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Top feeding survey


dgman

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On my DW788 I top feed.  I do it all by feel.  It took about 15 - 20 minutes to learn.  I did start off bottom feeding but since I do a lot of larger fret pieces I found it impossible to find the drill holes especially when using the numbered bits.  On my Hawk VS-226 I bottom feed but that is not by choice but because of the saw design.  Needless to say I use the DeWalt more then the Hawk.

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I have always bottom fed my works. Don't know if my arm raises high enough without bending the blade to insert in hole. When I bottom feed, I just lift the work piece up enough to remove blade from cut & insert it in the next hole without looking at the under side. It seems to work OK for me. Once in a while I will get a stubborn drill hole & the blade doesn't want to come through. No big deal. Just lift it & insert it the regular way.  Good Luck 

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I would  be a top feeder if I could solve a problem. Attaching the blade to bottom clamp blind is easy!

Putting the blade thru the drill hole a little harder, I can do that ( teeth point down )

But

Three times I tried top feed and failed!  How do I align hole in wood with hole in table?

How do I align hole in wood with hole in table 500 times?  A 1000, 10,000 and never miss it?

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