There are times when you need to lower a workpiece onto a spinning router bit or table-saw blade to make a plunge cut of some kind. When possible, you should always pivot the workpiece against a stop block clamped to the router table or saw table. Unfortunately, that’s not always possible with long workpieces. For those cuts and any other plunge cuts I’m uncomfortable with, I use double-stick tape to attach a push pad to the workpiece. To make it easy to remove the pad afterward without damaging the wood, I first put down a layer of blue tape and attach the pad to that. It works perfectly.

—Patrick Seago, Mission Hills, Kan.

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