Make Featherboard With Laser Cutter

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Make Featherboard With Laser Cutter

Make Featherboard with laser cutter
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Featherboard is a tool. Very useful When we want to cut wood safely.

Prevent the kickback of cut wood. And push the wood instead of hand pressure. There may be a risk of accident.

First Steps to Finding Information

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I find the information from the Internet is very easy to write new.

Drawing Step

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I do not need a new design. Because it's good anyway. So I remember the size. Then drawing with CorelDRAW. in a quick step in the video. And you can download the file

Laser Cut

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I use a 4 mm thick plywood cut with a 60 watt laser using power 26%

Glue and Assemble

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Color and Nut

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I use yellow shades for wood.

Fitting nut head size 17 mm

​complete

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First completed
Note: Second, you need to drill your tool (as an alternative). Third, you can cut plaswood instead of wood, which is more soft than plywood.

Try It Out

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Make Featherboard with laser cutter

Watch video and enjoy the fun.