MAY/JUN
2003
Volume 46/Issue 3
IN
THIS ISSUE
Project
Articles
•
Wall-Hung Curio Cabinet
• Mobile Potting Table
• Pencil and Stamp Holder
DEPARTMENTS
•
Ask Smitty
• Owner’s Gallery
• Letters from Owners
Academy Notes
Furniture
Joinery
Service Pointers
MARK
V Speed Change Mechanism
Safety Tips
Safety
Do's and Don'ts
What's
New
Shopsmith
and Lowe's Team Up
EDUCATION
• Find
A Shopsmith Woodworking Academy Near You
• National
Woodworking Academy in Dayton, OH
ONLINE
CATALOGS
• Online Accessory Catalog
• Request
Printed Accessory Catalog
• Online
Replacement Parts Catalog
MARK
V INFORMATION
• Find
A Shopsmith
MARK V Demo Near You
• Request
MARK V Information Package
LINKS
•
Links Worth Visiting
•
Free Woodworking
Tips
FEEDBACK
Contacting
Shopsmith
Copyright
2003.
Shopsmith, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Workshop
Safety
Safety
Do's and Don'ts
Printer
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Cutting a groove
in the edge of a wide board?
DON'T!
Dull blade. No extension fence. No lower saw guard. Operator's body is
in direct line with the blade - kickbacks would hit the operator. Left
hand is 1/8" away from impending disaster.
DO!
Always use a sharp blade. Operator standing to one side with body NOT
in a direct line with the blade -- kickbacks will NOT hit the operator.
Lower saw guard in place. Shop-made extension fence in use (NOTE: Shopsmith
now offers an Auxiliary
Fence Kit that can be used on the Jointer, as well as the MARK V.
Feather board keeps stock firmly against the fence. Hands in a safe position.
Ripping thin,
narrow stock?
DON'T!
No upper or lower saw guard in use. Dull blade. Right thumb in direct
line with the blade. Left hand 1/2" away from an accident. Operator's
body in direct line with the blade.
DO!
Upper and lower saw guard in place3. Sharp blade. Fence straddler helps
hold stock firmly to the table surface. Infeed feather board holds stock
firmly against rip fence. Hands in a safe position.
