bobj3

Hi Doyle

The blue stuff you see on the bottom of the push block is shelf liner and a tip I got from Rusty W.. on the forum,,,, it's cheap and I now use it all over the shop in the tool box and on all my push blocks...
I had the boss pickup about 8 rolls ,some from Kmart and Home Depot...

It comes in many colors and it's the same stuff you see at Rockler store for a router pad... one draw back you can't leave it in the sun on your work bench because it will stick to the work bench or anything else/// but now I turn my on the side when I put them down...



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rmaxa

Harry, I just love your box, and the feet make it so much nicer. I will have to try your technique on my next jewelry box. Great job.

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harrysin

Thanks guys for you're kind comments and more importantly you're safety concerns. Believe me, safety is most important to me, especially having sliced a finger tip on my newly sharpened jointer soon after retirement some seven years ago, I have therefore just been out to my shed and taken some shots to show exactly what the set-up was and how safe it is. Do remember however what Cowboy said, you must stay within you're own comfort zone.

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challagan

Harry, I missed the fact that you had a piece on top of the actual work piece. Sorry about that. I think you had it covered, but then you already knew that

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Joe Lyddon

Cool approach Harry...

After you cut a small piece off for a leg, do you route the end again to be ready to cutoff another leg?

Nice job.

Drugstore Cowboy

Hey -- dont get me wrong guys - I'm not anti-safety.
Anything that keeps blood inside where it belongs is good -- especially if it also helps you relax a little more and enjoy using your tools.
And scars on my left hand prove my choices have not always been ideal.

It's probably another one of those 'language' things.
I learned early on to have a healthy respect for damage tools could do to the body. And not just power tools -- I've seen some pretty nasty messes made with knives and chisels -- even screwdrivers.
But it really never occurred to me to think of them as - 'scarey' or to be afraid of them.

I guess if I have to pick a tool in my shop to be nervous about -- it would be this new band saw -- since standard procedures require fingers in very close proximity to an exposed blade.

I applaud reasonable safety measures -- and admit I probably SHOULD use more of them. Just please don't ask me to work in gloves --- hate em.

bobj3

Hi Cowboy

Have you seen the gloves that meat cutters use, tree trimers,chain saw users, they also have pants that will stop a chain saw from removing your leg,,,or your arm, just about anyone that works with the sharp tools, that will get you in a heart beat will used them...they also have a new table saw out called a Hot Dog saw that will not cut a hot dog or your finger,,,

Home shop safety is becoming a big thing for most shops...


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My brother in law up until a year ago worked in a small business here that manufactured those stainless steel gloves for everything from butchers gloves to suits made for shark divers.

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Drugstore Cowboy

OH LORD - looks like I opened another can of worms -

Yes - I have seen advertisements for most of the things you mention and have in rare and specialized situations seen some of it in use.
Just because I choose not to use something doesn't mean I don't know about it

And again -- I have nothing against anyone who wants to use it -
I am NOT putting ANYONE down -- whatever makes you feel safe and comfortable as you work -- is a great thing for you.

Personally -- the day I feel like I have to put on some kind of kevlar or chain mail to work in my shop --- is the day I take up crossword puzzles.
For one thing -- its tooo damn hot in Texas in street clothes - let alone what you describe.

And if you honestly believe that "just about anyone thatworks with the sharp tools . . .will use them"
We clearly hang out with a vastly different group of people.
I was raised around carpenters and welders and farmers and mechanics -
and still know quite a few - and with the obvious exception of the welders -- I know none who would feel the need for the kind of gear you suggest -

Sorry if I have offended anyone -- we just seem to live in very different worlds

harrysin

I know that I shouldn't joke about safety issues, but (there goes that word again), the last time I was in England I visited the tower of London and there were some great suits of armour on display, I just had to smile with an image of Bj. busy in his shop all dressed up in one of those suits. All joking apart, as Cowboy has said, even hand tools can be dangerous, about 40 years ago I stuck a screw driver part way into my hand, just under the left thumb, how fortunate we are now that slotted head screws are a thing of the past.

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