Delta 36-451X - Essential Safety Aids

When ripping work less than 4 inches wide, a push stick should be used to complete the feed and could
easily be made from scrap material by following the pattern shown in Fig. 78.
Fig. 78
PUSH STICK
MAKE FROM 1/2
"
OR 3/4
"
WOOD OR THICKNESS
LESS THAN WIDTH OF
MAT’L. TO BE CUT
CUT OFF HERE TO
PUSH 1/4
"
WOOD
CUT OFF HERE TO
PUSH 1/2
"
WOOD
NOTCH TO HELP
PREVENT HAND
FROM SLIPPING
1/2
"
SQUARES
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CONSTRUCTING A PUSH STICK