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== Use ==
== Use ==
[[File:10 Million Dollar Stick demo.JPG|200px|left]]
Similar to [[Push Sticks|push sticks]] for other saws, use a 10 Million Dollar Stick to hold down workpieces near the blade '''where your fingers should never go while it's spinning'''.
Similar to [[Push Sticks|push sticks]] for other saws, use a 10 Million Dollar Stick to hold down workpieces near the blade '''where your fingers should never go while it's spinning'''.



Latest revision as of 16:55, 29 May 2022

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10 Million Dollar Sticks

10 Million Dollar Stick.jpg
Type: safety/holddown
Used with: chop saw
Location: Wood Workshop
Similar (More or Less): push sticks

The "10 Million Dollar Stick" is a little helper that can be priceless for you because it saves your fingers when working with small pieces on the chop saw.

Use

10 Million Dollar Stick demo.JPG

Similar to push sticks for other saws, use a 10 Million Dollar Stick to hold down workpieces near the blade where your fingers should never go while it's spinning.

You can put one or two feet next to the blade, the other side of the stick rests on the machine's table (or the workpiece, if long enough).

Not entirely clear? Here's a quick video!

Make

Lukas collected a couple of appropriately shaped branches for simple self-made versions - putting together a few bits of scrap wood could also work, but make sure there are no screws involved! Cutting into the stick should never be dangerous.

  • length: approx. 30 cm (for Bosch GCM 12 GDL)
  • feet: rounded over by rasping, could also be rubberized