I’ve been kicking this can down the road for years, but I finally got a job that involves cutting so much melamine board there’s no way I’m doing it with a circular saw.
I watched multiple safety videos before even opening the package, and now I’m just sitting here staring at it wondering whether I should fire it up and cut off a finger or two. I’m fucking terrified of this thing.
That’s what we call a good start. You may want to make one or two of various designs. The push stick that comes with a lot of table saws tend to have small bird’s mouths, you can get or make some that are much longer and better for holding stock down, or flat paddles useful for certain ripping operations. I mentioned it in my dissertation but a featherboard is also a good tool for work guiding.