Feed mechanism for woodworking machinery

A feed mechanism for woodworking machinery comprising a base, a fence or workpiece guide provided on said base, a first shaft disposed in upright position with relation to the base and having the longitudinal axis thereof perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said fence, means journalling said first shaft to permit axial pivotal movement thereof, an arm having inner and outer ends and being fixedly secured in the inner end portion thereof on said first shaft and extending axially normal therefrom, a spring coiled around said first shaft downwardly of said arm and spacedly therefrom for biasing said shaft and arm in a predetermined direction, an adjustable stop provided on said base and engaging the lower end of said spring, a collar locked fixedly on said first shaft spacedly below said arm and engaging the upper end of said spring, a second shaft disposed between said first shaft and said fence and being supported by, and journalled in the outer end portion of said arm for rotation with respect thereto, a source of power, means connecting said source of power with said second shaft for effecting rotation thereof, and at least one workpiece feed roller carried on said second shaft downwardly of said arm and being rotatable with said second shaft whereby said second shaft is moveable with said arm and under bias of said spring said roller is urged toward said fence for driving a workpiece therealong.