Model g0493 (Mfg. since 7/10)
-55-
5"
5"
4" Slot
(Top View)
(Side View)
3
/
8
"
Countersink on Bottom
1
/
4
" Hole
figure 107. Miter bar pattern.
5. Cut a miter bar that will fit in the table miter
slot approximately 5" long, as shown in
figure 107.
tip:
Consider making the miter bar longer for
larger featherboards—approximately half the
length of the total featherboard—to support
the force applied to the featherboard during
use.
6. drill a
1
⁄
4
" hole in the center of the bar, then
countersink the bottom to fit a
1
⁄
4
"-20 flat head
screw.
7. Mark a 4" line through the center of the coun-
tersunk hole in the center, then use a jig saw
with a narrow blade to cut it out.
8. assemble the miter bar and featherboard
with a
1
⁄
4
"-20 x flat head screw, flat washer,
and a wing nut or a star knob (see
figure
108). Congratulations! your featherboard is
complete.
4. rout a
1
⁄
4
"–
3
⁄
8
" wide slot 4"–5" long in the
workpiece and 1"–2" from the short end of the
featherboard (see
figure 106).
figure 106. slot routed in featherboard.
1"-2"
4"-5"
1
/
4
"-
3
/
8
"
Slot
(Side View)
Wing Nut
Miter Bar
Featherboard
Flat Head Screw
Flat Washer
figure 108. assembling miter slot featherboard
components.
tip:
The length of the flat head screw depends
on the thickness of the featherboard—though
1
1
⁄
2
" to 2" lengths usually work.
now, proceed to
mounting featherboard in
miter slot on page 56.
