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Box Guard Steps
Making Box Guards
Shop-made box guards are an excellent way to
enclose the cutter to virtually eliminate accidental
contact with the cutter during operation. Having
the cutter enclosed also helps increase the effi-
ciency of dust collection. The drawback to box
guards is that one size does not fit all. Often, pro-
fessional woodworkers who use box guards make
multiple guards that are different sizes.
Figure 51 shows one way to make and attach a
box guard to the Model G0900. This guard replac-
es the vertical clear plastic guard that is included
with the shaper. For durability and strength, use a
hardwood when making box guards. When install-
ing the box guard, adjust the box guard approxi-
mately
⁄
" above the stock you will shape and use
1
4
featherboards on both sides.
Note: DO NOT use the box guard as a hold-
down or featherboard; instead, use the provided
featherboard that has the ability to flex with the
minor height variations of your stock.
1
2
3
Figure 51. Box guard attached instead of
included clear plastic guard (fence and guard
components removed for clarity).
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Tips for making a custom box guard:
The thickness of your workpiece will determine
the height of the box guard. Therefore, you will
need to build a separate box guard for each
workpiece of a different thickness. A box guard
can be used with or without a zero-clearance
fence (see Making Zero-Clearance Fence on
Page 35 for instructions).
The box guard can either attach directly to wood-
en fence boards (or board) with screws (as shown
in Figure 52) or attach directly to the guard fence
assembly with the plastic guard hardware (as
shown in Figure 51). In either case, featherboards
should also be used on either side to support the
workpiece. Construct the box guard in a way that
it extends out over the cutter area while leaving
enough distance between the guard and the table
for the workpiece to easily pass by the cutter.
Refer to Figure 52 for an example.
Fence
Board
Workpiece
Figure 52. Example of custom box guard
attached to wooden fence boards.
Model G0900 (Mfd. Since 03/20)
Box
Guard
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