"jtpr" wrote in message
news:1096835894.eYlvSgVjg6IsV/Z5Ix8+Lw@teranews...
...on your Table Saw? My brother in law was over last night and we were
standing at my table saw discussing safety. He said he always stands in
front of the piece of wood he is feeding into the table saw and feeds it
through by holding his push stick on top of the wood between the blade and
the fence. I said I always stand to the left of the blade and feed it
through by holding the wood on the outside of the blade. He felt he had
better control his way, I felt it was dangerous to stand directly behind
it. We both use those long notched push sticks.

After being hit with a couple of 3 hp missiles I always stand to the left,
but I also use a push stick--it's possible and not all that difficult.

Also, he cuts thin strips with the waste side between the fence and the
blade. So if he wanted to rip a 1" piece off a 6" board, he would have
the
5" side between the fence and the blade. I do it in reverse. I never
really thought about it. How do you guys do it? Which is safer/better?

I keep the waste outside the blade so that the cuts are repeatable without
moving the fence.

These methods actually seem to work pretty well for me--I haven't had a
kickback in several years. And since I'm a couple inches taller than
average, that's...ahem...OK for me.

Bob