The Magswitch Magnetic Jig is a compact, easy to install fixture designed to be used in conjunction with a shop-built jig. The most outstanding thing about this strong, jig-holding magnet is the simple fact that with a single knob turn you can turn it on and off. This technology is patented and means that you can rapidly and readily affix a wide variety of shop-built jigs to any ferrous metal surface. This would sidestep the frustrating and awkward one-handed clamping ritual that’s usually required when working with ferrous metals.
What about ‘featherboards’ you ask? Well, the team at Rockler has solved this with the Magswitch Magnetic Table Saw Featherboard - Magnetic Fence Featherboard and the Magswitch jig combo. Magswitch magnetic featherboards’ radical approach to the problem permanantly solves this ageold problem. One of the main reasons for featherboard is that you often have to keep moving the jig as you work and with movement, you’ll have to steady the featherboard with one hand and then trying to clamp it to the tool surface with the other. Here’s where the Magswitch proves its worth as being a revolutionary tool. It makes it simple to secure with just one free hand!
The other commonly encountered featherboard problem is that there’s often nothing to clamp it to! Clamping the featherboard near the center of your tablesaw bed would require an extremely long featherboard for the clampable edge of your saw. With the Magswitch Magnetic Table Saw Featherboard, you can position it anywhere on the tool surface easily. The Fence Featherboard works on the same premise but its lower profile does make it the better choice for tools with metal fences or tools with a smaller bed.