Wood Push Stick w/ Replaceable Sole / Heel

This is my take on a 3D Printed, re-usable Push Stick. Enjoy, fellow woodworkers!

Design elements/ considerations:

• Main body and handles made to be re-usable to save filament and reprints over time
• Replaceable Sole Plate for quick and easy replacement over time of being cut up by the saw
• Comes together using Seven #6-32 wood screws- this is  the typical wood screw size for cabinet hinges.
• Only metal is in the screws, which are primarily the handle and one in the Lock Bar (the one in the lock bar is optional really). This will make darn sure no  false triggers happen for those who have a Sawstop table saw. I've triggered mine too many times when that blade touched an aluminum extrusion or whatever accidentally… Won't happen here!
• Can be turned upside down for those times when you need your handle to be taller, depending on what you're cutting and if you have any jigs installed on your fence. 
• The whole assembly prints with practically no supports except for 3 very small locations in the handles
• Lock Rod hole passes the whole way through the assembly. This way if the Lock Rod ever breaks, you can use a coat hanger or something to push it out still (again, not trashing the whole body). 
• Handles are printed with “fuzzy skin” setting for great grip when using. 
• The entire assembly is printed in PLA. This could be easily printed in PETG, but the PLA feels plenty strong enough in my opinion.
• Assembly Note: Lock bar mar be a little snug for the first use. It rests flat on the bench well and can be sanded slightly initially until you achieve a desired fit. I figure it is better this way than loose, and considering the tolerance on every bodies printers will be different, its very easy to sand the plastic.

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