On Jan 20, 10:07*am, Kent wrote:
I would like to know if what I am doing on a table saw is safe. I have
ripped a board to 4" in width. I then have a piece of 3/4" plywood
that is approximately 5" X 5" and I would like to cut this to 4" wide
to exactly match (in width) *the first piece I ripped. I am sliding
the 5" X 5" plywood through by hand holding it tight to the fence.
Pushing it through with a push stick does not "feel" safe to me. There
is plenty of clearance for my fingers when I slide it through.
However, since the board is only 5" across, it also does not feel safe
to me to have the plywood fully behind the blade with nothing on eiter
side as I am sliding it through. Miter saw would liekly be safer,
however, I am trying to exactly match the first board I ripped.

Is what I am doing safe or not?

If you asked then you already are unsure and therefore unsafe.

I use one similar to this:
http://www.scrgeek.com/pics/ww/jigs/jigEdge4.jpg

Try different ones cut from plywood and see what you like. I never
liked the dinky orange stick that came with my saw and only used it
once or twice.
http://www.ptreeusa.com/Peach%20Graphics/push_stick.jpg

try a google image search
http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...e+ push+stick