"Ken Vaughn" wrote in message
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Today I made a knee operated kill switch for my Jet table saw. Here is a
photo of the finished switch:
snip
The knee plate was made from 3/8" Baltic Birch and scrap oak.

My design criteria:

1) switch should not interfere with depth adjustment wheel when blade set
to 45 degree bevel (it does not)
2) no obstruction of switch start button (it does not)
3) minimal forward extension of entire switch (adds about 5/8" -- 1/4" for
mounting plate and 3/8" for knee plate)
4) minimal throw to operate switch (about 1" at bottom of plate, about
3/4" where knee contacts plate)
5) minimal cost (made entirely from existing scrap and hardware)

--
Ken Vaughn
Visit My Workshop: http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65/


Nice adaptation of the standard-issue switch that comes on the Craftsman
Professional (22124) table saw at Sears.
The only thing missing seems to be the provision for inserting a long-hasp
padlock as a preventive measure against "unauthorized" use :-)

-- Steve
www.ApacheTrail.com/ww/




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