Featherboard; Cut Off Gauge; Jigs - Delta 36-6023 Manuel D'utilisation

CUTTING AIDS AND ACCESSORIES

FEATHERBOARD

Featherboards are used to keep the workpiece in contact with
the fence and table (Figure 36), and help prevent kickback.
Featherboards are especially useful when ripping small
workpieces and for completing non-through cuts. The end is
angled with a series of narrow slots to give a friction hold on
the workpiece, It is locked in place on the table or fence with a
c-clamp.
To avoid binding between the
workpiece and the blade, make sure
a horizontal feather board presses only on the uncut
portion of the workpiece in front of the blade.
Dimensions for making a typical featherboard are shown in
Figure 36. Make your featherboard from a straight piece of
wood that is free of knots and cracks. Clamp featherboards to
the fence and/or table so that the featherboard will hold the
workpiece against the fence or table. Clamping a featherboard
in front of the blade can increase safety during non-through
cuts and through cuts.
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CUT OFF GAUGE

When crosscutting a number of pieces to the same length,
you can clamp a block of wood (A) (See Figure 37) to the
fence and use it as a cut-off gauge. The block (A) must be at
least 3/4-inch (19 mm) thick to prevent the cut off piece from
binding between the blade and the fence. Once the cut-off
length is determined, lock the fence and use the miter gauge
to feed the workpiece into the blade.
Always position the cut-off gauge in
front of the saw blade.

JIGS

Jigs may be created with a variety of special set-ups to control
particular workpiece shapes for particular cuts. Guidance on
how to make specialized jigs can be found in woodworking and
carpentry websites and publications.
FIGURE 36
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1.
Select a solid piece of lumber approximately 3/4-inch
thick, 2 1/2-inches wide and 12-inches long.
2.
Mark the center width on one end of stock. Miter width
to 70° (see miter cut section for information on miter
cuts).
3.
Set rip fence to allow approximately a 1/4-inch "finger"
to be cut in the stock.
4.
Feed stock only to mark previously made at 6 inches.
5.
Turn saw off and allow blade to completely stop rotating
before removing stock.
6.
Reset rip fence and cut spaced rips into workpiece
to allow approximately 1/4-inch fingers and 1/8-inch
spaces between fingers.
PUSH BLOCK PUSH BLOCK
FIGURE 37
Do not attempt to create or use a jig unless
you are thoroughly familiar with table saw
safety. Do not use any jig that could result in pinching a kerf
or jamming the workpiece between the jig and the blade.
Incorrect setups may cause kickback which could result in
serious injury.
PUSH STICK PUSH STICK
FEATHER BOARD FEATHER BOARD
FIGURE 36A