On 6/1/2011 11:56 PM, gene heskett wrote: > This is NOT a kickback pawl. This is a solid steel plate that mounts to > the old blade guard bracket, under the table insert. You must make a zero > clearance table insert, I make mine from the 1/2" thick melamine coated > phenolic from Highland Hardware in Hotlanta. I wrote the gcode to carve > the outer so it fits the table quite snugly, then raise the blade to cut > the slot, then take it back to the mill and extend the slot all the way to > the rear so the shark fin can rise and fall with the blade. OK. I get it now.
I think my Dad has one of those on his fancy Powermatic.. I'll have to look. That does sound like a really good idea. That is entirely different than an anti kickback pawl. Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Data protection magic? Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users