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Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 2/14/2011, 12:22 am
In Response To: Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety (Kudzu / Jeff Horton)

: Everyone seems to have to have the same comments afterward.
: Something to the effect of "That was dumb" and
: followed up by something like "It just happened so
: quick!"

: In my case I was cutting scarfs using a sled (bad, bad, BAD IDEA)
: and the cut off vibrated across the sled into the spinning
: blade. I was reaching across the front of the saw to do
: something, just as my hand came in line with the blade the
: little cut-off was launched. Never found the cut off or the
: missing parts of thumb for that matter. But it healed up and
: only a Nurse will notice it isn't quite right.

: Always had a high respect of the Table Saw and was careful, I just
: didn't see what a bad idea the jig i was using was.

I had one of those jigs, also has the same problem though my hand wasn't in the way (nor any other body part), after your experience I cut that jig up and tossed it. Now I use the band saw for that, far safer.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Tools: A lesson in table saw safety *PIC*
Farback -- 2/13/2011, 3:54 pm
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety *NM* *PIC*
Farback -- 2/13/2011, 3:55 pm
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety *NM* *PIC*
Farback -- 2/13/2011, 3:55 pm
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety
Randy Echtinaw -- 2/13/2011, 4:06 pm
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety
Ken Blanton -- 2/13/2011, 5:53 pm
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety
Kurt Maurer -- 2/13/2011, 7:06 pm
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety
Noel Bennett -- 2/13/2011, 9:38 pm
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety
Bill Hamm -- 2/14/2011, 12:19 am
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety
Noel Bennett -- 2/14/2011, 6:44 am
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety
Bill Hamm -- 2/15/2011, 2:08 am
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety
Fred Gasper -- 2/15/2011, 8:09 am
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety
Bill Hamm -- 2/16/2011, 12:52 am
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety
Bill Hamm -- 2/14/2011, 12:16 am
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety
Kudzu / Jeff Horton -- 2/13/2011, 7:29 pm
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety
Farback -- 2/13/2011, 8:19 pm
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety
Kudzu / Jeff Horton -- 2/13/2011, 8:31 pm
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety
Bill Hamm -- 2/14/2011, 12:22 am
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety
Kudzu -- 2/14/2011, 6:31 pm
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety
ancient kayaker -- 2/15/2011, 12:27 am
Tools: Trying to improve safety *PIC*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/15/2011, 8:05 am
Re: Tools: Trying to improve safety
ancient kayaker -- 2/15/2011, 10:23 pm
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety
Bill Hamm -- 2/15/2011, 2:12 am
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety *PIC*
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/15/2011, 8:07 am
Re: Tools: A lesson in table saw safety
Kudzu / Jeff Horton -- 2/16/2011, 8:22 am