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[Ken_CT]

Flatheadyoungin, that was an excellent video on kickback safety that everyone who uses a table saw should watch.
YouTube - How to Avoid a Table Saw Kickback

I am a hobbiest, and I've become accustomed to having all my fingers, so I do keep the safeties in place whenever possible. I realize that there are times, like making a dado, when this is not possible. I have a buddy who lost 3 1/2 fingers in a dadoing accident, so that is always in the back of my mind when using a table saw. You cannot sew anything back on cut on a dado, it's just gone. Here are a couple of pics showing some of my equipment that is available to reduce kickbacks. The yellow wheels only turns in one direction and the rear one holds the board down after it passes the center of the blade. They can be removed in a couple of seconds if need be.

 

[Conservation]

I haven't seen anything about aprons. In our larger cabinet making plant, all the table saws are Saw Stops, and basic PPE are safety glasses, ear plugs and aprons. Anti kickback is ALWAYS used. Push sticks are mandatory on any smaller cuts. With over 100 employees using table saws, never one injury in 2.5 years.

 

[sixdogs]

Flatheadyoungin, that was an excellent video on kickback safety that everyone who uses a table saw should watch.
YouTube - How to Avoid a Table Saw Kickback

I am a hobbiest, and I've become accustomed to having all my fingers, so I do keep the safeties in place whenever possible. I realize that there are times, like making a dado, when this is not possible. I have a buddy who lost 3 1/2 fingers in a dadoing accident, so that is always in the back of my mind when using a table saw. You cannot sew anything back on cut on a dado, it's just gone. Here are a couple of pics showing some of my equipment that is available to reduce kickbacks. The yellow wheels only turns in one direction and the rear one holds the board down after it passes the center of the blade. They can be removed in a couple of seconds if need be.

As soon as my right arm heels from tendon surgery I'm going to install my "splitter" on my saw--just like in your photos. Having to do everything left-handed-only for three weeks--with FIVE more to go--has been a sobering experience on the importance of keeping limbs and digits intact. Try brushing your teeth left-handed. I can't even dress myself.
Thanks for the photos,

 

[Kfbeal]

Did the saw come with 'anti-kickback pawls' ?

I don't recall seeing anything similar to that, but do remember a plastic clear shield. I got this from my brother, so there's no telling what may have happened to it in the exchange.

Try brushing your teeth left-handed. I can't even dress myself.
Thanks for the photos,

Not a problem for me as I'm naturally a south-paw as we put it being left-handed. Glad you're almost over your hump. Luckily when I cut the tip of my finger off it was my right hand.

 

[2manyrocks]

Here is a link to a DIY overarm blade guard. It isn't that hard to build. Won't stop a kickback, but it keeps the dust out of your face and is in my opinion, a better guard than those plastic things that come with the saws.

I think theirs mounts to the ceiling. You can also build a mount to attach it to the floor or to your table saw stand.

http://www.woodcentral.com/bparticles/blade_guard.pdf

 

[jimmyj]

I always stand "off to the side" when using the table saw, and I use push sticks. Of all the tools that I have, the table saw seems the most dangerous for some reason.

Same with chain sawing, I always stand offset to the line of the bar. Never had a kickback on either tool but this thread sure points out the built in risks.

Very educational, as always.

 

[emmy71]

Flatheadyoungin, that was an excellent video on kickback safety that everyone who uses a table saw should watch.
YouTube - How to Avoid a Table Saw Kickback

I am a hobbiest, and I've become accustomed to having all my fingers, so I do keep the safeties in place whenever possible. I realize that there are times, like making a dado, when this is not possible. I have a buddy who lost 3 1/2 fingers in a dadoing accident, so that is always in the back of my mind when using a table saw. You cannot sew anything back on cut on a dado, it's just gone. Here are a couple of pics showing some of my equipment that is available to reduce kickbacks. The yellow wheels only turns in one direction and the rear one holds the board down after it passes the center of the blade. They can be removed in a couple of seconds if need be.

Where did you get those wheels. Looks like something I might be interested in.

Terry

 

[Ken_CT]

Where did you get those wheels. Looks like something I might be interested in.

Terry

I think I got them from Woodworkers Warehouse, but they are in the Grizzly catalog. Make sure you get the yellow set for table saws, they only turn one way, the orange ones spin in both directions.

G2370 Board Buddies® For Table Saws - Yellow

 

[2manyrocks]

Maybe not as good, but worth considering are featherboards:

Google Image Result for http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/gordgraff/Feather%20Boards/11.jpg

 

[Flatheadyoungin]

i looked quickly and couldn't find any good pics but delta's separate guard and splitter system works GREAT!

there are all kinds of cuts on a table saw; some you can use all of your guards, splitters, stand to the side, use push sticks, etc........then some cuts you need your half of your guard, some you have to take out the splitter, some you don't use anything.....just depends on what you are doing......the delta system is an honest to goodness pleasure to use.......i hate guards and most safety devices but every time i use it i feel proud that it does exactly what i want.......

the hard part is, it's probably more $$ than the average homeowner/occasional user would want to pay......though you can pick them up used every now and again....

i'll try to find a pic, it isn't the one that comes standard on the machine.....

edit: here it is, it's not as bad ($$) as i thought......i know 3 bills is a lot of money but knowing what it does makes it genuinly seem cheap.......i paid 179 for just a splitter when they first came on the market.....that hurt but the first time i used it and the first time it worked, all that went out the window...

http://www.toolsdirect.com/index.cf...nery/finish/na&source=shopzilla&cse=shopzilla