"Andy" wrote in message

down against the table. The factory hold-down is not very useful.

Different strokes. I've been using a 14-651 for a few years and find the
factory hold-down to be exactly what is needed for the job.

Personally, I want the hold down adjusted so that it is just tight enough to
not allow the stock to raise on the upstroke, but not so tight that I can't
easily move the stock laterally for the next plunge.

IME, anything tighter, or any additional clamping, would simply take too
much time in making mortises.

YMMV ...


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