Make Your Own Handle for Maximum Table Saw Safety
Push rods are essential for the safety of the table saw. They keep your hands and fingers away from the wood to be cut and away from the rotating blade. You can make your own pusher that will hold the material in place and perform better than any store bought one.
Table saws are truly one of the most dangerous tools in any workshop. Table saws injure 67,000 workers and DIYers every year.Using a push rod is one of the best ways to prevent these injuries.
Standard push rods maintain only slight contact with the tree and exert little or no downward pressure. Cutting corners (cutting corners at an angle) on a 2×6 piece and installing a lock on the back creates an easy-to-use pusher handle that you will often reach for. Watch the video above to see how.
The best push handle | Jay Bates (YouTube)