This clever little device saves woodworkers' fingers!
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- Why you need to know how to use a router table starter pin- and how to make one yourself.
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Keep coming with the safety videos. They're all valuable for all of us.
Next time introduce that pusher block in this vid that never got named
I worked in a shop for 25 years. You don't want to be the one bad stuff happens to. Use all the safety devices available, they were designed for good reasons.
About 8 years ago I was new to woodworking outside of rough carpentry. I bought a router table wanting to get into finish carpentry and my first project was building a bookcase for my wife. No one told me about the starter pin. Being new to using a router table; exactly what you described happened to me. I was making some custom molding for the top of my wife's bookcase; and the bit dragged my end grain around the router bit and my fingers went with it. Luckily I was only using a very small Roman ogee and so only lost a little bit of the tip of my finger and some of the nail bed. It happened so quick I didn't even realize how badly I was cut until I saw the red staining scattering everywhere from me flailing my hand. That's when I took a look and realized that the front of my finger looked like hamburger. There was nothing to sew back on like you said. Fun fact: if you lose a bit of the tip of your finger but still have nail bed intact; the fibers of the nail bed actually contain stem cells for regeneration this is how you can completely lose a nail and it grows back such as when you smash your finger and the nail eventually falls off but regrows slowly. So with the Right medical treatment and isolation of the finger; even the small bit of Flesh may eventually return along with an entirely new nail so long as you do not cut into the bone because those regenerative stem cells also want to produce new nail bed and doing so requires regenerating the flesh under the nail bed. Eventually my finger looked normal again but it took about a year-and-a-half, but now I have absolutely zero feeling in the tip of that finger because the nerves do not grow back. If the Bit had been any larger; I would be a literal Stumpy Nubbs follower lol. Since that accident I do my best to utilize every single piece of safety equipment that comes with my tools and even make safety equipment for tools that do not come with it. Accidents happen; but when something like that happens because you are not utilizing safety equipment, it's not an accident it was a choice. It comes down to people being too lazy or misinformed which also comes down to a case of laziness. Being too lazy to inform yourself. Had I taken the time to learn about my tool before using it it wouldn't have happened; and it could have been a hell of a lot worse.
Glad you got off relatively easy mate! Unfortunately a lot of the time mistakes born of inexperience have high-stakes outcomes when it comes to these tools. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing Joe
Hard, hard lesson. Thanks for sharing!
These kinds of stories help keep people safe… glad it grew back!
Thanks for telling us your story so that others may prevent the same from occurring. It is often not easy for people to admit their mistakes so thanks for letting us know. Glad you were able to heal.
I’m just starting out and I’ve done freehand a number of times I was smaller bits and I’ve been lucky so far. I had never heard of this but it makes a lot of sense and is an easy addition. I will be adding one of these next time I’m out in the shop. Great advice as always!!!
Yup, same for me. Great video
Exactly same position, did a couple Kubb games which is over 300 router passes total. Fingers were pretty far away and I was only taking a 1/4" off, but it even would've made it easier to start the cuts
I've never even heard of that pin, but often wondered what the hole in the table was for. Thanks for the info.
Short videos = videos that are well produced. Thanks for creating < 4 minute content. 👍🇺🇸
It's been said before, but every time I watch one of your videos, I always think to myself "this guy would be an amazing teacher". Nice, calm voice and you move along at an easy pace, and you convey so much information in such an easy to understand way. You don't try to inject any silliness into your videos or try to be a character.
I'd pay a fortune for a proper woodworking course with you. If I had a fortune.
Agreed! He IS an amazing teacher! Less than 50% of students pay attention in classes. On YTU, if his followers/listeners are paying less than 100% focus, I'd be surprised. Excellent content and instruction!
The safety videos are a real public service. Thank you!
I was taught in my early days of woodworking by a man who had gone through a real apprenticeship program in the 40s. He trained me in safety procedures that have stood me in good stead for 50 years. Always keep your balance. Never lean on the machine. Never place your hand or your body where a slip will push a hand into the blade. If the tool requires much force stop and sharpen or replace the blade. Use all the safety features of the tool. Always wear a mask, ear protection, and safety glasses when using powered machinery.
I watch some of these TH-cam videos (not Stumpy's!) and I find myself screaming at the screen for the unsafe practices shown. Sometimes I have to stop watching them, because I'm sure the poor, untaught idiot is going to lose a hand.
The good news is that the guy who gets wrapped around his lathe is a bit preoccupied to publish to TH-cam so you're pretty safe there. Unfortunately this survivor bias (an especially appropriate term in this case) can make the rest of us viewing complacent about our own approach if we just follow what we see. Always best to analyse the situation for risks as if nobody has given it any thought before you get stuck in.
Wow, I didn't know Dwight Schrute had a useful and well-formed youtube presence. You learn something new every day.
Saving fingers is a noble thing to do. Thank you. Thank you.
