Anthony Whitesell
Contributor

Hmm. That's an interesting option.

I don't see how that prevents it from swinging over the outfeed table when the guard opens. The power feeder is mounted litterally touching the...

The head is spinning and exposed and I still have to get the board started. Plenty of danger present IMO.

Pinning it open or removing it both pose the same problem, the cutterhead is exposed and unprotected from accidental contact. Hence my thought on...

I'm not sure I see, from the website, how this guard mounts to the jointer and allows for vertical movement to allow the lumber to pass beneath.

My concern with the euro guard, is that the mount would prevent it from allowing for boards wider than the jointer bed. I usually saw lumber to be 9"...

Not that I see how it matters, but it is because the pork chop guard travels downfeed to open it interferes with the power feeder when mounted.