Lewis: How would you follow a line with your hand and not mangle your fingers on the blade or bit? The bits I used were pretty unforgiving.
Bill Stephan Kansas City, MO (816)803-2469 William Stephan -----Original Message----- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 1/9/07 2:41:31 PM To: "blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com"<blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] question spiral saws can be used by a blind or visually impaired person with the following recommended technique. I use a spiral saw now and again when I don't have the time to start the bandsaw. when cutting awkward shapes in materials with a spiral saw, use a scribe or blade to mark the way so you can feel the cut. then align the cutter with the start of the line and gently feed in. with your thumb or finger, follow the scribe line while running the machine through the material slowly. simple job. there's no such tool that's not blind unfriendly. its just patience and a good workaround for it. as for setting up table saws for zero mode or square set. you often feel the print of the angle read out as it is raised slightly. you can feel the critical points and slowly adjust the angle and locate to zero. most standard table saws run left angled but certain saws can run both left and right. but they can be set. I had one table saw which had no markings to feel so went to a local metalworker's and asked for a 2 inch by 1 inch thick block of metal by about 12 inches. then align the block to the blade while the machine is OFF. and you will feel the block sets straight with the blade. problem solved. lew there's no such thing as cant. if you say that you usually find me breathing down your neck saying "try again........." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
