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1. 
   jchace | Jul 09, 2003 04:12am | #1

   Hi Hutch,

   There is quite abit of a learning curve to a feeder.  What I do is to first set up for the cut, then when hand feed works ok I swing over the feeder. The mounting side should not make any difference. At our shop we mount the base on whatever side is most out of the way. Get the fence opening tight.  Angle the power feed so the wheels shove the work to the table and the fence. Wax the table and fence. With our three wheel power feed, sometimes I pull the center wheel for large cutters. Otherwise sort of center the middle wheel. The out feed wheel needs to be pushing the most to the fence to pull the work through the cutter. Then just fine tune the process. The stock sometimes has curves and bows, we feed the curves so they flow on the table and fence, that is bow in, bow down. This may help with catching on the outfeed fence.

       Hope I was some help.

           

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   NickGianpaulo | Jul 09, 2003 05:59am | #2

   I use the little Delta feeder on my saw, and on the shaper for stuff tooo small for the Italian feeder. It's got to be the quickest feeder to set up I've ever used.

   To mount it on the machine, bolt the base through the table close to the mid-point.

   To adjust the feeder for running stock, put a 1/4" piece of plywood on top of a workpiece, and rest the feeder body on it. This gives the feeder the right bearing pressure and cutter clearance, and levels the wheels. Locate the feeder with one wheel on the infeed side of the cutter, and two wheels on the outfeed side. Toe the outfeed wheels in 1/4". Tighten the adjustments from the base out, tightening the ball joint last.

   On the table saw, this takes about 30 seconds.