Ruminations, Philosophy, and Workshop Antics.......... #4: A little progress on the table saw switch

I will be interesting to see the results. My electrical dreams include a foot switch for my scrollsaw. I haven’t really looked for one yet, but if I can remember it I will now.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

And I couldn’t agree more in the way work seems to keep getting in the way !

-- Eric

Sounds like quality time, well spent (the table saw—not the job!).

After playing with the router table, a bit, I quickly figured out why remote switches are good things for those, too.

-- -- Neil

Darn that need to pay the bills!

-- Trying to follow the example of the master.

Work:
My choices re work are to quit generating bills, then I wouldn’t have to work. Somehow, that just doesn’t sound like a good option. Or I could quit generating work, then I wouldn’t have any bills to pay, cause I couldn’t buy anything. Isn’t that double think?

I think it is all about bills, not work…....................

Mike:
I used to use a foot switch for my push-to-talk on ham radio, but I haven’t seen them around in years. Sounds like an internet search to me.

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska

I used to use a foot switch for my push-to-talk on ham radio, but I haven’t seen them around in years. Sounds like an internet search to me.

Pretty easy.

ANY “momentary contact” switch (of high enough amperage capacity) will work. Think … car horn button (aftermarket, from auto parts stores), then screw it into a ramped wedge of a box.

-- -- Neil

Actually, built a foot switch out of wood for a keyboard sustain pedal just like you describe Neal, I forgot about that. Still have it.

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska