Stupid Phil gets bitten....

[Ken Salisbury]

You are dead on, Jim. If I had just cut myself, I'd have probably, embarrassingly, never told. But that switch is "evil". How could I have turned it on as I lifted the router is not clear. (My first millisecond thought was "ITS ON".) I want all to see this is a bad set up. NO toggle switches. Change 'em today.

A safety back-up solution is to have 2 switches (in-line) -- a simple toggle with a safety cover (see pic) either under the table or on the rear somewhere and of course your normal on-off switch.

[Daniel Rabinovitz]

Phil
Hope that you heal real fast. Sorry to hear about your accident.
All the suggestions above are really great - use them all and unplug the machine or throw the main switch on the machine if it is hard wired.
Thinking of your "ouch"
Daniel

[Ken Garlock]

Seriously, I am glad to hear that you survived you accident with all parts still working There is nothing like a good old heavy duty toggle switch mounted where you have to reach to flip it on/off.

Heal quickly.

[Lee Schierer]

A safety back-up solution is to have 2 switches (in-line) -- a simple toggle with a safety cover (see pic) either under the table or on the rear somewhere and of course your normal on-off switch.

I have mine plugged into a switched outlet and I unplug the cord when ever I work on the router. It really confuses the electrons when you pull the plug! I use the switch to control the router when it is in the table.

[Gary Bindel]

You could just change the cover to one that has a flip up cover over the switch lever or side guards to the switch lever.

[Scott Neblung]

Phil,

Sorry to hear about your mis-adventure there....but like you said....your lucky (and glad) to still have that finger.

Hope your doing well and all will be better soon.

I too did a *stupid* un-related shop boo-boo a coupla weeks ago and dropped a trailer hitch on my finger.

3 stitches....I wasn't even gonna go to the E-Room, but LOML insisted.

Oh well...

I guess if I was to drag my mallets down to Texas I might actually have a chance of beating you around the golf course eh?

ha ha ha

Anyways.....Good luck to you....time will heal it ....

ps....dont be a stranger over to WC....dont see ya posting there anymore.

Scott

[Dave Anderson]

Sorry you got hurt, glad you seem to be OK. Cut finger, bruised ego - could have been much, much worse.

Thanks for humbling yourself and sharing. A good lesson and reminder for all of us!

As the Rosenthal's (Router Workshop) always say: "make sure the router is unplugged..." Goes for any electron burning tool.

I won't say that "Big D" stands for Big Dumb#*$

Heal quickly, Pal!!!