On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:35:00 -0500, the infamous "Wild_Bill"
scrawled the following:

Thanks for the tips, Jim. The hold-down bar blocks the view of the shear
blades on this model, but works OK. The shear still works without the
hold-down, it's just more likely that the material will move as the cut is
started.
I haven't seen any creeping during the cut yet, but I'm sure it will occur
with certain materials or thicknesses.

Could the bar be drilled to provide visual access while still bring
installed? Could one perhaps fabricate and use an acrylic replacement
bar? R&R holddown, reinstall on the back of the unit? Add fingers to
the bottom of the holddown bar and adjust it upward, to provide visual
access beneath?

Thanks for the review, BTW. Well done.

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