the corner of the workpiece.
It
can be
done across the end or the entire length of
the
stock.
The blade guard should be removed to perform rabbet cuts which do not go
all
the way
through the workpiece.
How
to perform rabbeting
1. Remove blade guard.
2. Attach auxiliary fence to rip fence for cuts that run the length of the stock. Facing
should be
as
high
as
the workpiece
is
wide. Adjust fence and blade to desired dimen-
sions.
3.
First cut: Hold board flat
on
table
as
in ordinary ripping.
4.
Second cut:
Set
workpiece on
its
edge.
(Use featherboards, push stick, push
block and
so
on, using precautions,
safety rules and guidelines for ripping
or related work.)
5.
For end-type rabbeting, if the work-
piece
is
less
than 10-1/2" wide, rest the
wood flat on the table against the miter
gauge (with wood facing). The rip fence
should not be used.
6.
After rabbeting
is
completed, immedi-
ately
re-install the blade guard
as
before.
Rabett
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