Cutting Aids And Accessories; Push Block; Featherboard; Cut Off Gauge - ShopMaster Delta S36-295 Guide D'utilisation

PUSH BLOCK

1. Select a piece of wood about 4-inches wide,
6-inches long and 1- to 2-inches thick (a cutoff from
a 2 by 4 makes a good blank for a push block).
2. Drill a hole in the block and glue in a dowel to use
as a handle (you can angle the hole to provide a
more comfortable grip on the handle).
3. Glue a piece of rough or soft material such as
sandpaper or rubber to the bottom of the block to
grip the workpiece (old mouse pads work well). (Fig.
30).

FEATHERBOARD

Featherboards are used to keep the workpiece in
contact with the fence and table (Fig. 31), 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 (Fig. 31). 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.

CUTTING AIDS AND ACCESSORIES

1. Select a solid piece of lumber approximately
thick, 2 / -inches wide and 12-inches long.
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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 �-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 �-inch fingers and
spaces between fingers.
FIGURE 31
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FIGURE 30
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