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scrap strips are great push sticks
By:Paul G. Jacobson
Date: 4/4/2001, 12:47 am
In Response To: Re: Ice pick? :( (MikeWhy)

Besides the availability and low cost (free) I find short pieces of scrap strips are ideal for push sticks. They are stiff enough to do the job, soft enough that the blade will cut them with no problem should they get in its path, and light enough that they won't cause me any damage should they get flung back at me. Short ones don't have enough mass to even knock my safety glasses off, either.

PGJ

Messages In This Thread

Trueing One Edge Of Lonk Planks
Ken -- 4/2/2001, 1:56 am
Re: Trueing One Edge Of Lonk Planks
Scott E. Davis -- 4/6/2001, 2:03 pm
Re: Trueing One Edge Of Lonk Planks
Jim Lindamood -- 4/3/2001, 8:34 am
Re: Trueing One Edge Of Lonk Planks
Rehd -- 4/4/2001, 1:51 am
Ice pick? :(
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/3/2001, 10:33 pm
Re: Ice pick? :(
MikeWhy -- 4/3/2001, 11:39 pm
scrap strips are great push sticks
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/4/2001, 12:47 am
Re: scrap strips are great push sticks
Rehd -- 4/4/2001, 1:43 am
Then again, why bother?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/3/2001, 12:09 am
Re: Exactly
Grant Goltz -- 4/4/2001, 1:41 pm
An opposite viewpt
mike allen ---> -- 4/2/2001, 4:00 pm
Call me old fashioned but....
Jay Babina -- 4/2/2001, 10:43 am
Re: Trueing One Edge Of Lonk Planks
John Monfoe -- 4/2/2001, 5:32 am
Re: Trueing One Edge Of Long Planks
Ken -- 4/2/2001, 8:56 am
Re: Trueing One Edge Of Long Planks
Rob Macks -- 4/2/2001, 9:51 am
Re: Nothing wrong with a crooked board
Grant Goltz -- 4/4/2001, 1:27 pm
Re: Trueing One Edge Of Long Planks
Ken -- 4/2/2001, 4:44 pm
Re: Truing One Edge Of Long Planks
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/2/2001, 3:07 am
Re: Truing One Edge Of Long Planks
Rehd -- 4/2/2001, 3:45 am
Re: Trueing One Edge Of Lonk Planks
Rehd -- 4/2/2001, 2:57 am