
555480 JOINTER FEATHER GUARD UPGRADE
OPERATIOA'S
The sideways pressure exerted by the feather
guard fingers against the workpiece helps
keep the workpiece against the fence. Also,
the fingers are oriented so the workpiece is
prevented from kicking back horizontally.
This allows the operator to concentrate on
puching the stock through - enabling safer,
more convenient and more accurate jointer
operations.
All jointers which have the feather guard will
operate exactly the same as with the old style
guard, except for the instructions below on
how to adjust the feather guard to work with
each workpiece. Read and perform the fol-
lowing instructions for joining or rabbeting,
then see your jointer owner's manual for all
operation procedures and safety information.
Press the feather guard against the
workpiece until you have reached mild
pressure. You can tell this when the fin-
gers slightly flex.
Move the stop knob(15) and stop pin (1a)
away from the workpiece so it touches
the stop stud (16).
Tighten the stop knob (15), as inFig.22.
Follow the jointing operations procedures
found in the jointer owners manual. Fig.
23 shows the Jointer Feather Guard oper-
ating while a board is being joined.
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WARNING
Before performlng any step below, make
sure thejolnter's powersource (MARK V,
Power StaUon orothersource) isturned off
andunplugged.
For Jointing -
llow to Adjust the Feather Guard
to the Wo*piece
1. Loosen the stop knob (15) on the stop pin
(14).
Place the workpiece against the fence and
2. Placetheworkpieceagainsttt
between the fence and the fea guard.
See Fig. 21.
Fig.23
For Rabbeting -
How to Adjust the Feather Guard to
the Workpiece
1. Loosen the feather guard's stop knob (15)
with stop pin (14).
2. Adjust the fence so it is positioned to cut
the desired width rabbet and lock it in
position. (Consult your Jointer Owner's
Manual)
6.
Fig.22
Fig.21
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