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Hammer K3 - crosscut fence micro adjust
There
is a micro adjust on the rip fence of my Hammer K3, and it is
terrific for dialling in a fine adjustment ...
Increasingly,
I have been missing the same on the crosscut fence. The crosscut
fence has an adjustable stop ...
...
and at the other end is a zero clearance insert I made from UHMW
...
The
ZCI is very accurate. Line up the workpiece against the edge, and
that is the cut.
Or,
set the stop at a specific distance, and the result is a very
accurate crosscut.
What I like to do is use the fence stop to
stablise the end of the board. The works very well ... until you need
to move the board a smidgeon in-or-out. The moment that you slide the
stop against the workpiece, it bumps it out of position. Trying to
tap the stop into position with the workpiece in place just does not
work.
The solution was to add a micro adjust. Perhaps one is
available for the Felder sliders - I do not know. I was not aware of
anything available for the Hammer sliders. Having seen a simple
version on Banggood, I decided to make my own from UHMW. A couple of
brass knurled knobs, three pieces of UHMW, two just screwed together
into an "L", and it works wonderfully! It is connected to
the stop by the integral nut-and-bolt.
Regards
from Perth
Derek
January 2021