[TheForge] Beverly Shear safty

[Woolley]

Hello,

I would craft a device that sits, fixed to something with a bolt etc, 
across the bottom edge so there is a physical barrier between the 
blades. My 2 cents.

Bill Woolley

Ps. Lots of snow in the Philly area today.





Bruce Freeman wrote:
> Bob,
>
> I have little experience with child-proofing, but remember that kids
> are clever little devils.  If you want to keep a child safe, don't
> think you can out-wit it.  Rather, use some device that it is not
> physically able to defeat, either because of strength or size.  For
> example, you might put some sort of catch or latch that grabs the
> handle at the back of the stroke and prevents a second stroke.  To
> release this catch, you'd have to throw a release that is either too
> difficult for a child, or is too far away for it to reach.  However,
> if it is too much trouble for you to do this, you'll ultimately
> deactivate it.  Not an easy problem.
>
> On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 6:53 PM, Bob Ehrenberger <eforge at centurytel.net> wrote:
>   
>> I had thought of doing this,  basically replacing the bungy cord with
>> something that doesn't stretch. I had also thought of using one of the
>> chains off the back of an old boat trailer that has a simple chain binder
>> and a real stiff spring.
>>
>> Robert Ehrenberger
>> Shelbyville, Mo.
>> eforge at centurytel.net
>>
>> From: "J. Wilson" <kc7pme at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Beverly Shear safty
>>
>>
>> We have a short length of chain looped around the handle to prevent it's
>> movement when not in use.
>>
>>
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