Big Red Kill Switch, where to get?

[cnczane]

I've looked at Jameco, Digikey, American Sci. & Surplus, Herbach and Rademan for a "Big Red Kill Switch."

I'm thinking of something on top of the router you'd slap with your palm.

How'd you handle emergency shutdown?

Where'd you get the switches?

Thanks.

[cnczane]

Like you always tell me:
"Find it at www.mcmaster-carr.com."
where I just found it.

Thank you.

[cnczane]

Spoke too soon.

My life is not worth $57.96.

What can I get for a buck ten-eighty?

[kong]

Did you check ebay? There's usually quite a few on there for cheap.

[wms]

Allied Electronics

here :

http://www.alliedelec.com/cart/partlookup.asp

Search for part #804-1500

$22.44 ea. (4ea. instock.)

[jimbo]

Nearly all electronics suppliers have this, search for emergency stop

http://www.digikey.com/scripts/DkSea...413394&Site=US

on ebay, search for e-stop or emergency stop

[wms]

Jimbo,

Nice 68 Olds cutlass

Had one myself at one time.

Mine had a 6-71 blower on it though.

[creative_mind]

I don't about this link:

http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bi...211&type=store

Try it.

[AJ_Mac2001]

Princess Auto Parts sells emergency stop switches for about 10CAD$. They are online too. www.princessauto.com

comes with double terminal.. one NO, one NC.

[azsigns]

Pedestrian cross walk buttons work great!
Just paint them red and don't get caught.

Kidding

Seriously I got a couple on ebay and they are great.

Even better get a pull cord switch, like the ones on a bus or along conveyors and install a vinyl covered cable around the whole machine with little pulleys. This way you don't have to dive across the machine to hit it.

I've also found that a foot pedal is very handy for an extra E-stop.

Chris

[Chagrin]

Mini-lathes use these: http://www.littlemachineshop.com/pro...ProductID=1332

The top red spring-loaded button slides back to open the lid; a slap turns it off.

[cnczane]

I thank you all. I'll look them all up.

It's not so much my life as the money my wife has got tied up in "the machine."

I really like Chris's 'pull-cord' idea! I can foresee "ringing it around the machine".

AJ_Mac2001, your post showed me how to solve my problem to ensure that "logic power always starts motor power."