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Push Blocks
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2022 10:50 am
by John4337
The bottom of a couple of my old Shopsmith push blocks are deteriorating. Has anyone redone them? If so, what did you use?
This one is not terrible
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This one is toast...
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Re: Push Blocks
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2022 10:53 am
by dusty
I cut some mouse pads to size, cleaned the old pads off the push blocks and reattached to mouse pads to the push blocks.
Apply the adhesive to both the push block and the mouse pad. I don't recall what adhesive I used.
Re: Push Blocks
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2022 11:33 am
by beeg
Remember that you may have to replace them in the future. Be careful which adhesive you use, since you may have to clean it off again.
Re: Push Blocks
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2022 12:02 pm
by John4337
Mouse Pads, who would have thought, but they actually sound perfect. I was thinking 3M super 77 or super 90 adhesive
Re: Push Blocks
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2022 12:03 pm
by dusty
beeg wrote: ↑Tue Jul 26, 2022 11:33 am
Remember that you may have to replace them in the future. Be careful which adhesive you use, since you may have to clean it off again.
Nice job for the belt sander
Re: Push Blocks
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2022 3:45 pm
by John4337
As an update, the mouse pad material seems to be the trick. I found these desktop mouse pads at Wal-Mart. Cleaned the old stuff off and scuffed the block with 180 grit and used spray adhesive to attach the new material and trimmed it with a razor knife.
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Came out great
Re: Push Blocks
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2022 11:10 pm
by benmcn
Tom from Woodshop Nerdery posted a video on YouTube where he used tool box drawer liner as a pad replacement.
In addition to replacing the pads he added a “ heel” to one of his pushblocks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AceTAfItf48
Re: Push Blocks
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2022 10:58 am
by John4337
benmcn wrote: ↑Sat Jul 30, 2022 11:10 pm
Tom from Woodshop Nerdery posted a video on YouTube where he used tool box drawer liner as a pad replacement.
In addition to replacing the pads he added a “ heel” to one of his pushblocks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AceTAfItf48
That is a cool idea, just got a little project for today, thanks.
Re: Push Blocks
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 1:36 am
by rpd
If the mouse pads aren't grippy enough, Lee valley sells high friction sheets.
https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/to ... ion-sheets