On Mon, 09 Dec 2013 14:21:04 -0500, Bill
wrote:

Mike Marlow, I bought some Grade 5 (instead of Grade 8) bolts and nuts
today just so I wouldn't have to wait anymore for them.

This message isn't indexed in precisely the write location, but we're
not all writing for posterity.


Thinking more about push-sticks and table saws-- What are the chances
that an errant pushstick will yank one's hand towards the blade? Hmmm...

Exceedingly small. The rotation of the blade is towards you, so if
the stick gets tangled in the blade, it's coming back at you. It
might put your eye out, but it's unlikely to suck your fingers in. You
don't reach behind the blade, do you?

Maybe should build one of those that look like a plane?

I have a couple I like. Both have notches so in addition to pushing I
can hold the back of the board against the table. Without this, the
stick can go under the board, causing it to rise. Kick-back is only a
millisecond of bad luck behind.

I keep one of the sticks on the fence and the other has a magnet and
sits stuck to the left side of the table. The idea is that they're
readily accessible when they're needed.

I have been reading the older book, Cabinet Making and Millwork, by John
Feirer. It seemed to get more interesting when he got to the subject of
table saws. Coincidentally, I'm sure, I'm on page 285--"Pushsticks"
(only 600 pages to go...lol).