Bench Dog 40-011 Feather-Loc Double Featherboard for Table Saws & Router Tables
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Bench Dog 40-011 Feather-Loc Double Featherboard for Table Saws & Router Tables
Customer Review: I agree with the other reviews.
Summary: 2 Stars
Update: Amazon has the Bench Dog 10-012 Miter Slot Adapter for about 10 bucks. I purchased it. It's some type of metal. Much better than the plastic that came with the set originally. It slides much better than the cheap plastic miter slot adapter. It should have been standard.
Once you get them setup for the cut, they work well. But as others have stated, they are not well thought out or easy to use. The black handle has stripped out from the bolt top and is now useless. I would not purchase these again. I think I can buy the replacement pieces to fix the stripped out problem but what the heck, I have only used them a couple dozen times and they need repairs?
I recently found some mag lock feather boards at Rockler (i think). I'll be looking for reviews on those.
Customer Review: Pretty good stuff...1 small complaint
Summary: 4 Stars
I have owned several of these for about 5 years and use them daily. They are easy to set and use and rugged. Only 1 thing prevents me from giving them 5 stars. They don't give a tight enough fit in the miter slot. They hold well enough to prevent sliding in the slot but they don't hold well enough to prevent lifting them out of the slot. When I set them firmly against the piece I'm cutting, I can't lift the wood without lifting the feather board out of the slot. They should be made with T-slot bars. But this is a minor inconvenience that does not diminish the value of the item. I recommend them.Customer Review: bait and hook
Summary: 2 Stars
I imagine they might have a good product but their marketing sucks.
I expect to take something out of a box and begin using it. You pay for a product and you should get something that works.
Once you try to use this, it doesn't adapt to your saw. Upon investigation, you need to purchase the adaptor which they offer for another $10 as I remember. Thats not what I expect from a business. I thought being made in the usa was good but I'd rather buy something chinese that I can use.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
Customer Review: nice addition to router table
Summary: 4 Stars
Although it is possible to make these I decided to purchase the Bench Dog feather boards to go with my bench dog pro-top router table. I am glad I did as it makes it a lot easier to handle routing the longer items. The feather locs can be attached effortlessly, adjusted easily and are like an extra hand, making it easier to manipulate the workpiece and much safer. I think I could probably have made a pair but for $20 I think I made the right choice. Its a nice product and a feather board of some type is an excellent safety addition. They look great and work well.Customer Review: 40 yrs..Never saw a 1/4" T-Slot
Summary: 1 Stars
Never have I seen a 1/4" T-Slot. Guess I'm not the first to be taken by poor advertising. Guess they really dont care as poor reviews for some time now. Bought a crown molding cutter to use on hard maple. As I'm buying the cutter the Bench Dog featherboard pops up and I check it out and buy it. Didnt look close enough though, are you kidding me,never even heard of a 1/4" T-Slot. Stuck with it now. Lesson learned, will never buy from Bench Dog again. PS. When I bought my crown cutter it had in bold numbers 1/4" SHANK....1/2" SHANK....