I really missed the safety off button we had on the table saws in school. You know the large paddles, sometime painted red, that you could hit with just about any part of your body to power down the machine trying to kill you. It was a mixture of pure laziness and accidental safety every time I turned that something off. Either way it was convenient and I missed it.
So I recreated an emergency off button for our office shop. All our tools are plugged into this 'ancient' wall mounted surge protector and it seemed fitting to start with that. I sanded down a PVC pipe to act as a lever for to turn off the power and a couple through holes to reactivate the power after the disaster has been narrowly escaped. Notice I used a bunch of zip ties and a dowel to keep it level, never leave home with zip ties and dowel... It was a pain to put up, I really hope no one takes it down.
It serves as the safety break for all the tools powered through this power strip. Including our shop ventilation.
Final Conclusion: It works!
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