June 9, 20178 yr Popular Post A featherboard is great for controlling feed at the table saw, bandsaw, or router table, preventing kickback and keeping a workpiece firmly pressed against a fence for both safety and accuracy of cut. But there are times when a featherboard is best raised up off the table. For example, when rabbeting at the table saw, (Read more....)
June 10, 20178 yr Clever idea if you're doing a one-off rabbet like this, but almost equally as easy to install a dado stack or just use the router table (or router). One less jig to keep track. Just my $.02 perspective
June 10, 20178 yr Maybe it's just me, but I thought you are not supposed to place the featherboard directly at the blade; before or before and after the blade but not on the blade (or cutter)? When I got my TS I made four featherboards from 1 x 12's, when I use the molding cutter I place one before and one after both horizontally and vertically. I once stalled out the 3 hp motor, but the board did not move.
June 10, 20178 yr 7 hours ago, Wichman3 said: Maybe it's just me, but I thought you are not supposed to place the featherboard directly at the blade; before or before and after the blade but not on the blade (or cutter)? For a simple rip cut, you're right. You don't want to pinch the blade. But in an application such as this, the pressure is on the wood against the rip fence, not the blade. I don't see a problem as long as the feather board is positioned above the cut line.
June 11, 20178 yr 9 hours ago, PostalTom said: For a simple rip cut, you're right. You don't want to pinch the blade. But in an application such as this, the pressure is on the wood against the rip fence, not the blade. I don't see a problem as long as the feather board is positioned above the cut line. I believe you're exactly right.
June 11, 20178 yr I'm not sure that I care much for the way the featherboard is supported. Sitting on top of what looks like only a 3/4" or 1" wide surface. Edited June 11, 20178 yr by CharlieL
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