Thanks, Jim, for taking me into your shop. Good of you.kd6vpe wrote:Hey I use the same ones. I like the big one also. It has some saw mark on it which proves its worth.
Someday I'll try and get to go to Oklahoma.
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I've like this style the best for ripping. The design is from Woodsmith. I get good leverage and I'm able to push the stock down and toward the fence at the same time.
It's a sacrificial push stick i.e., the blade runs through the bottom when I'm cutting narrower stock. Mine is at the end of it's life as you can see from the photos (which I hope you can link to). I'll flip the 2 x 4 and turn the hardboard end for end and have a new one! When those are worn I look for scrap for my next one, keeping only the handle.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/berry63/
It's a sacrificial push stick i.e., the blade runs through the bottom when I'm cutting narrower stock. Mine is at the end of it's life as you can see from the photos (which I hope you can link to). I'll flip the 2 x 4 and turn the hardboard end for end and have a new one! When those are worn I look for scrap for my next one, keeping only the handle.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/berry63/
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All of these push sticks are great. Different ones for different purposes. I really like those custom ones of reible's. I use the SS ones too, but for some reason I don't like to put them in harms way. Silly of me really. 
Anyway, I usually make mine out of scrap for whatever I need it for. I never thought about making nice handles. I like that idea, especially being able to reuse the handles. Thank you for sharing.
Anyway, I usually make mine out of scrap for whatever I need it for. I never thought about making nice handles. I like that idea, especially being able to reuse the handles. Thank you for sharing.Tim
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pinkiewerewolf wrote:Are the bigger yellow push sticks the grrripers I've heard mentioned?
I've seen home made versions of that type and was thinking of cutting one out myself, but the big yellows look nice enough to purchase.
No "Grrriper" is a trademark you can Goggle it or click the link, there is also a thread on this forum about them. They won product of the year from some magazine in 2003 and Wood geve them a best product. The system has been upgraded by the vendor last year (similar to Shopsmith) to improve safety and add some new features.
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berry wrote:I've like this style the best for ripping. The design is from Woodsmith. I get good leverage and I'm able to push the stock down and toward the fence at the same time.
It's a sacrificial push stick i.e., the blade runs through the bottom when I'm cutting narrower stock. Mine is at the end of it's life as you can see from the photos (which I hope you can link to). I'll flip the 2 x 4 and turn the hardboard end for end and have a new one! When those are worn I look for scrap for my next one, keeping only the handle.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/berry63/
Do you have any details on your "Accessory Tray 1" I like the fact that it lowers the center of gravity. How did you attach it? Does it interfere with the casters?
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A 1982 500 Shopsmith brand upgraded to a Mark 7 PowerPro, Jointer, Bandsaw (with Kreg fence), Strip Sander, Ring Master and lots of accessories all purchased new
12" Sliding Compound Mitre Saw, 1200 CFM DC
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A 1982 500 Shopsmith brand upgraded to a Mark 7 PowerPro, Jointer, Bandsaw (with Kreg fence), Strip Sander, Ring Master and lots of accessories all purchased new
12" Sliding Compound Mitre Saw, 1200 CFM DC
I'm sure I can provide additional info although there are no 'plans', I just made it, quite some time ago. But if you give my until the weekend I'll snap some pics and send a description of both shelfs.paulmcohen wrote:Do you have any details on your "Accessory Tray 1" I like the fact that it lowers the center of gravity. How did you attach it? Does it interfere with the casters?
I need until the weekend because I have a day job with longish hours. (I leave the house before 6:00 and rarely get back until 7:00. After dinner and my beer I ready to sack out - not head down to the shop.)
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Push sticks are like Bibles only useful if you use them!
Also most people talk about using them on their saws, which is good. But if you have an accident with the saw you may have something to reattach. However if you have an accident with a shaper, moulder, jointer, planner, router, etc there probably won't be anything left to reattach.
I think the jointer is probably the biggest danger as many think if they keep their hand on the top of the board they are safe. However in some really strange situations the wood can literally explode apart when cut on a jointer leaving your hand to fall right into the whirling blades.
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Also most people talk about using them on their saws, which is good. But if you have an accident with the saw you may have something to reattach. However if you have an accident with a shaper, moulder, jointer, planner, router, etc there probably won't be anything left to reattach.
I think the jointer is probably the biggest danger as many think if they keep their hand on the top of the board they are safe. However in some really strange situations the wood can literally explode apart when cut on a jointer leaving your hand to fall right into the whirling blades.
Ed
Oh the jointer... that and those power planes seem to have been top contenders among my friends and associates along the way... and I guess you have to add nail guns.
At least on the jointer you have a guard (or should) and "push sticks" of sorts to move the stock. Even if I'm doing say a 4 x4 I like to use pads... keep those hands away from the blades. The people I've known that got hurt on one all say it was a dumb thing they did and should have known better. Same thing with the power planes... In fact on of my friends talked me out of buying one by showing up at wook with a big white hand and retelling of his weekend adventure.
Nailers, one even bit my son while he was doing construction work. He was holding pieces together and all was going well until the section of short nails ran out and the nails left in were about an inch longer.... just enough to go thru a finger. Again he was in a hurry and didn't open up the gun to see what nails were in it... the first 10-12 were OK but then came number 13 (OK I really don't know which on it was but why not blame 13). Part of that might even be my fault, at home we never had but one size nail in a gun at any one time... never occured to him others might do that.
As most safety devices you have to use them to get them to work. And push sticks are so easy to make even if you don't go all that fancy they can and will keep you safer. And keep in mind if you don't feel safe doing something then very likely you are not.
Ed
At least on the jointer you have a guard (or should) and "push sticks" of sorts to move the stock. Even if I'm doing say a 4 x4 I like to use pads... keep those hands away from the blades. The people I've known that got hurt on one all say it was a dumb thing they did and should have known better. Same thing with the power planes... In fact on of my friends talked me out of buying one by showing up at wook with a big white hand and retelling of his weekend adventure.
Nailers, one even bit my son while he was doing construction work. He was holding pieces together and all was going well until the section of short nails ran out and the nails left in were about an inch longer.... just enough to go thru a finger. Again he was in a hurry and didn't open up the gun to see what nails were in it... the first 10-12 were OK but then came number 13 (OK I really don't know which on it was but why not blame 13). Part of that might even be my fault, at home we never had but one size nail in a gun at any one time... never occured to him others might do that.
As most safety devices you have to use them to get them to work. And push sticks are so easy to make even if you don't go all that fancy they can and will keep you safer. And keep in mind if you don't feel safe doing something then very likely you are not.
Ed
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Hi,
I was just over doing some reading on another site only to find this posting:
http://lumberjocks.com/topics/2540
If you are wondering how a jointer can get you have a read.
Ed
I was just over doing some reading on another site only to find this posting:
http://lumberjocks.com/topics/2540
If you are wondering how a jointer can get you have a read.
Ed
{Knight of the Shopsmith} [Hero's don't wear capes, they wear dog tags]