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I use nothing else since finding these, I have 2 sets on my router table and another pair on my table saw. 10 times better than bulldog or other brands I used to use.
Most are junk and your afraid this might be the same. Kreg always offer pro-grade products. Everyone has purchased a cheap featherboard before. No way, this is a great must have tool. It works great and will not let go after you set it.
I thought these were pretty good until I bought some Rockler feather boards. The Rockler boards have a more commercial grade feel about them by using thicker plastic in the bodies and knobs, yet having plenty of flex in the feathers. Also, Rockler makes the expandable wedge lock hold downs out of metal, which are more dependable in grabbing and releasing from the table saw miter slot, than the plastic ones Kreg uses.Kreg makes a terrific line of pocket hole cutters, but these feather boards are just.OK.
Best in class for plastic feather boards. A bit pricey, but when compared to other lower cost feather boards I own it proves worth the extra cost. A good feature is the extra bolts supplied for mounting to alternate surfaces, and the ability to vary height with spacers supplied.
One slight downside is that the plastic slider that fits into the miter slot on the rounter table gets sawdust and woodchips caught in it so that the featherboard does not easily release from the miter slot. I've used these featherboards for about 4 months and found them to very helpful on my router table. They have helped prevent injury from a couple of nasty kickbacks. This isn't a big deal, only a mild annoyance. I purchased another set a week ago so I could use them on the router table fence.
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