Don Case Posted June 14, 2021 Share #1 Posted June 14, 2021 Has anyone come up with a great push stick for a hobby table saw? I just started trying to make gratings and and it's kind of tight. When you get down to cutting .020" planks and .040x .040" strips it starts to get dicey as to whether you keep all your fingers. My fence is 1/4" high so that may be one thing I can change. The table is about 12" long so ripping anything less than 6" means that the wood is right in the corner between the fence and the table. Is a consumable push stick maybe the best way to go? Any thoughts? Oh, I just remembered the Byrnes saw post at the top of the page. I'll go read that now. Canute, mtaylor and thibaultron 3 Quote HMS Discovery 1789 by Don Case - 1:48 - - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800 - Model Ship World™ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Seiler Posted June 14, 2021 Share #2 Posted June 14, 2021 Pencils. Use the eraser against the wood. It grips better than wood on wood. thibaultron, allanyed, Ryland Craze and 4 others 7 Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, John Smith Shallop Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch 1/4 scale-Model Shipways plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted June 14, 2021 Share #3 Posted June 14, 2021 Pencils are great as has been mentioned above. I also use chopsticks (buy them by the bag) and just notch the end that will be pushing the wood. bruce d, Chuck Seiler, reklein and 4 others 6 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted June 15, 2021 Share #4 Posted June 15, 2021 AND, the chop sticks are easy to split multiple times with a razor or scalpel, then run through a draw plate for tree nails!!!! Allan thibaultron, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted June 15, 2021 Share #5 Posted June 15, 2021 While on the subject, I have made small featherboards from tongue depressor/lolly-pop sticks, they are invaluable on the fiddly bits. The medical grade tongue depressors in my stash seem to be made from pretty good wood. mtaylor, Canute and thibaultron 2 1 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the learner Posted June 17, 2021 Share #6 Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) On 6/15/2021 at 12:04 PM, bruce d said: While on the subject, I have made small featherboards from tongue depressor/lolly-pop sticks, they are invaluable on the fiddly bits. The medical grade tongue depressors in my stash seem to be made from pretty good wood. What ever push stick you make sure to keep your fingers away as far as possible! EDITED OUT GRAPHIC PHOTO, ADMIN Edited June 17, 2021 by James H removed gory photo. thibaultron, Roger Pellett and Canute 1 2 Quote Cheers, GuyThe LearnerCurrent Member NRG,SMA Current Build: HMS Triton 1:48 on line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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