Woodcraft has added a brand-new safety accessory for the table saw, made by the Canadian-based JessEm® Tool Company, to its line of products. Clear-Cut TS™ Precision Stock Guides for Table Saws are the ultimate hold-down on the table saw. Multiple featherboards are required to simultaneously hold down and guide material accurately against a table saw fence.
Clear-Cut TS Stock Guides operate on the same principle as a stock feeder in that the stock is guided with urethane tires on rollers with one-way needle bearings at a 5° angle toward the fence as it is fed forward and a roller arm that works under spring pressure keeps the stock firmly in place and moving smoothly throughout the cut. Stock is pushed tightly against the fence, and the gripping force of the rollers assists in preventing kickback. All the while the roller arms work under spring pressure to ensure your material is held firmly against the table saw surface.
Woodcraft product development manager Peter Collins said, “Safety is every table saw user’s concern, and the new Clear-Cut TS Stock Guides for the table saw from JessEm® enable woodworkers, carpenters and DIY’ers to avoid kickback and move stock safely and effortlessly by using its one-way needle roller bearing for a precise table saw cut every time. These guides are especially helpful when working with large, thin panels.
These guides are easy to set up and pivot out of the way behind the fence surface when not in use,” Collins continued, “They mount to most commercially available fences and come with a T-track that provides complete adjustability.”
Let’s check in with Peter as he explains and demonstrates the Stock Guides with Scott Phillips of the PBSTV show, The American Woodshop.
- Unique roller system holds down workpiece and pushes into fence for precision stock feed
- Guides have 3-1/8″ of total vertical travel and can be positioned anywhere along HD T-Track
- Maximum stock thickness from table saw surface to 13/16″ above mounting surface
- Compatible with most T-Style commercial fences using the included HD T-Track
- Includes two adjustable roller arm assemblies, fence mount HD T-Track, mounting hardware and detailed instructions
Below is a full JessEm® demonstration of the Clear-Cut TS™ Precision Stock Guides for Table Saws,
In addition, JessEm® also makes the ultimate Clear-Cut™ Precision Stock Guides for Router Tables. Featherboards are limited in their ability to guide material accurately against a router table fence while Clear-Cut™ Stock Guides operate on the same principle as a stock feeder in that the stock is guided at a slight angle as it is fed forward. Rollers with one-way needle bearings are mounted at an angle, effectively steering your stock toward the fence. Stock is pulled tightly to the fence, and the gripping force of the rollers holds it securely in position.
- Unique roller system holds down workpiece and pushes into fence for precision stock feed
- 1-1/2″ urethane one-way rollers set at 5° toward fence and 2-3/4″ total adjustment
- Maximum stock thickness from router table surface to 9/16″ below center of T-slot
- Compatible with most router table fences with a horizontal 1/4″ T-slot above the fence faces
- Includes one infeed stock guide, one outfeed stock guide and detailed instructions
Check out the JessEm® Clear-Cut™ Precision Stock Guides for Router Tables demo,
