Delta 36-475 - Constructing a Push Stick

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CONSTRUCTING A PUSH STICK
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. 124.
Fig. 124
PUSH STICK
MAKEFROM 1/2†O R 3/4†
WOODORTHICKNESS
LESS THAN WIDTH OF
MATL. TO BECUT
CUTOFF HERE TO
PUSH 1/4†WOOD
CUTOFF HERE TO
PUSH 1/2†WOOD
NOTCHTO HELP
PREVENT HAND
FROMSLIPPING
1/2†SQUARES