Customer Reviews

Big Horn 10221B Joiner, Router Table & Table Saw Push Stick

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

this product is dangerous,I used mine for probably 8 months before it actually touched the blade,but the first time it nicked my blade it literally exploded in my hand,when it happened its one of those times that it happens soo fast your in shock for a second before you start counting your digits to make sure their all there,I was able to search around my shop and find most of the pieces(a few were imbedded in my hand)and notice that the blade just barely grazed the outside of the stick,I count myself as being very luck that I still had my blade cover on because the forward motion of the push stick being there one moment and gone the next my hand would have definately ended up in the blade,Now I cant say why this happened perhaps because I live in the desert and it isnt uncommon for my shop to reach 140 degrees with A/C off in the summer,perhaps the heat dried out the plastic but from now on I will stick with shopmade push sticks

I am convinced on this item that the reviewers all must work for the manufacturer. Talk about a $5 piece of junk. Now, if this were selling for $2, I might rate it higher. This looks and feels like a child's toy. Make one out of a piece of scrap wood and save your money.

A push stick will help keep your fingers away from table saw blade.

The handle on this one has a nice shape and the notch makes gripping thick wood easy. If you do a lot of thin or long material you may want to look at a Stots push stick (Amazon sells those too).

I recommend this item for the retention of your own fingers. It makes good sense to stay as far away from a spinning saw blade as possible. It's feels good in the hand and is made of high quality material. Get a couple... a friend can always use one.

Every time you put a new notch or groove in your push stick, you'll look at it and smile. Use two and you won't end up with a hand in the blade. Nice soft plastic, and it looks pretty cool all chewed up.

Don't get me wrong-- push sticks are important. If you're interested in keeping all your digits, they're essential. But the Big Horn 10221B design (and others like it) leave an awful lot to be desired. On the table saw, kickbacks are just as dangerous as getting your fingers close to the saw blade, and this design gives you almost no control over your workpiece other than the slippery ability to push it forward. A good design should put ten or more inches of push stick material in contact with your workpiece so you have the control necessary to keep your workpiece tight against the table saw or router fence. Do use a push stick, but only use this kind if you don't have anything else available: you can do better and be safer with other designs!

I got this as part of the featherboard set. It has a rounded slick end that needs a rubber footer added to prevent slipping off of materials. I had to operate on the plastic edges which were sharp and made sustained use uncomfortable.

Make one yourself out of a stick and have something as good or better.

I threw the featherboard away - got it as a gift.

If you enjoy keeping the use of your fingers a push stick of some sort is a must-have item when working with narrow items on a table saw. This item is comfortable to hold and does it's job well. It isn't expensive, but it earns four stars instead of five because a shop-made alternative is equally effective.

I bought one of these a few months ago to get my order total high enough for free shipping. It's a push stick. It works. It's yellow. Let me see...yep..that about covers it.

This push stick is especially useful when running narrow stock through your table saw or jointer. I prefer the larger pad type push blocks for most applications, but they just don't work on narrow pieces. The plastic cuts easily without damaging your blade or knives, just in case you goof. For that reason, I'd keep a spare or two around.

You can always buy another pushstick, but fingers......