Woodstock D3119 User Manual
BOARD STRAIGHTENERS ™
INSTRUCTION SHEET
D3119 Board Straighteners
™
How to Use Your Board Straighteners
™
To hold and cut an irregular-edged board without the use
of a jointer, do these steps and see
Figures 1 and 2.
1. Choose a straight and square
piece of
1
⁄
2
" thick wood for the
guide board, which is the same
length or longer than the
workpiece you will cut; and
make a
3
⁄
16
" deep by 1
1
⁄
2
" wide
rabbet cut the complete length
of your needed guide board.
2. Position the guide board and workpiece to either side of
the
Board Straighteners
™
as shown in Figure 1.
3. Tighten the thumbscrews until the boards are securely held.
For long boards–use additional
Board Straighteners
™
DO
NOT over tighten the thumbscrews.
4. Slide the guide board against the fence and make your
first cut, remove the workpiece from the
Board
Straighteners
™
, and put the freshly-cut side of the
workpiece against the fence and make your second cut.
The workpiece is now square.
Introduction
You can now cut straight boards from irregular-edged
boards without using a jointer! The SHOP FOX
®
Model D3119 Board Straighteners
™
hold a board with
an irregular edge to a guide board with a known
straight edge. This stable arrangement can then be slid
along the table saw fence, producing a straight cut on
the irregular board.
• READ and UNDERSTAND this instruction
sheet and your table saw instruction manual
before you use Board Straighteners
™
. Otherwise,
serious personal injury may occur.
• If you are using BOARD BUDDIES
®
or any other
anti-kickback device on your table saw, make sure
that no interference or unsafe condition exists if
used in conjunction with Board Straighteners
™
.
• Always use two or more Board Straighteners
™
to
hold the workpiece to the guide board; otherwise,
the boards can slip apart, causing kickback. It is
often better to use too-many Board Straighteners
™
than too-few.
• ONLY use Board Straighteners
™
for holding an
irregular-edged board to a guide board for cutting
on your table saw. Board Straighteners
™
are not
designed for cutting warped boards, which do not
sit flat on the table. DO NOT modify Board
Straighteners
™
for any other task, but rather, use
“C” clamps, vises, jigs, and bar clamps for
associated clamping and gluing needs.
• Woodstock International Inc.
shall not be
responsible for damage or injuries caused by
improper use of the Board Straighteners
™
. If you
have any questions about the use of this tool,
contact Woodstock International Inc.
For questions contact Woodstock International Technical Support at 360-734-3482, or send e-mail to: tech-support@woodstockint.com.
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Figure 2.
Figure 1.
Guide board
is against
fence
Workpiece
1
1
⁄
2
"
3
⁄
16
"
Workpiece
Guide
Board