I have a Hammer K3 Winner with a 49" slider. This is a shorter slider and, as a result, the rip fence is used as much, if not more, than the slider (with F and F jig) for ripping.
One of the issues I have experienced when ripping with the fence is a tendency for the work piece to lift. Using a push stick is not a satisfactory solution, and I have been using a feather board with some reasonable success.
Enter the JessEm Clear-Cut TS Stock Guides. These are a set of rollers with hold down the work piece and also act as an anti-kick back. But what also interested me was the rollers are angled, and this forces the work piece against the fence for a cleaner rip cut. Woodcraft had the JessEm on special, and I took advantage of this.
The one issue with these Guides is that they are designed for the standard table saw rip fence, and the Hammer (and Felder) rip fence is far from standard.
Here is the rear of the K3 rip fence ..
.. and the end ...
I had decided beforehand that what was needed was a longer version of the base made for the feather board. Here it is (not as easy to photograph as it is black). Built from maple, and sprayed ...
It is locked to the rip fence with two sliding T-bolts. This allows the Guide base to be removed from the fence, such as when the fence is removed.
The top plate for the JessEm is heavy duty steel, and there is no deflection when the centre is bolted to the base. Here is the view from the rear ...
... and the front ...
I am impressed with the tenacity of the grip against the fence, and its absolute refusal to release in any other direction than forwards.
In fact, it holds pretty damn well with just one arm ...
Here is one of the angled wheels ...
When not in use or when unneeded, the arms can be lifted and locked out of the way.
I have not had much chance to use the Guides yet, and will come back to the forum at a later date.
Regards from Perth
Derek
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Originally Posted by Derek Cohen