I mounted a plunge router in the wing of my cabinet saw. Used it for years without a starter pin.
Thanks to your video it will have one tomorrow.
Thanks for all you do.
Hands down the most helpful woodworking channel.
Use mine all the time. It sits on a magnet on the back rail of my sawstop, right beside the sawstop router table. Super handy! Great message.
In all of the hours of woodworking videos I’ve watched for techniques and safety tips, I’ve never seen this being used or mentioned. Thank you for posting, it’s appreciated.
Love this channel. Thanks
James, thank you! I had no idea this was a thing. I watched this late at night and couldn't resist walking out into my shop in my robe and slippers to find the box my router lift came in, and sure enough, I found one of these pins. I will be using it from now on. Thank you!!
I have only worked on my home made router table. Didn't even know these pins existed. THANKS for looking out for my fingers !!!
Another thing to incorporate into my router table when I build it and incorporate it into the table saw. Thanks James!
Got a router table this year, now I need to check for a router pin. Thank you. Go LEAFS, Go!!!
Just got my router table set up last week and had searched for a stumpy nubs video about the starter pin. Thanks for adding one!
Finally, the answer to my burning question. Thanks James; you did it again!
I learned something useful on TH-cam today! Great advice!
Thanks , never saw this before but have had kick backs. I will start using these pins .
I don't do routers yet, but I for d*mn sure will use the starter pin. Absolutely yes I will.
As a newbie I genuinely appreciate these safety videos.
A number of times now I have got a new power tool and used you as the kick off point for learning the basics. Several times I’ve learned that what I “imagined” was how it should be used was actually dangerous and I’m grateful to you helping me with the basics.
Thanks for this reminder, James. I am simply going to keep mine in the table at all times from now on, and just remove when I don’t need.
I like taking care of my hands. Thank you for this valuable information.
I genuinely appreciate these videos that include basic safety information with practical woodworking tips. Keep 'em coming.
I appreciate that they’re on the shorter side. So many videos that are like 10+ minutes long that just go on and on. It’s easier for my brain to say oh that’s a quick video to watch rather than oh, I need to pay attention for a longer period of time to find the info that I need out of that video.
I have only been woodworking for a couple of year, but I have never seen anything on this device......thanks!
Thank you! I have been forgetting to use this. Great reminder and well-spoken as usual.
Yes, every router owner should have one and use it.
I am just starting to use my router table and one of these came with my Incra lift. I know it went in the threaded hole but I was unaware of the safety significance. Thank you so much for this short video, you may have well saved me from a serious injury.
Thanks for the information, I had forgotten what they were used for.
Thanks for the informative video. At just short of 75, one is never to old to learn. Kudos to you
There's nothing like this pin in my router table. Because I have built it myself. Now after watching your video I'm going to make one. Thanks for great lesson!
Great advice! A friend lost the tips of two fingers on a router table. It happened in an instant. That starter pin would have prevented the accident.
I’ll be digging out a starter pin for use from now on. Thanks, Stumpy!
I’m totally making one of these tomorrow. Thanks James. I’ve not thought of how easy that would be to make and install. You the man!
Glad I found this video. I recently got a router and table and I'm about to use it for the first time this weekend.
That was the best explanation of how and why to use a starter pin I've ever heard! I knew I was supposed to use one, but that was about it. I started skipping it because it difficult to maintain contact with it through the whole process. You really cleared some things up, thanks!
Hence the name "starter pin" and not "whole process pin". Go figure !!
@@bushmaster2936 good point. Had I known the name, I just might have figured it out!
@@warrenxanthos8241 LOL, all in good fun. Live and learn : ) Happy New Year !!
I knew sort of what this piece did, but now I completely understand and will definitely use it more often. Thanks again for a great video!
Love the way you master routing on the end grain, no dought your a pro, excellent tip
Thank you, I have a home made router table. Will add this to it before my next use.
I had never heard of a router spacer pin before. Thanks!
my grandad was a pro woodworker during the depression in FtW TX and worked for the biggest wood mill supplier during the Roosevelt public works program where a lot of the big infrastructure projects in town got built. he had a fence on his table for this, he would adjust it with a piece of scrap to start into the cutter just right and had almost a foot of contact for the board. he could take a sample of trim from a customer and grind a new set of knives that would cut a perfect match to the sample. I used to watch him do this and he did it all free hand with the tool rest set at the angle of the clearance
Great video. We need all our pinkies
I've never even seen this mentioned in other videos. Thank you.
Once again, thanks for taking a few minutes to remind us - or educate us - on important safety measures to avoid shop injuries. Really appreciated !!
your channel has taught me so many safety concepts/ tips. thank you
I lost my starter pin, and so just learned to live without it. I could have just gone to Woodcraft and probably bought one for $10, but didn't. While making a 5" x 5" item, made of a very hard wood, I learned the value of the starter pin the hard way (though not the hardest way). My fingers all survived, but that workpiece went about 10', before making a very large dent in the wall! Great distance, if that's what you are trying to achieve!! Made my own starter pin with a 1/4" bolt before continuing with the project (which ended up smaller than it was supposed to be, as I needed to fix the edge of the workpiece that took the wall impact AND the edge that the router gouged.
