I'm making my own white oak door jambs. So far I did one set. I milled some rough cut oak, made two passes through the table saw to roughly remove a rabbet for the integrated door stop.
Then I ran it through the table saw again with a dado stack to get the rabbet to the final dimensions. The problem is, it's difficult to apply even pressure as the wood passes over the dado stack. I already have a featherboard pushing against the fence, but I'm thinking I could use another pushing against the saw top.
I know I can put one on my fence, but that would apply pressure to the part of the board closest to the fence only. Do they make any contraptions that can apply even pressure downwards, but over a larger surface area? Like multiple featherboards extended out over the work piece.
9 Comments
Peppycito@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
You can make your own feather boards, if that's what you're asking.
Maybe you could glue a bit of wood the size of your rabbit and glue it to the saw either side of the blade?
Marafon@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
If money is no object there's this dandy contraption.
https://www.woodcraft.com/products/jessem-clear-cut-precision-stock-guides-for-table-saws?variant=43403559731338&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADi4UvqryTdfFSKIiUN0NJvwjiKB6
brownmustardminion@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y
This is exactly what I was thinking. A bit out of my budget though.
Marafon@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Lol you're not alone, friend.
Bridger@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
You can make your featherboards any shape and stiffness you want. A wide short one for the fence, pretty stiff and barely pushing on the material from above (just enough to keep it from rising up, really) along with a dado depth support directly behind the stack sounds like it'd do it.
rxbudian@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
Maybe someone created a 3d print model that you can use to print one. There's probably a maker space with a 3d printer you can ask to print it
Bigfish@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 1y
Yes you can use a featherboard above the dado, but not right on top. Set it back an inch or two before the dado so it has less chance of binding up the work piece. More wouldn't be a great idea, but make sure you have a good out feed setup to help with keeping the piece level as it passes off the saw.
DazeEnd@mstdn.social · 1 pts · 1y
@brownmustardminion I got this featherboard off Amazon and really like it. You can use the two fratherbosrds separately, or stack them on top of each other for ripping tall pieces.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000WUB2JQ?psc=1
brownmustardminion@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y
This looks promising. At that price I might as well try it out. Thanks.