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The SS pad on my push block is shot. what do you are replace it with.

I know of carpet pad for one, any other ideas.
TIA

farley wrote:The SS pad on my push block is shot. what do you are replace it with.

I know of carpet pad for one, any other ideas.
TIA

No I do not but I'll be watching this thread for the responses. I have two that are about to go "out of service" for want of replacement pads. This hot, dry Arizona climate is not kind to anything rubber.

You mentioned carpet pad. Have you done that successfully? You must use pad that is different than any I have used. All my carpet padding is much too soft.

Buy a couple of cheap mouse pads. Some are made of thick rubber with a textured "gripping" bottom. Cut to fit then use contact cement. Hope this helps.

I have used a non slip router mat. Rockler and others have 24X36 mats for $10. You can cut a bunch from one mat. My first attempt with a pad (salvaged from the school shop trash can) worked well. Check the adhesive on the pad before you use it and clean the push block well. I have actually build some small push blocks attaching the pad to shop made handles.

dusty I have heard people using carpet pad for router work, so I thought it might work for the push block.

the mouse idea makes sense

The pads you put under area rugs to keep them from slipping on hard surface floors should work also. They are good for router and sanding pads. A lot cheaper too.

As I mentioned on another thread these cheap (about $2) Scotch-Brite type grill scrubbers work well as push blocks.
http://www.choiceful.com/prod_image/71617_m.jpg
Or you could attach coarse Scotch-Brite pads to your old blocks.
I have a pair or two of push blocks that are worn out and I will use some good gripping ribbed shoe soling I still have around to fix them. You could also look at ribbed hall runners as long as it was a thick one. Gum-crepe like you use as sandpaper cleaner sticks would work great too. I used to buy it in big sheets from about 1/4" thick up to about 3/4" thick.

the mouse pad worked perfect. with more mouses not requiring mouse pads, you may see more good-old mouse pads laying around. grab a few.

Thanks

After complaining to myself last week about how bad of shape my push block pads were getting, I sent an email to Shopsmith to ask if they knew of any good fixes. Their answer was "no". Today, I remembered there was a discussion on the forum about this. A quick search and here I am looking at as many as four replacement pads right next to me. This forum comes through again. John McCrossen

Excellent question farley! And excellent answers!:D