| | |  | Search by Manufacturer | Home » » Bench Dog 40-011 Feather-Loc Double Featherboard for Table Saws & Router Tables | | | | | | | Description: | | The FL200 is a pair of Feather-Loc featherboards without the slot adapter. Buy this if you are using the featherboards on equipment with a 1/4 hex t-track. | | | Features: | |
• Two multipurpose featherboards for holding the stock against the guide fence
• Easy set-up feature; reduces kickback, binding, lifting, and bent blades
• High tech polymer ensures it will maintain its original shape
• Advanced design means no marring to your workpiece
• Designed for 1/4" T-tracks only. Requires Benchdog 10-012 miter slot adapter for miter slots on routers, shapers, band saws, and table saws.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 13.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 9.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 29 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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75 of 83 found the following review helpful:
 Poor design and constructionFeb 04, 2006
By Darryl Ramm
I purchased several of these. Initially they looked good, but in use they are annoying and end up breaking. Most other commercially available featherboards are better designed, better built and cost less! I am surprised other reviewers rate these so high, I suspect the ratings are given before much use.
1. The black plastic knobs that you use to tighten the featherboard in place capture onto a nut head. The largest problem with these featherboards is that it is easy to strip the black plastic knobs when they are tightened, allowing the plastic knob to turn freely on the captive bolt.
2. A better design would ensure a more positive capture into the track slot by having both black knobs works to lock the split aluminum bar into the track slot, in this design only one of the knobs does this. Which BTW is the one that strips as above, since you have to tighten it enough to stop the featherboard sliding in the track.
3. The black plastic knobs are small and feel cheap, other commercial featherboards have larger knobs that are easier to tighten.
4. Also after using them for a while you've start to hate the non-parallel bolt slots that the featherboard slides around on. Most other commercial featherboards have parallel slots and these are easier to adjust.
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Usefull but awkward to useJan 12, 2007
By E. Weber
"woodworker"
I have been using these featherboards for a little while now both on my router table and on my table saw fence.
They do there job but I find it awkward and time consuming to set them up because of the non parallel slots.
27 of 30 found the following review helpful:
 Came without the track barsJan 09, 2007
By Dave P
Maybe I didn't review it closely enough, but this product shipped without the bars to allow it to track in my table saw. Should have been more clearly evident.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Great for router tablesJun 14, 2006
By John A. Fryer
"JF1"
I'm on just now to order one more pair. I appreciate Darrel's review above and want to add my thoughts.
Darrel is referring to the feather locks that come with an aluminum split bar you can use in a standard ¾ miter gauge slot. I got one of those when I purchased the cast iron Bench Dog router table that attaches to a table saw replacing the left table. BTW I love the router table. I got the fence and their switch, which all have been working great. The heavy cast iron table mated perfectly to my old Delta contractor's saw and the extra weight helps add mass to the whole saw. I bought a new porter cable 891 and love the whole set up.
I agree with you that the aluminum split bar thing is a joke. I looked at it once and never even tried it. It looks like it would only grip the slot at one end. I can imagine that you might strip the knobs out trying to tighten it sufficiently. I would trash that whole idea.
On the other hand, I love the feather locks used with the router table. They are really easy to use and work great. Routs are way cleaner with feather boards. I have two and need two more so I can use two on the table and two on the fence. It's hard for me to imaging breaking one when used for a router application. Another carpenter in my shop thought that the magnetic base feather board approach would be good for ripping on a table saw, which sounds like what you were trying to do?
13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 nice addition to router tableJul 20, 2005
By J. Rogers
"mightyatom"
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.
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