Hi !
Here are a couple of push sticks ideas :
La Belle Note - Push Sticks
http://www.labellenote.fr/file/Woodw...n_poussoir.JPG
http://www.labellenote.fr/file/Woodw...ussoirs%20.JPG
cheers !
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Hi !
Here are a couple of push sticks ideas :
La Belle Note - Push Sticks
http://www.labellenote.fr/file/Woodw...n_poussoir.JPG
http://www.labellenote.fr/file/Woodw...ussoirs%20.JPG
cheers !
Ha. Something whimsical for a change! Thanks for the post.
It sure is nice to see a different design other than handled and deer foot types. Very creative of you Christophe.
Thanks Christophe! I've added your Push Sticks to our Woodworking category, as well as to your builder page: Christophe Mineau's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:
<div id="blocks"> <div class="block b1 pngfix"> <div class="bimg"> <div> <a href="/push-sticks-2"><img src="/uploads/93204/push-sticks-2.jpeg" alt="Push Sticks" /></a> </div> </div> <div class="head pngfix"></div> <div class="left pngfix"></div> <div class="right pngfix"></div> <div class="blockover b1 pngfix"> <div class="title"> <a href="/push-sticks-2">Push Sticks</a> <span> by <a href="/builder/Christophe+Mineau">Christophe Mineau</a></span> </div> <div class="tags"> tags: <a href="/tag/safety">safety</a>, <a href="/tag/table-saw">table saw</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>
I'm new here. how do I download the plans? also in google it was these:
Attachment 45033
the top one was what I used during shop class... but now I can't find it online :(.
The top one could run your hand into the saw blade if something goes wrong. A link to other designs instead of posting the pdf, due to unknown copyright things.
I'm not a fan of ever having my hand over or near the side of a saw blade.
I ended up making this one: Attachment 45038
duct tape, frank, what do you mean really?
cause I've looked at the ones you suggested duck and except for that one:
Attachment 45039
except for that one (if I were to hold it from the very top), the hand position for the rest all seem to run pretty close to the blade (well I'm ignoring the obvious sole stick).
PS. the one I originally wanted was from popular mechanics and they've since removed the link I believe... I went on that particular page so...
Commercial push blocks can be both complex and expensive. This one...
https://www.rockler.com/micro-jig-gr...-handle-bridge
costs $100, way too much for the average home shop. Nevertheless, it provides some interesting design ideas for someone who wants to build his own.
It could be the angle of the photo that causes it to look unstable. I shouldn't have been so quick to judge, because everyone has their preference. A few close calls with push sticks that have a horizontal handle makes me not want to use that style.Quote:
Originally Posted by therosehermit
Look up table saw injury studies; there is a disturbingly large amount of data, and many of the injuries occurred when people were using push sticks. You can search a study for push stick to see some accounts of what happened: "push stick flipped", "push stick broke", "push stick got caught in the blade", etc. Table saw injuries represent the highest number of woodworking injuries. Or search YouTube for table saw push stick injury for some bloody anecdotal accounts. SawStop works well, but isn't cost effective for hobbyists. As you are pushing a workpiece through, consider "what if my push stick broke right now?".
The first time I tried to cut something on a table saw, I was terrified. After some thought, I decided that the only way to make it moderately safe was to build a sliding table for it. With that the work can be clamped to the table and your hands remain safely back pushing the table and not the workpiece.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon
I also added a power interrupter switch activated by a horizontal bar that stretched across the saw stand at upper thigh height. Bumping it with your body stopped the saw. Actually, with the sliding table the bar was overkill; I seldom used it. However, it's a safety feature that, along with a motor brake, should be built into every lathe to help avoid those "rolled in" accidents.
Clever on both modifications. This is a problem with deadman switch pedals too. If a machine pulls you in, it won't necessarily lift your foot off of the pedal. Improper deadman pedal design was implicated as a cause of the 2003 Waterfall rail accident:
https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...dent_pedal.jpg
Thanks for the rabbit hole. There are a surprising number of interesting studies done on this. Many of them come to the conclusion that people just tend to remove safety devices for convenience.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon
Does anyone use or trust this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-FZWOYAyUM
A friend of a friend is a surgeon who does woodworking outside of his day job. He has a Sawstop and trusts it to not wreck his livelihood. So far, so good.Quote:
Originally Posted by IntheGroove
Quote:
Originally Posted by ductape
y'all check this bad boy from John Malecki xD... solved the close to the blade problem!:
Attachment 45057
Plan for that flange on the end to break, or for it to slip off the end of the workpiece.Quote:
Originally Posted by therosehermit
https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...ange_break.jpg
fair point. will improve it.
Thumbed a few pages there. Hard to imagine a craftsperson dependent on commercial ornate "solutions", having any bit of a related workshop without vision. Or an internet connection. Meanwhile they capitalize on TAS (tool acquisition syndrome), decorating mancaves.Quote:
Originally Posted by mklotz
But Christophe's solution is proper in my book; being an enclosed handle, versus a stick handle.
Wood grain being what it is, making a push-stick is going to interrupt grain at handle or hook. Either invites accident; a loop handle has some degree of buffer, one a straight type won't. Either way, plywood is the choice to reduce a break or fracture.
