Shop Safety

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  How to Protect the Water Filter in an Air Compressor with Extra Coiled Air Hose

  An extra bit of coiled hose can help cool down and collect compensation, saving wear and tear on your water filter during large spray projects.

  
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  How to Use Fingerless Safety Gloves to Improve Wood Turning Safety

  Shop safety is a priority, but some gloves can cause problems while turning, but a small, light, fingerless glove is a good balance between usability and protection.

  
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  How to Build a Plywood Drill Press Shop Safety Jig to Brace Workpieces

  If a drill press catches on a workpiece and spins it, it can be a huge safety hazard in the shop, this simple jig braces the piece and prevents that from happening.

  
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  How to Build Shop-Made Chisel Storage for Your Workshop Tool Bag

  A shop-made chisel case can keep your sharp chisels from cutting your tool bags and you, without the hassle of having to take them out of wrappings.

  
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  Riving Knives Make Table Saws Safe and Reduce Kickback

  Since 2008, the UL 987 standard has required table saws to have some sort of rising and falling riving knife to reduce table saw kickback.

  
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  Top 10 Woodworking Workshop Tips for Shop Safety and Convenience

  Woodworking expert Sandor Nagyszalanczy gives his top ten tips for how to deal with his most annoying shop issues including safety and convenience.

  
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  Top 10 Workshop Annoyances: Wearing a Mask Fogs Up Your Glasses

  A simple half-mask respirator with a valve for your breath will keep particles and fumes out of your lungs, and your safety goggles and glasses clear of fog.

  
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  Top 10 Workshop Annoyances: You Can’t Easily Find the On/Off Switch on Your Machine

  A paddle-type safety switch allows you to quickly and conveniently find your benchtop or stationary machine’s on-off switch in an emergency.

  
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  Keep a Tool List and Photo Catalog in Your e-Mail for Insurance

  We all should take pictures of our tools for insurance purposes, but don’t store the photos in your shop or house. Here’s a better solution: create an email account on your favorite web browser to use as an online tool inventory. Then, email each of your digital photos to this account, with the name of [...]

  
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  What Safety Measures Are Companies Like Freud Taking for Kickback on Small-Sized Router Bits

  Usually only larger router bits feature anti-kickback measures, but kickback is possible for small bits as well, and companies like Freud are applying it to bits as small as they can.

  
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  What Are the Dangers of Formaldehyde in Varnish and Lacquer Wood Finishes

  Formaldehyde is an ingredient in catalyzed and pre-cat lacquers and conversion varnishes, but how much danger do they pose to end users?

  
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  Storing Your Shop Vacuum with a Five Gallon Bucket for Improved Shop Safety

  A shop vacuum’s hose can represent a big tripping hazard in the shop, but coiling it in a five-gallon bucket keeps it stored but still available.

  
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  Woodworking Safety Week Wrap-up

  To celebrate Woodworking Safety Week, Rockler customers sent in their favorite workshop safety tips as well as a safety-focused image.

  
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  Get Rid of Static Charge on Your Face Shield With the Help of a Laundry Dryer Sheet

  My face shield is a regular companion in the shop, but the plastic builds a static charge that attracts dust. Here’s an easy way I’ve found to clean it and reduce the static cling. Wipe the shield with a fabric softener sheet. You can use them over and over again, then grab a fresh one [...]

  
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  Using Different Colors to Organize Tool Electric Cords and Plugs

  Painting your electrical cord plugs different colors is a good way to keep your bunches of tool plugs organized and finding the one you need easier.

  
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  Miter Saw Kickback

  Kickback from using a saw is one of the biggest safety hazards in a workshop, make sure your blade and miter saw are operating correctly.

  
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  Installing a Safety Switch on a Lathe with Rare Earth Magnets

  Adding a second safety switch on your lathe gives you convenient access to the power from wherever you’re standing, and is surprisingly easy.

  
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  T-Jacks: Brains Over Brawn in Cabinet Installation

  Get an extra set of hands when you’re installing cabinetry with T-jacks. The T-Jack Support system makes a great addition to any wood shop.

  
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  How Much Dust Collector Do You Need?

  Proper dust collection in your wood shop is important. Learn how much dust collection you need for your particular shop.

  
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  The Most Dangerous Tool in the Shop?

  What’s the most dangerous tool in the shop? You’ll find out in this post and our woodworking experts will help you be safer too.