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- From: sestrich@yeti.bbn.com (Joe Sestrich)
- Newsgroups: rec.woodworking
- Subject: Re: Magnetic Featherboard
- Date: 18 Nov 92 16:04:41
- Organization: BBN Communications, Cambridge, MA
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- In-reply-to: wma@atlanta.dg.com's message of Tue, 17 Nov 92 22:56:18 GMT
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- The magnetic featherboard I have (from Woodworker's Supply)
- does indeed work nicely.
- There are some annoyances though:
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- 1) It takes a bit of practice to get it set up for a cut. The
- magnet is REALLY strong, so small adjustments aren't trivial.
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- 2) It's most useful when you've got a narrow board to rip. At
- the same time, however, it's a bit of a problem in that at
- the end of the cut, right when things are getting a little
- wobbly, the board runs off the finger board.
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- 3) To hold the board properly, you would like to put the finger
- board right at the saw blade. BUT, when the cut finishes the
- spring action pushes the off-cut into the blade. This means
- you place the holder farther back
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- 4) It sometimes becomes necessary to use 2 push sticks to get
- both pieces to clear the saw. I usually like to just let the
- offcut fall off the table or just rest next to the blade. With
- the fingerboard pushing the offcut into the blade, you want to
- get it off the saw right away.
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- Am I just using this thing screwy or what??? How's about
- a description of the proper way to set up a regular featherboard.
- I would assume this would be easier, since a featherboard has
- much less spring to it...
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- Joe Sestrich
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