As I mentioned earlier in the Table Saw thread, I’ll be running a tablesaw training workshop sometime soon after the 24th of January. Mike will be bottom-lining the event and I am leaving it up to him to schedule the date upon his return from his travels. Due to space constraints in the VHS “woodshop” I will be limiting attendence to 5 people. If more people are interested then I will run additional workshops as needed. There will be no charge for this workshop. Please indicate your interest in this thread once Mike has set a date.
As I’ve mentioned on a few previous occasions, I am of the opinion that the tablesaw is one of the machines at the hackspace that should require competency training and/or demonstration of competence before being allowed to use the saw. Based on some scary posts in the forums and anecdotes relayed to me by others, I think being checked out on the saw is an important safety measure given the potential for serious injury. However, that decision likely has to come from the BOD.
We’ve found a day that works well for both of us; the evening of the 26th of January. I’ll let @Stevemopolis come up with details and such, I’ll keep the doors open; and I look forward to the session!
Hi Everyone. Due to a sudden and unavoidable change in my schedule, I have to move the tablesaw training up one day to Wednesday, January 25th. At this point, the session is at capacity with the following folks attending: @mike, @wander, @Majicj, @InezG and @lukecyca
If any of you folks are unable to attend, let me know so that someone else can fill your slot. For those of you that would like to attend but couldn’t make this session I’ll schedule another workshop sometime in February.
Great! I’m happy to bottomline this event and I’ve put it in the VHS calendar for Jan 25th, starting at 7pm. If that’s not the correct time, let me know and I can change it.
I enjoyed giving the tablesaw workshop. I’m happy to do it again whenever there is a group of people who want to learn basic tablesaw usage and techniques and do it safely and confidently. We’d also have to have a keyholder willing to bottom line the workshop.
As promised, I’m attaching a pdf file of a full-size template for a tablesaw pushstick. I would suggest modifying the pattern so that there is only a 1/4" hook on the base so it is usable with thinner materials. Just print the template and glue it to a scrap piece of 1/2" to 3/4" plywood then cut it out with a bandsaw. As mentioned in the workshop, do NOT make the pushstick out of solid wood as it will likely fracture along the grain under use.
