Re: Novice or Pro
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2021 8:40 pm
I've used the one From Grizzly an it works well with my 10ER with a 3/4 HP motor.
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-----------------Majones1 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 03, 2021 6:26 pm Although I have done some basic work with wood since I was young, using power hand tools, I know very well that I am a novice to woodworking and the associated shop powertools. I have worked in very dangerous environments and equipment for much of my working life, and I think this serves me very well with my this new endeavor. This makes me very cautious, which translates to moving more slowly as I think through everything, learning what all I need to be conscious of (like was said, where my hands are and where the dangers are). I appreciate being reminded of, or learning, best safety practices. So thank you for being my teachers.
That said, I have to tell in myself. Last week, I was doing some preventive maintenance work on the drive train of my 10ER - pulled the quill and drive shaft, disassembled the variable speed changer, oiled and waxed things, and adjusted belts. I went to plug the SS in, and I was shocked to find it was already connected to power. I NEVER do that. Whenever I finish with using my SS for the morning or afternoon, I always pull the power before I leave. Well, this one time I did not, and it could have resulted in serious harm.
This reminded me that when I was in the Navy, whenever we were getting ready to work on any piece of dangerous equipment, we had to go through a formal process of getting safety tags to place on the circuit breaker that we had to use to remove power from that equipment. It was a PITA, but it kept you safe from someone else energizing and activating the system, and ensured we knew the dangers.
Anyway, now I’m looking to get a magnetic emergency power switch to plug my 10ER into, and to use it as my main power switch. This way whenever I turn off the switch all power is always removed, and I won’t have to remember to unplug it.
Any dangerous place that requires a human to remember to act safely is a place that is destined to one day fail. Building in consistent safety routines help us humans to act safely, especially when we forget to think about it.