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Thread: Foot Switch Needed
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15th October 2007, 11:25 AM #1
Foot Switch Needed
I am new to the forum.
I have been looking around the net for a foot operated switch for my scrollsaw,to make life easier.Can some one help me.I cant find a supplier in Australia.Back To Car Building & All The Sawdust.
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15th October 2007, 11:31 AM #2
I think all sewing machines come with a foot switch
one shouldn't be too hard to attach
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15th October 2007, 11:49 AM #3GOLD MEMBER
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15th October 2007, 03:03 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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Are you looking for an on/off switch or one like a sewing machine which gives you varable speed?
if you just want an on/off I saw a power board at Bunnings which had a foot switch on it. wit ould alllow you to plug the saw into and then turn it on and off.
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15th October 2007, 03:59 PM #5Novice
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G'day Aussie,
Jaycar has a foot switch (Cat.No. SP0760) that will handle 250V ac @ 10Amps - they say. Some only have a tiny micro switch in them so make sure you get something that will handle the Voltage and the Current. The Wattage or V.A rating should be on the device and you may need to have a relay put into the switch you find if it is rated low or operates on DC.
I like Ian's idea of the sewing machine foot switch - keep your eyes open for thrown out machines.
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15th October 2007, 08:52 PM #6Intermediate Member
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foot switch
I bought one a few years back. It would have been from either Carb a tec or Timbecom. Works a treat and I would be lost without it. Way to go! Vinnie
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15th October 2007, 09:06 PM #7
Try contacting Harris Traders,
last I know they carried foot switches.
They are very good to deal with, friendly and quick
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Juvy
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15th October 2007, 09:39 PM #8
McJing Tools
http://www.mcjing.com.au/woodworking/index.htm (look for foot pedal switch)
I use it on a floor drill press... very good
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15th October 2007, 10:16 PM #9
G'day All,
There was an article on foot switches in www.siliconchip.com.au.......but a search of their site will give you the idea,
The premise was that a foot switch in a workshop environment should be a low voltage low current device for safety reasons.
I currently use three or four in my workshop for
Scrollsaw
Inverted belt sander
Disc sander
Drum sander.
Basically anything that I need to have two hands available to hold the object being worked on.
I regularily trip/drop/cut the cord from the switch during the normal course of a shed week,therefore I can really agree with the low voltage option.Last edited by watson; 15th October 2007 at 10:18 PM. Reason: adding the URL
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15th October 2007, 10:55 PM #10
Great Guys
Thanks for all the replies Guys.
Will check them out.I cant believe all the help I got from you,and quick as well.AussieBack To Car Building & All The Sawdust.
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16th October 2007, 09:05 AM #11
there's another saefty issue with the foot switch. It's fine at home, but if you take the saw to shows where people ( specially the small variety) come close to have a look.... it's very easy for one of them to accidently step on the footswitch. In that kind of environment the good old switch on top is better...... but that's just my opinion
Juvy
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16th October 2007, 06:14 PM #12Senior Member
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Hello Aussie
I have a foot switch on my Delta saw. I have been using it now for a few months and wouldn't be without it. I have just completed a project with 450 cuts and I would have gone mad without it
I bought mine from Harris Traders at about $100. There are others at a higher cost but this one works very well.
There contact details are elsewhere in this comunication or can be found at the back of Aust Woodworker Mag.
I did find that the screws that form the hinges were to tight and didn't let it it switch off properly at times. That was ouickly overcome by just slakening the screws slightly.
I have a double adapter fitted to it so I can run the saw and a fish bowl blower at the same time.
Another cation is that the foot switch can be stood on if you are moving around the saw. I recomend turning the saw off at it's own switch when leaving it.
Red Gum
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16th October 2007, 08:57 PM #13
That is exactly my concern when taking the saw to shows... easy to accidently stepping on the foot switch.... other then that... I'd love to have a go, but can't afford it right now. It's not so bad ... am pretty used to the way things are.
I do have an aquarium pump on my Delta too, one of our club members wired it so it automatically comes on when I switch on the saw.. very handy
Juvy
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