Thanks for your channel, James. There are probably many people in the world with all ten digits, who perhaps would not be in that position had they not watched your channel.
After 40+ years in the shop, I learned something new today. Thanks!
Thanks James. I will take as much content on safety you can make!
Lifelong wood worker here. I learned something today. Your videos are clear and concise. Keep up the good work.
I bought a Bosch router table 4 years ago. It did NOT come with a starter pin. Amazing that a company like Bosch wouldn't include such an important part. James, thanks for such an important video!
I didn't know about it... Thanks. Important.
All of the DIY tips and tricks in the world are useless without first knowing how to safely use your tools. Awesome information.
thanks for this video. i'm planning on getting a router and table this spring and would not have known to get a started pin
Thank you for keeping safety a priority
Have two, attached to the fence on my self made router table. And YES i use them.
Amazing. I just figured it was some sort of guide for unsteady pieces. Going to get mine out now and actually use it.
Neat! I've seen those pins laying around before but never knew what they went to. Now to engineer a pop-up version.
I have been woodworking for more than 60 years. I have 2 router tables in my shop.This is the first time I’ve ever even heard of this thing. It sounds like a very good idea I will be adding one.
Thank you! I had no idea about this safety tool, and had never seen one.
Thanks! Safety is everything!
Thanks for explaining the starter pin. I should have known what it was used for, but I either forgot or never learned its use.
I didn’t realise that was what the pin was for. Thanks for the safety advice.
I have one but have never understood why I needed to use it. Now I do...Thank you!
Excellent vid. I'm currently making a router table and would have had no idea about this part.
I never knew about starter pins! Thank you. Whilst I don't have a router table, I've often contemplated getting one, safety tips such as these are immensely valuable. Thank you again James.
Wow! Adding an insert and making one. Thank you!
Never knew about this! Thanks
This has to be one of the best videos I have ever seen. A simple but very effective approach to woodworking safety that could avoid a disaster. I like having all my fingers and hands and having them working properly. Thanks for this fantastic tip.
Thank you for doing this video. I have a starter pin, but didn't know how to properly use it.
Thanks. I just made my own router table and was wondering about this. Will put one in.
I’m sure my blood pressure went up about 20 points while I watched this.
Thank you for the tip and double thank you for not showing an actual accident!
Great video! I've seen the pins before but didn't know what they were for and nobody explained it to me so I did it the sketchy way. Thanks Stumpy Nubs.
Today I learned something I didn't know... thanks!
You seem to be more serious and professional now a days.
This is a very important subject! Excellent job on this video!
Extrarordinarily helpful to me, As I built my router table myself! Thank you!
Once again James I didn't know!! Thank you.
You learn something new every day!
I built my own router table and plate and never knew about a starter pin. Thank you for the education, I’ll be adding one!
Great video. What a simple and effective tool - I am not at the level with my wood working hobby to need a router table yet - but will be absolutely certain it has a starter pin when I do.
Thanks for the reminder James, appreciate your safety information videos. Fred.
Beautifully explained Sir.
I learned something new here.
I don't have a router table yet, but I remember the one way back in shop class sure didn't have a starter pin.
This is one of those " I'll be damned!" moments! 99 percent of my tools are garage sale finds and they usually don't come with the manual. My router table was one of these nuggets although this part was in the drawer that's where it stayed because of my ignorance, I couldn't find a use for it! Apparently neither could the previous owner, because the bolt holes were used to fasten down a jig to make disks! Thanks for the heads up!
Big thanks for this! I’m new to router tables and bought a Jessem lift a year ago. I always wondered what that “looks like some kind of standoff” was for.😂👍🙄
Nice. I have a homemade router table but I'll definitely add one of these.
Wow I’ve been using a router for years never thought about or used one,,,,,I’ll be installing it when needed thanks
Wow, love all your tips. I’ve been a home builder for years and I always take something away from your videos.
I've not done any woodworking, yet I still love watching your videos.
Thank you for sharing this video! I had tried using the pin with my router table a few times and it seemed to make things worse so I took it out. Turns out I was using it wrong! I tried it again after your video and it feels 100% more comfortable than without now. I really appreciate the tips!
Another good one, James. Thanks.
I dont know if I ever will have a powertool woodworking shop or regular access to one, but thanks to youtubers like you, I will be ready and (at least) safer. Thank you.
As always - excellent safety advice! I like my fingers where they are - and Jim is, as always, helping me keep them there!
Thank you. I will use mine every time now instead of just when I think of it and it is close at hand. Good stuff.
That was includes with my rockler router table but I had no idea what it was for. Good thing I kept it. And will be looking to use it when appropriate