Your
BOARD BUDDIES
®
are engineered for
dependable service and ease of operation.
However with most shop tools, they may
need periodic inspection and cleaning.
• NEVER
lubricate Board Buddy parts. Oil will
attract sawdust and foreign material which
could jam the mechanism or stain your
workpiece.
• ALWAYS
make sure the jam nuts (5) and
the position locking thumbscrews (11) are
tight, and the
BOARD BUDDIES
®
are correctly
adjusted
.
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
ANTI-KICKBACK HOLD-DOWN DEVICES
(PART # W1106)
Figure 1.
Typical
Board Buddy
application.
Use
Figure 4
and the parts list to inventory
your package. Your new
BOARD BUDDIES
®
are carefully packed. However, if any part is
damaged or missing, contact Woodstock
International Service and Support at
1-360-734-3482 or send e-mail to:
[email protected].
BOARD BUDDIES
®
1 X1104001
PIVOT ARM
2 X1104002
HOUSING
3 X1104003
MOUNTING BRACKET
4 X1106004
ROLLER (ORANGE)
5 X1104005
LOCK NUT
1
⁄
2
"-20
6 X1104006
SPRING
7 X1104007
SHOE
8 X1104008
TIE ROD
5
⁄
16
"-18 x 2-
1
⁄
2
"
9 X1104009
WING NUT
5
⁄
16
"-18
10 X1104010
ADJUST ROD
5
⁄
16
"-18 x 2"
11 X1104011
THUMBSCREW
1
⁄
4
"-20 x
3
⁄
4
"
12 XPRP25M
ROLL PIN 5 X 20MM
13 XPRP07M
PIVOT PIN 6 X 20MM
14 XPR02M
EXT RETAINING RING 9 MM
15 XPHTEK13
WOOD SCREW
#10 X 1-
1
⁄
2
"
ITEM
PART # DESCRIPTION
Figure 4.
Board Buddy Parts.
Introduction
BOARD BUDDIES
®
are made from die-cast aluminum
and feature non-marring orange neoprene rubber
wheels. Because the wheels turn counterclockwise
only, they function as anti-kickback and hold-
down devices. You can mount these to fences that
are 3" (76.2mm) to 1
1
⁄
2
" (38.1mm) high x 1"
(25.4mm) or wider. Each Board Buddy uses a
mounting bracket, a main body, and a roller. The
main body has a pivot arm which accepts the roller,
a housing that contains the pivot point and a roller
pressure spring.
Parts List
Maintenance
Troubleshooting
Here are some common solutions for Board
Buddy problems:
The Board Buddy does not clamp down on the
stock as it should, the pivot arm binds, or the
roller tension does not adjust correctly.
1.
Refer to the
Safety and Operation
section
and re-adjust the Board Buddy correctly.
2.
Remove and clean the threads of the
adjusting screws and thumbscrews.
Replace any stripped adjustment
screws and re-adjust.
3.
Depress the pivot arm (1) and remove the
shoe (7). Clean out any foreign material
that is preventing the shoe from sliding
inside the housing (2). See
Figure 4
.
4.
Replace the shoe if it is broken or worn.
The Board Buddy roller does not lock rotation.
1.
Incorrect roller, replace the roller with the
correct roller.
2.
The roller is broken. Replace the roller with
a new one. DO NOT rebuild the rollers.
4
5
1
8
9
15
11
3
10
2
12
13
14
7
6
Read and understand your machine operators
manual, and know the machine limitations.
NO ANTI-KICKBACK DEVICE WILL MAKE
YOUR MACHINE COMPLETELY SAFE!
