This foot switch is for those of us who, with both hands critically occupied on top of the saw table, have wished for a third hand to reach under the table and turn off the saw. I added the switch to my saw primarily for safety reasons but now find its convenience indispensable. The foot switch is simply a hinged paddle that hangs down over the saw’s push-button switchbox. I can turn off the saw by bumping the paddle with knee or foot a short dowel located at just the right spot pushes the off button. A hole through the top part allows normal finger access to the on button and, in fact, offers some protection against the button being pushed accidentally.

Eric Eschen, Chico, Calif.

Fine Woodworking Magazine, February 1987 No. 62

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