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Re: Band saws unsafe?
By:Andy Waddington
Date: 6/19/2009, 12:12 pm
In Response To: Re: Band saws unsafe? (Matthew)

: I believe that there is only one real shop safety device. It is the mind of
: the person using the tool.

Dead right ! Even bandsaws can snatch material and spin it round,
risking pulling fingers where they don't want to go.

: Then, good hand tools are often very sharp. It's easy to maim yourself
: with a chisel or a plane if you are not careful.

It's even easier to hurt yourself with tools that are _not_ sharp,
since they need more force and then go further out of control if
they slip. All tools need to be kept in good condition and only used
for the job they were designed for.

: I like to be able to count to 10 on my fingers.

I've still got all mine - so I can count to 255 - or 1023
if I use my thumbs :-)

: I've given plenty of blood to my
: projects over the years.

Stitch and glue wire is the best argument I can find for strip
building - a whole line of pairs of sharp points right down
every chine and joint. It may not strictly be a tool, but it
sure claims plenty of blood !

Andy

Messages In This Thread

Shop: Kick back warning
Kudzu -- 6/7/2009, 6:27 pm
Re: Shop: Kick back warning
Bris Paul -- 6/9/2009, 4:00 am
Re: Shop: Kick back warning
Robert N Pruden -- 6/9/2009, 9:11 am
Re: Shop: Kick back warning
Bris Paul -- 6/9/2009, 4:42 pm
Re: Shop: Kick back warning
Bill Hamm -- 6/9/2009, 8:56 pm
Re: Shop: Kick back warning
Bris Paul -- 6/10/2009, 1:55 am
Re: Shop: Kick back warning
Bill Hamm -- 6/10/2009, 3:46 pm
Re: Shop: Kick back warning
Robert N Pruden -- 6/9/2009, 4:55 pm
Re: Shop: Kick back warning
Matthew -- 6/9/2009, 3:28 am
*cringes*
Robert N Pruden -- 6/8/2009, 12:48 pm
Re: *cringes*
Kudzu -- 6/8/2009, 8:52 pm
Re: *cringes*
Robert N Pruden -- 6/9/2009, 9:04 am
Re: *cringes*
Bill Hamm -- 6/9/2009, 8:50 pm
Re: *cringes*
Bill Hamm -- 6/9/2009, 8:52 pm
Re: *cringes*
Bill Hamm -- 6/9/2009, 1:24 am
Re: Shop: Kick back warning
Brian Lemin -- 6/8/2009, 8:20 am
Re: Shop: Kick back warning
Bill Hamm -- 6/8/2009, 12:19 am
Re: Shop: Kick back warning
Kudzu -- 6/8/2009, 6:58 pm
Re: Shop: Kick back warning
Bill Hamm -- 6/8/2009, 8:38 pm
Re: Shop: Kick back warning
Kudzu -- 6/8/2009, 8:47 pm
Re: Shop: Kick back warning
Terry Haines -- 6/15/2009, 12:23 am
Band saws unsafe?
Brian Nystrom -- 6/17/2009, 8:51 am
Re: Band saws unsafe?
Terry Haines -- 6/17/2009, 10:09 am
Re: Band saws unsafe?
Matthew -- 6/17/2009, 12:51 pm
Re: Band saws unsafe?
Andy Waddington -- 6/19/2009, 12:12 pm
Re: Band saws unsafe?
Bill Hamm -- 6/19/2009, 12:26 pm
Re: Band saws unsafe?
Kudzu -- 6/19/2009, 5:46 pm
Re: Band saws unsafe?
Bill Hamm -- 6/20/2009, 2:56 am
Re: Band saws unsafe?
Matthew -- 6/20/2009, 4:58 pm
Re: Band saws unsafe?
Bill Hamm -- 6/21/2009, 3:41 am
Re: Band saws unsafe?
Matthew -- 6/25/2009, 4:18 pm
Re: Band saws unsafe?
Bill Hamm -- 6/27/2009, 2:13 am
Re: Band saws unsafe?
Kudzu -- 6/19/2009, 1:38 pm
Re: Band saws unsafe?
Bill Hamm -- 6/20/2009, 2:54 am