See Review from January 2021 Fine Wood Working Magazine, last photo!
This listing is for plans only, sent as instant download. This item available ready to use from alladd.com. No hardware or parts are included in this plan only listing. Includes pdf of instructions and drawings for crucial parts, full material list, detailed construction instructions (29 pages with many drawings and photos), 11 page owner manual with helpful tips. Also contains dxf drawings of critical parts . Please contact me if you need Sketchup files , not accurate enough for CNC work, but useful to visualize the components. Plan builders will ideally have use of a CNC router to cut plywood gears and bearing plates requiring precision that may be difficult to obtain with conventional tools. See 3rd photo.
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Purchasers of this plan-only version can later purchase a kit or finished power feeder and have the plan price credited towards their purchase price.
The Little Proteus power feeder is a revolutionary new device that will allow many woodworkers to use a power feeder on tasks they never considered power feeder use as an option. This is especially true for use on router tables and band saws, where even the smallest commercially available power feeder is often too big and heavy to mount on small machines. See review in January 2020 edition of Fine Woodworking Magazine, last photo.
The Little Proteus is also easy and fast to mount and dismount, so it can be worth setting up for just a few cuts, for safety or better results.
Using a brushless motor cordless drill as a power source, and a plywood gear speed reduction box distributing the drills power to the feeder's three polyurethane feed rollers, the Little Proteus can deliver ample power and the perfect feed speed for the task at hand.
A wiper motor can be used as an alternative power source, though it's less powerful and has a narrower speed range than a brushless motor drill. Instructions for using a wiper motor are included.
Here's a short video of the feeder in action, feeding 7.5" wide cherry for resaw in a band saw, and ripping 8' hardwood on a jobsite table saw. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67d53pzsRQo
More info here: https://powerfeeder.alladd.com/powerfeederindex.html
Ready to ship now, the feeder is also available fully assembled, or in kit form in varying levels of completeness to suit your skills and needs.
Little Proteus advantages:
• Safety -keeps hands away from cutters and blades.
• Speed –allows constant feed at optimal speed, and for some work you can pick up the next piece and ready it for feeding as the current piece feeds through hands-free.
• No burn marks from interruptions in feed.
• Reduced physical work load as feeder does grunt work of holding work down to table, against fence and propelling it forward. You’re free to think more carefully about your work.
• Use on: table saw for ripping solid wood and plywood. Can even be used on job-site table saw.
• Router table, including the ability to climb-feed on light cuts for reduced tear-out.
• Band saw, for resawing thick hardwood. Hold-in power top and bottom of 6.5” wide board.
• Shaper, for light-duty work only.
Little Proteus vs. other power feeders:
• Super light weight, (about 16 pounds, including drill) allows mounting on small router tables, small band saws, even job-site table saws
• Quickly mount and dismount, and move to new tool – less than two minutes set up time.
• Fence mounting eliminates feeder base interference and deflection from feeder force..
• No need to plug it in! (Runs off battery powered brushless motor drill)
• Inexpensive. Fully assembled for $369 delivered to US. Kits starting at $116 delivered. Plans $20.
• Feed speeds, as slow as 3 FPM with certain drills.
• 2” wide feed rollers matches those found only on 100 pound+, $900+ machines.
• American-made (the only one!) and designed by Massachusetts life-long woodworker with 35 years production woodworking experience.
• Can be used without drill attached as spring hold-down for manual feed