<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>[CAUT] hammer thickness trimming jig</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } DL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } UL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } OL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } LI { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16705" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Jon,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>My fingers ended up very near the blade, as holding the tail tight to the set screw was really not adequately done using the shank at the top, at least in my experience.  I felt no confidence that I had adequate down pressure or, more importantly, side pressure.  There is nothing to secure the hammer adequately IMO.  For me, it was a far too likely possibility that the hammer could move and be tossed across the shop.  I simply wasn't comfortable with it - I'm sure it works for you and might for me with some instruction, but as learning curves go, this one was rather flat for me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>William R. Monroe</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT><BR> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>Will Truitt wrote:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>Please forgive me for getting on your case about this, but this is a</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>dangerous jig that would tolerate absolutely no operator error.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT><BR><BR></DIV> <DIV>Your fears noted but misplaced. it's a safe jig and fingers are not anywhere near the blade.</DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>