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|tool name=Push Blocks | |tool name=Push Blocks | ||
|image= | |image=push blocks.JPG | ||
|synonyms=push pads, "safety grips";<br>DE: Schiebeblöcke, Schiebeklötze | |synonyms=push pads, "safety grips";<br>DE: Schiebeblöcke, Schiebeklötze | ||
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|used with=[[Router Table|router table]], [[jointer]], [[Table Saw|table saw]] | |used with=[[Router Table|router table]], [[jointer]], [[Table Saw|table saw]] | ||
|location=[[Router Table|router table]] | |location=[[Router Table|router table]] | ||
|similar=[[Push Sticks|push sticks]] | |similar=[[Push Sticks|push sticks]] | ||
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On the table saw, [[Push Sticks|push sticks]] may be the better choice - it depends on the cut you are making and the forces involved, as well as the room you have available! | On the table saw, [[Push Sticks|push sticks]] may be the better choice - it depends on the cut you are making and the forces involved, as well as the room you have available! | ||
== | == Use == | ||
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Press down firmly on the workpiece, ideally with a block in each hand, and practice some movements before the actual cut (especially if you are handling slippy workpieces)! If the workpiece is thinner than the push blocks, make sure you are actually pressing ''on'' and not ''next to'' it. | |||
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== Inspiration == | == Inspiration == | ||
Some [[YouTube Makers]] showing how they've made their push blocks, with a short summary of the (perhaps) most interesting features: | Some [[YouTube Makers]] showing how they've made their push blocks, with a short summary of the (perhaps) most interesting features: | ||
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6zpUnjVnWM Ollaris] - retractable wooded pegs at one end that can give extra support at the workpiece edges, if desired | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6zpUnjVnWM Ollaris] - retractable wooded pegs at one end that can give extra support at the workpiece edges, if desired | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk9KdrwZj-0 Kenbo (Kennyearrings)] - handsaw-style grip, using an old mousepad as the sticky part | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk9KdrwZj-0 Kenbo (Kennyearrings)] - handsaw-style grip, using an old mousepad as the sticky part | ||
== Blocks We've Made == | |||
* first try by [[Lukas]]: essentially [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d8jE0RE-xk John Heisz's design] | |||
** freehanded the handles, one rather horizontal and one pointing up - which is more comfortable? | |||
** anti-slide rubber grid on the bottom | |||
** room for improvement: add pegs like in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6zpUnjVnWM this video] | |||
** change in next version: make one in the opposite orientation, seems to be more ergonomic | |||
[[File:making push blocks.JPG|300px]] | |||
Revision as of 22:22, 25 October 2018
| ToolInfoBox Push Blocks | |
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| Synonyms: | push pads, "safety grips"; DE: Schiebeblöcke, Schiebeklötze |
| Type: | workholding |
| Used with: | router table, jointer, table saw |
| Location: | router table |
| Similar (More or Less): | push sticks |
Push blocks are simple but important pieces of safety equipment for dangerous tools like a router table, jointer or table saw.
They can easily be self-made and should provide a healthy distance from the workpiece while providing at least as much control as your flat hands would.
On the table saw, push sticks may be the better choice - it depends on the cut you are making and the forces involved, as well as the room you have available!
Use
Press down firmly on the workpiece, ideally with a block in each hand, and practice some movements before the actual cut (especially if you are handling slippy workpieces)! If the workpiece is thinner than the push blocks, make sure you are actually pressing on and not next to it.
Inspiration
Some YouTube Makers showing how they've made their push blocks, with a short summary of the (perhaps) most interesting features:
- John Heisz (ibuildit.ca) - glued joints without metal fasteners, a huge advantage in case you ever cut into the block by accidents; angled grips
- Ollaris - retractable wooded pegs at one end that can give extra support at the workpiece edges, if desired
- Kenbo (Kennyearrings) - handsaw-style grip, using an old mousepad as the sticky part
Blocks We've Made
- first try by Lukas: essentially John Heisz's design
- freehanded the handles, one rather horizontal and one pointing up - which is more comfortable?
- anti-slide rubber grid on the bottom
- room for improvement: add pegs like in this video
- change in next version: make one in the opposite orientation, seems to be more ergonomic
