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Bench Dog 40-011 Feather-Loc Double Featherboard for Table Saws and Router Tables
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Bench Dog 40-011 Feather-Loc Double Featherboard for Table Saws and Router Tables
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by Bench Dog
Sales Rank: 519
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List Price: $29.99
$22.11
At Amazon
on 11-9-2008.
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Features
Two multipurpose featherboards for holding the stock against the guide fence
Unique miter gauge slot allows quick removal; perfect for router tables, shapers, band saws, and table saws
Easy set-up feature; reduces kickback, binding, lifting, and bent blades
High tech polymer ensures it will maintain its original shape
Advanced design means no marring to your workpiece
Product Description
A featherboard is undoubtedly the most underrated router-table accessory of all time. When properly installed, its flexible fingers keep the workpiece pressed tightly against the router tabletop or router fence throughout the routing operation. The result is a dramatic increase in the accuracy, quality and safety of the cuts.
Now many woodworkers make their own featherboards from scrap lumber, but heres a better, safer option: the Bench Dog 40-011 Feather-Loc Double Featherboard. This popular router-table accessory consists of not one, but two industrial-quality featherboards. The featherboards are made from a high-tech polymer and each one has 13 angled fingers that apply steady pressure that consistently produces cleaner cuts with less chance of kickback, chattering or lifting.
The featherboards slide into miter-gauge slots in the router table or fence, and are locked in place by tightening a pair of knobs. Note that Feather-Loc Featherboards can also be used on a table saw, shaper, bandsaw or any other woodworking machine with a miter gauge slot. -- Joseph Truini
Manufacturer Description
Feather-Loc is essential for holding your stock firmly against your tool's guide fence and tabletop. Use one on the table saw to keep long stock against the rip fence. On router tables and shapers, use one before and after the cutter. Attach Feather-Locs to both the fence and the tabletop when routing long and thin stock on the router table. Not only will Feather-Loc protect your hands, it also helps prevent kickback, binding, and bent blades. Its durable polymer retains its flex memory, ensuring a steady feed rate. Feather-Loc's rounded feather tips will not mar your workpiece. The exclusive built-in setup feather makes setting the tension fast, easy, and repeatable. Next time you're machining tall, thin, or narrow stock, think Feather-Loc. Safer cuts. Better cuts. Every time. See below for which model suits your requirements.
Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
I purchased several of these. Initially they looked good, but in use they are annoying and end up breaking. Most other commercially available featherboards are better designed, better built and cost less! I am surprised other reviewers rate these so high, I suspect the ratings are given before much use. 1. The black plastic knobs that you use to tighten the featherboard in place capture onto a nut head. The largest problem with these featherboards is that it is easy to strip the black plastic knobs when they are tightened, allowing the plastic knob to turn freely on the captive bolt. 2. A better design would ensure a more positive capture into the track slot by having both black knobs works to lock the split aluminum bar into the track slot, in this design only one of the knobs does this. Which BTW is the one that strips as above, since you have to tighten it enough to stop the featherboard sliding in the track. 3. The black plastic knobs are small and feel cheap, other commercial featherboards have larger knobs that are easier to tighten. 4. Also after using them for a while you've start to hate the non-parallel bolt slots that the featherboard slides around on. Most other commercial featherboards have parallel slots and these are easier to adjust.
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Bench Dog 40-011 Feather-Loc Double Featherboard for Table Saws and Router Tables
Available from Amazon
Price: $22.11
Updated on 11-9-2008.
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