Woodworker's Journal summer-2009, страница 27
The Trick Stationary Tool Safety Switch Don't discard that old pole lamp with the push-button switch on the base. With simple modifications, this fixture will free your hands from reaching under a router table or saw to turn the machine on and off. Mount a two-gang receptacle on the base, wiring it to the switch and adding a power cord with a plug to reach an outlet. Insert the plug into a hot outlet and plug your machine's cord into the receptacle mounted on the lamp shroud. With a slight tap of the foot on the base-mounted switch, you'll start the machine. Robert O. Wendel Marlboro, New Jersey The Reaction Fire! This is a very dangerous practice. Some shop equipment draws 20 amps or more to start and runs at 10 to 20 amps. Most of the old switches are not rated for this much current and are not spark proof. You know how sawdust builds up everywhere. Replace the switch with a newer switch rated for the amperage and seal it so it won't start a fire, and then this is not such a bad idea. Robert Hawkins Denver, Colorado The Trick A Place for Everything My tool stand is the handiest item in my shop: there's always a place to lay the tool I'm using. Each shelf has ltf' edges all around it to hold items in place. The bottom has three sides with 4" walls. The shelves on the inside of the upright (not shown) have a good amount of storage space for belts and discs. A 12-foot electric cord on the back can reach any plug in the shop and can hang in the back when not in use. Casters make the rack very moveable. Wendell Smith Oregon, Wisconsin The Reaction Thanks! I have enclosed a picture of my tool stand. Please send my thanks to Wendell Smith of Oregon, Wisconsin. I've found mine to be very useful so far. And by the way, your magazine has been very inspiring. John C. Nunn Olympia, Washington 32 Tricks of the Trade |
