I had trouble finding foot pedals for scroll saws, and then ... DUH ...
I did a search for foot pedals for power tools. Of COURSE there are lots
of them (and surprisingly not JUST for scroll sawss). Oh man, sometimes
I think I lost my brains on one of my daily walks.
Anyway ... can anyone please recommend which foot pedal I should buy?
Maybe the answer is - any of them. But just in case there are
significant differences, I'd appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks!
Jack
On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 16:19:19 -0500, Robatoy <[email protected]>
wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>,
> "mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net" <"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net"> wrote:
>
>> I had trouble finding foot pedals for scroll saws, and then ... DUH ...
>> I did a search for foot pedals for power tools. Of COURSE there are lots
>> of them (and surprisingly not JUST for scroll sawss). Oh man, sometimes
>> I think I lost my brains on one of my daily walks.
>>
>> Anyway ... can anyone please recommend which foot pedal I should buy?
>> Maybe the answer is - any of them. But just in case there are
>> significant differences, I'd appreciate any suggestions.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Jack
>
>Only to be used on stationary tools. Not on a router doing an inside corner cut
>on a piece of Pebble Shale Staron, then NOT shutting off power AT the
>router...then stepping on the switch..and taking a divot out of the workbench.
>
>..that can happen.......or so I'm told.
Yeah, been there, done that. I stopped using a footswitch after an
'interesting' router incident - never again. Maybe a scroll saw but
never, ever again, a router or any other tool with the capability to
remove body parts.
TWS
I have one that only supplies power when the pedal is depressed, not a click
on-click off, like I thought I was buying.
In a way, I like the safety aspect of that, but you can't change your
footing half-way through the cut.
I think I got mine from Sears. I use it for my old craftsman tablesaw and my
router table and have never had a problem.
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net" <"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net">
wrote:
>
> > I had trouble finding foot pedals for scroll saws, and then ... DUH ...
> > I did a search for foot pedals for power tools. Of COURSE there are lots
> > of them (and surprisingly not JUST for scroll sawss). Oh man, sometimes
> > I think I lost my brains on one of my daily walks.
> >
> > Anyway ... can anyone please recommend which foot pedal I should buy?
> > Maybe the answer is - any of them. But just in case there are
> > significant differences, I'd appreciate any suggestions.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Jack
>
> Only to be used on stationary tools. Not on a router doing an inside
corner cut
> on a piece of Pebble Shale Staron, then NOT shutting off power AT the
> router...then stepping on the switch..and taking a divot out of the
workbench.
>
> ..that can happen.......or so I'm told.
In article <[email protected]>,
"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net" <"mywebaccts (at) PLUGcomcast.net"> wrote:
> I had trouble finding foot pedals for scroll saws, and then ... DUH ...
> I did a search for foot pedals for power tools. Of COURSE there are lots
> of them (and surprisingly not JUST for scroll sawss). Oh man, sometimes
> I think I lost my brains on one of my daily walks.
>
> Anyway ... can anyone please recommend which foot pedal I should buy?
> Maybe the answer is - any of them. But just in case there are
> significant differences, I'd appreciate any suggestions.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jack
Only to be used on stationary tools. Not on a router doing an inside corner cut
on a piece of Pebble Shale Staron, then NOT shutting off power AT the
router...then stepping on the switch..and taking a divot out of the workbench.
..that can happen.......or so I'm told.
On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 21:43:36 GMT, "Scott Cox" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I have one that only supplies power when the pedal is depressed, not a click
>on-click off, like I thought I was buying.
>
>In a way, I like the safety aspect of that, but you can't change your
>footing half-way through the cut.
>
>I think I got mine from Sears. I use it for my old craftsman tablesaw and my
>router table and have never had a problem.
>
>
Ahh.... the old "dead man" switch....
It's not comfortable or convenient, but it sure works well when needed...
Actually, it's also like my wife's swing machine switch/pedal thingy..
mac
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