Review on 🔌 Boost Your Workshop Efficiency with SHOP W1764 Mini Power Feeder: A Reliable Companion for Smooth Woodworking Operations by James Nedumaran

I had no prior experience with a mechanical feeder but was having trouble routing tongue and groove boards on 8ft oak boards that I was planning to use for the siding of my basement. I couldn't run for that long with consistent quality. So I figured it might be possible to make a small power supply that would fit in my router table and reduce mismatch. I ordered a Power Feeder from Shop Fox and adapted my router table to mount it, but due to other events in my life I was unable to try it for several months. Yesterday my wife helped me reprioritize my projects and I booted up the router and started running boards through it again. It took several passes to get the feeder set up correctly and soon I was making permanent cuts on the edge of the board. How did the power supply behave? It was ok but I had to help push the boards through the router. I wasn't surprised since it's only a 1/4 strong tool. It excels at holding the board against the fence and helping to keep evenly clean cuts on the edges of the boards. I've run about 65 boards through the setup and I have about 90-100 more to do. As I said, I didn't expect the tool to pull through the boards unaided, so I wasn't surprised. There are probably a few reasons. First, the weight of an 8ft board arguably exceeds the capacity of the feeder (even though the boards are only 1/2 inch thick). Second, I cut the entire sheet pile in one pass rather than multiple passes. .Overall I am satisfied with the feeder. It really helps me to consistently make clean cuts on long boards. I only used it for about 3 hours. So if I find a reason to update this review I will do so later. post