JessEm Flex Stock Guides
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 8:17 am
This is not a true tool review, as I don't own the "Flex" version of these. But I was previously unaware of their existence and suspect they have utility in the MarkV 510/500 community.
I have two versions of Clear-Cut Stock guides, one for the 520 Rip Fence and one for my router table fence, and am a fan of both. Each consists of a pair of guides, one for infeed and one for outfeed. Each individual guide controls the stock similar to two featherboards, one applying downward force toward the table and the other providing lateral force toward the fence, along with anti-reverse. The chief advantage over featherboards is at the outfeed, where a lateral featherboard usually cannot be used. The disadvantages of the table saw version are price and that while they can be adapted to the 520 fence, they are not compatible with 510/500. (2" minimum fence width IIRC.)
Yesterday I came across a "Flex" version of the router table guides that can be adapted to table saws with narrower fences: (https://www.amazon.com/JessEm-Clear-Fle ... 121&sr=8-5)
Note that the Amazon pictures show both router and table saw mounts.
- David
I have two versions of Clear-Cut Stock guides, one for the 520 Rip Fence and one for my router table fence, and am a fan of both. Each consists of a pair of guides, one for infeed and one for outfeed. Each individual guide controls the stock similar to two featherboards, one applying downward force toward the table and the other providing lateral force toward the fence, along with anti-reverse. The chief advantage over featherboards is at the outfeed, where a lateral featherboard usually cannot be used. The disadvantages of the table saw version are price and that while they can be adapted to the 520 fence, they are not compatible with 510/500. (2" minimum fence width IIRC.)
Yesterday I came across a "Flex" version of the router table guides that can be adapted to table saws with narrower fences: (https://www.amazon.com/JessEm-Clear-Fle ... 121&sr=8-5)
Note that the Amazon pictures show both router and table saw mounts.
- David