Assembling The Featherboards; Fence Featherboard; Tabletop Featherboard - Craftsman 171.61181 Owner's Information Manual

ASSEMBLING THE FEATHERBOARDS
(FIGS. 21-23)
NOTE: The top/front side of each featherboard is marked
to indicate proper feed direction.
Fence Featherboard (Figs. 21 and 22)
1. Insert two 1/4-20 x 11& in. carriage bolts (H) through
the slotted holes in the featherboard (11). See Fig. 21.
2. Slide a large washer (D) onto each carriage bolt and
thread a small clamping knob (13) three or four turns
onto each carriage bolt.
3. To install on the fence, slide a spacer (12) over the
head of each carriage bolt, aligning the tabs on the
spacer with the slot in the featherboard (Fig. 21).
Then slide the carriage bolt heads into the T-slot
on the top of the fence (Fig. 22).
Tabletop Featherboard (Fig. 23)
1. Insert two 1/4-20 x 11& in. carriage bolts (H) through
the slotted holes in the featherboard (11).
2. Slide a large washer (D) onto each carriage bolt and
thread a small clamping knob (13) three or four turns
onto each carriage bolt.
3. To install the featherboard in the miter channel on
the tabletop, insert the heads of the carriage bolts
into the desired pair of keyhole slots on the tabletop
(located in the miter channel). Then tighten the
clamping knobs securely.
Fig. 21
Fig. 22
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Fig. 23
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