Featherboard; Attaching Auxiliary Board To Crooked Workpiece - Craftsman 113.197110 Operator's Manual

Featherboard
Featherboards are used during rip cutting to
help keep the workpiece against the fence.
The featherboard is clamped to the front
table, so that the angled edge of the feather-
board is against the workpiece on the infeed
end of the blade. The other edge of the
workpiece is against the fence.
Make new featherboards when existing ones
have been damaged.
1. Use solid (knot free) lumber 24 inches by
5 1/2 inches by 3/4 inch.
2. On the 24 inch sides mark a point 5 1/2 in-
ches down on the left and 9 1/2 inches down
on the right from the edge of the board.
Draw a tine between the points.
3.Crosscut workpiece at a 30 ° angle then rip
to make the kerfs.
4. Do not clamp the featherboard against the
cut off part of the workpiece.
Fig. !20 - Way to Use a Featherboard
Attaching Auxiliary Board to
Crooked Workpiece
If the workpiece you want to rip cut does not
have a straight edge, attach an auxiliary board
to the workpiece.
1. Place irregular side of workpiece against
fence.
Note: All Dimensions in inches
Fig. 119- Featherboard Dimensions
5-1/2
2. Place straight edged auxiliary board on top
of workpiece and against fence.
3. Tack the auxiliary board to the workpiece.
The auxiliary board must not extend beyond
the leading end of the workpiece and should
cover the workpiece width only enough to
pass between the blade and fence.
4. Use a fence that is equal to or higher than
the combined height of the workpiece and
auxiliary board.
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