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Shop-made box guards are an excellent way to enclose
the cutter to virtually eliminate accidental contact with
the cutter during operation. Having the cutter enclosed
also helps increase the efficiency of dust collection. The
drawback to box guards is that one size does not fit all.
Often, professional woodworkers who use box guards
make multiple guards that are different sizes.
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to the Model W1827. For durability and strength, use a
hardwood when making box guards. When installing the
box guard, adjust the box guard approximately
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the stock you will shape and use hold downs on both
sides.
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Feather boards work similarly to the hold-downs provided
with the shaper in the way they hold stock tightly against
the fence and the table, while flexing with minor height
or width variations from stock as it passes through.
Because of the consistent pressure featherboards place on
the stock, cuts are more consistent, the risk of kickback
is greatly reduced, and the operator's hands do not need
to get near the cutter to maintain feeding pressure. If a
kickback does occur, featherboards will also slow down or
stop the workpiece.
A shop made featherboard can be made to accommodate
sizes of stock that the included hold-downs cannot reach.
=`^li\+/ shows the dimensions of a basic featherboard.
The ultimate size is flexible and should be built around
the size of stock you are shaping. The fingers can be cut
with a bandsaw or table saw.
To install a featherboard, feed a piece of stock halfway
through the machine, then turn the machine F==. Place
the featherboard against the stock so all the fingers touch
the edge of the stock, then clamp the featherboard to the
fence or table. For best results, place featherboards just
before and just after the cutter. An alternative mounting
method for tables is to rout a slot in the featherboard and
use T-slot mounting hardware to secure the featherboard.
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construction.