well said. think the old style radial arm saw is a close 2nd for danger too. of all the safety devices/blade guards i've seen on table saws (& there are plenty) have yet to see one that is really effective. in fact, some are more dangerous than none. i taught jr high shop for 21 years, fortunately no serious accidents, somehow all my own digits are intact too. my experience is that when students go through the safety on each machine (& supervised!) they are actually more cautious & safer than most adults who either know it all or are careless. continue in your safety 1st approach & i'll try to do the same. on or off the tractor & machinery :thumbsup:
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well said. think the old style radial arm saw is a close 2nd for danger too. of all the safety devices/blade guards i've seen on table saws (& there are plenty) have yet to see one that is really effective. in fact, some are more dangerous than none. i taught jr high shop for 21 years, fortunately no serious accidents, somehow all my own digits are intact too. my experience is that when students go through the safety on each machine (& supervised!) they are actually more cautious & safer than most adults who either know it all or are careless. continue in your safety 1st approach & i'll try to do the same. on or off the tractor & machinery :thumbsup:
kevin37b
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I can just imagine the runaround you would get if you even called those jerks . Money upfront , we need a check ,this has been postponed , send a check on and on .
deepNdirt
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I'm with k0ua, I own and use every kind of power-tool made, some people don't need to own power tools because they are prone to get hurt with them, Sometimes even a skilled operator can get hurt, although it likely wouldn't be their fault, Just the other day I realized something, I have two granddaughter the oldest 8 hangs around me in my shop, she is very well behaved and if I tell her to not touch things and I'll explain to her that she might get hurt, she knows better and won't touch, the 6 year old is a mess ( Red head ) and always looking for something to get into and must keep an eye on her all the time, the other day both of them wound up playing in my shop ( which is a no! no! ) but they slipped in the other door, I ran them out 10 times until finally had to get mean with them,
something I never do,
Well about an hour later I went to use my radial arm saw and when I switched it on the darn thing come buzzing across the table, I figured that little redhead found the crank wheel under the table and give it a few cranks downward, Lucky I have quick reflexes, otherwise I might had been missing something, Needless to say none of the 2 are allowed in the workshop again, well I'll probably give in to the oldest, but that little redhead demon stays out
something I never do, Well about an hour later I went to use my radial arm saw and when I switched it on the darn thing come buzzing across the table, I figured that little redhead found the crank wheel under the table and give it a few cranks downward, Lucky I have quick reflexes, otherwise I might had been missing something, Needless to say none of the 2 are allowed in the workshop again, well I'll probably give in to the oldest, but that little redhead demon stays out
cqaigy2
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Do you have bins of them like Nom in New Yankee Workshop? :laughing:
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FWIW...
A friend of mines wife is a friend of Norm Abram's wife...I heard that his real shop (not the one on TV) is a disaster...tools piled everywhere only to be outdone by the number of started (unfinished) projects piled up...
I have owned and used a table saw for many years. Also Radial Arm, Compound mitre, wood and metal bandsaws, Sawzall, Skillsaw Jig and Scrollsaw, and of course an assortment of hacksaws, coping saw, handsaws, tree pruning saws etc. So far, I still have all of my fingers/thumbs.
And if I did cut something off, I sure as "heck fire" would not be suing anyone.
Oh, I forgot about the darn chainsaws.. now those are dangerous if you don't watch what you are doing
If people think a table saw is dangerous they should try just being in the same area with someone who does not know how to operate a "Radial Arm Saw". Those things can really throw a 2x4.
deepNdirt
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I acquired one of my radial arm saw's from homeowner that became scared of it after cutting off a finger, he said it was cheaper to hire me to do the work than having to go the the hospital every time he cut a finger off,
Come to think of it I also acquired one of my table saw's the same way, He was a house builder, thought could save some $$$ doing some of the work himself, He stated he was ripping plywood when he felt a strange sensation on one of his finger, then he started to see blood on everything including himself, He said it didn't hurt until the feeling came back after they re-attached the finger and nerves,
He said he never touch another saw, But saws ain't the only thing that'll cut off a finger, I know a man who cut his finger off with a hatchet while trying to split a knotty lighter firewood, he said it bounce off a knot and right through his finger,
Come to think of it I also acquired one of my table saw's the same way, He was a house builder, thought could save some $$$ doing some of the work himself, He stated he was ripping plywood when he felt a strange sensation on one of his finger, then he started to see blood on everything including himself, He said it didn't hurt until the feeling came back after they re-attached the finger and nerves,
He said he never touch another saw, But saws ain't the only thing that'll cut off a finger, I know a man who cut his finger off with a hatchet while trying to split a knotty lighter firewood, he said it bounce off a knot and right through his finger,
k0ua
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I acquired one of my radial arm saw's from homeowner that became scared of it after cutting off a finger, he said it was cheaper to hire me to do the work than having to go the the hospital every time he cut a finger off,
Come to think of it I also acquired one of my table saw's the same way, He was a house builder, thought could save some $$$ doing some of the work himself, He stated he was ripping plywood when he felt a strange sensation on one of his finger, then he started to see blood on everything including himself, He said it didn't hurt until the feeling came back after they re-attached the finger and nerves,
He said he never touch another saw, But saws ain't the only thing that'll cut off a finger, I know a man who cut his finger off with a hatchet while trying to split a knotty lighter firewood, he said it bounce off a knot and right through his finger,
I always try to have all of my appendages out of the way before I press the button on either the Radial arm or the compound miter saw.. yes they are kind of "final" if something is in the path of the blade.. whoops! Of course the table saw is running for a while before you shove the workpiece in it.. somewhat different, and still running when the cut is finished. You just have to resist that urge to reach in there and retrieve that sliver of wood between the blade and the fence when you are making small cuts.. Made a push stick a long time ago, and keep it handy.
Jointers, and routers, and shapers, can be "grabby" some times..and boy will they eat up body parts in a hurry!.:shocked:
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I have a stunning array of feather boards for routing and milling...lots of clamp jigs to hold the feather boards for down pressure against the table and typical against the fence setups...
Again for safety...the most dangerous person in the shop is someone that can distract (in any way) someone operating power tools...