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Got to love a thread Duck style, you'll never know what to expect next, and usually you are in for a few chuckles.
About the switches though, they have been around forever, mostly called "deadman switches", and that name always gave me a bit of apprehension about them. But they are easily gotten for as low as 7 bux, if you are of a mind to get one. Most I have seen already have a hole or 4 around their bases where they could be screwed directly to your workstation, and the area touching the ground usually has a rubber material, so they don't slide around on the floor. Back when, a lot of us used to use them on router tables, because the button to turn off the router was always hidden inside, it under heavy cover, Now with Ivac switches they are becoming extinct. Heck, the Ivacs are becoming so advanced for less than 100 bux you can get one that turns on the vac hands free, it senses the amps of the running tool, and automatically starts your vac, so your BIG RED panic off switch on your router table, or other tool is all you need for a panic stop, or a routine off cycle.
About the switches though, they have been around forever, mostly called "deadman switches", and that name always gave me a bit of apprehension about them. But they are easily gotten for as low as 7 bux, if you are of a mind to get one. Most I have seen already have a hole or 4 around their bases where they could be screwed directly to your workstation, and the area touching the ground usually has a rubber material, so they don't slide around on the floor. Back when, a lot of us used to use them on router tables, because the button to turn off the router was always hidden inside, it under heavy cover, Now with Ivac switches they are becoming extinct. Heck, the Ivacs are becoming so advanced for less than 100 bux you can get one that turns on the vac hands free, it senses the amps of the running tool, and automatically starts your vac, so your BIG RED panic off switch on your router table, or other tool is all you need for a panic stop, or a routine off cycle.
