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    Default I saw one today...

    On DIY network, Wood Works, I watched David Marks use a jointer. Not a big deal but he fed a 75mm thick piece of stock through the jointer using his hands. The worst part was that he had his thumb hooked over the back of the wood. Scary! :eek:

    I was taught to ALWAYS use a push stick or hold down pads to feed stock through a jointer.

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    You never want to watch me using one then :eek:
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    Now I don’t want to start any thing controversial here but I see nothing wrong with that. 75mm is quite thick and it is not that “dangerous”. Be alert but not alarmed. Let me repeat myself for one more time.

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    A guy who is always wearing a business shirt while woodworking just seems wrong.
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    I am yet to see anyone use a push stick or any safety devise when using a jointer, tablesaw... in any of the shops I've worked in. It's like no one here knows what they're for.

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    Did anyone see on ABC TV last night the Aboriginal guy making boomerang blanks on a bandsaw. He didn't seem to be using the table - just holding both ends of the blank by hand - one hand in front of the blade and one behind it, and pulling it through with the front hand. Now that WAS scary!

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    It's like no one here knows what they're for
    Pushsticks are great for reaching that spot between your shoulder blades and for flicking your keys out from behind the beer fridge.
    "I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wongo
    . 75mm is quite thick and it is not that “dangerous”. .
    Maybe there is a decimal point missing?
    As in 7.5mm..

    Al :confused:

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    Oh Al Al Al, there is no point (impossible) to joint something 7.5mm thick.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wongo
    Oh Al Al Al, there is no point (impossible) to joint something 7.5mm thick.
    Yep your right, I just wack it through the thinneser.

    Al

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    For me, under around 45mm, I'll use a block, but thicker than that, just my hands - but as Wongo points out, keeping one's attention focussed is helpful in keeping fingers attached

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wongo
    Now I don’t want to start any thing controversial here but I see nothing wrong with that. 75mm is quite thick and it is not that “dangerous”. Be alert but not alarmed. Let me repeat myself for one more time.

    3 things, common sense, respect and confidence.

    I dunno what a lert is, let alone a larmed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by outback
    a larmed.
    isnt that one of those things from south america that spits...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gra
    isnt that one of those things from south america that spits...
    Huh, like a Mexican? :confused:
    I thought they only spat in ya food?

    Al :confused:

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    Quote Originally Posted by outback
    I dunno what a lert is, let alone a larmed.
    Me neither, but someone seems to think there's a distinct lack of the former around here.
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