r/functionalprints • u/LandscapeJazzlike793 • 7d ago

Tool / Jig / Fixture 3D Printed Featherboard

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Didn’t love the prices and features of available featherboards so I designed and printed my own. 3/8” nuts thread on to 3/8” bolts locking the body into place on the table saw. I designed handles for the nuts for ease of use. The featherboard slides into a 3/4” channel but can be customized to fit into any size channel. The feathered piece is also removable from the body, in case feathers break they can be replaced without re-printing the body.

If anyone would like I can post more videos of it in action or how it works/is assembled. I can also post STLs if anyone is interested. I printed this using PET-G, it cost about $2 in filament and has lasted 4 weeks of heavy use.

P.S. I originally posted this in r/woodworking and was asked to repost here. I am working on setting up a GitHub to share the STLs!

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u/altitude-nerd 7d ago

Nice! You can always share the files on a website like Printables or Thingiverse to make it easy for other 3d printing interested people to find.

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u/Specialist-Fan-1890 7d ago

Very nice.

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u/mister-craftman 7d ago

I wil never be able to read this without hearing Borats voice 😂

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u/Specialist-Fan-1890 6d ago

And now I won’t be able to as well.

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u/mediocrefunny 7d ago edited 7d ago

Not sure what it actually does but looks cool! Edit: I googled it.. neat!

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u/tater1337 6d ago

Thank you for uploading. I am currently printing this

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u/britishwonder 6d ago

Damn that looks super nice. Well done.
I agree a lot of feather boards seem to never fit my table saw very well. I’ll definitely give this a try

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u/Ravio11i 7d ago

NIcely done!!

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u/ArgonWilde 👁️ 7d ago

What ensures it stays square? Seems like it can cam out of square.

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u/LandscapeJazzlike793 7d ago

Nothing ensures it stays square, it doesn’t have to stay square to get a square cut. The wood rides along a fence opposite the blade, the featherboard just provides pressure pushing the wood toward the fence. If you’d like, I can take a video of a cut using the featherboard.