Warning...
Jun 8, 2018 01:44:46 #
OddJobber wrote:
Yeah, yeah, I've seen these for years but all they show is that hotdogs are saved from amputation. I'm still waiting for one of theiir people to demonstrate with a real finger.
Now how does is this really about PHOTOGRAPHY?
From a carpenter with all my fingers.
Now how does is this really about PHOTOGRAPHY?
From a carpenter with all my fingers.
Just that it can make photography a whole lot more difficult...
Jun 8, 2018 02:27:12 #
Harry0
Loc: Gardena, Cal
bsprague wrote:
I did it making a pinewood derby car. My DW was not at all pleased looking for the end piece and then taking me to the doctor! It healed. She did too.
I did my left hand middle finger end cutting sunflower stalks. After the bandages came off we realized it's 180 off. Year by year that end gets smaller.
Jun 8, 2018 06:05:55 #
Jun 8, 2018 06:23:08 #
neilds37 wrote:
If you think it is not safe to reach across a spinning table saw blade to clear a board on the other side...DON'T! It can really screw up the fingers you need to push the buttons on your camera!
https://youtu.be/FquL0GG9RGI
Jun 8, 2018 07:28:25 #
I'm not a fan of government sticking it's nose in by requiring this safety picture, but SawStop is amazing! I read about it while back, and I'm glad that it is now on the market. Come to think of it Anti-lock brakes, Traction Control, space flight, computers, pasteurization, inoculation, sanitation, BOCA building codes, etc. have worked out quite well. JimmyT Sends
Gene51 wrote:
Jun 8, 2018 08:26:20 #
SawStop may be an amazing machine, but the final answer is Never Reach Across The Turning Blade For Any Reason. I violated one of the basic rules of shop safety. Let this lesson be a warning for others so you can keep pushing those camera buttons the easy way.
Jun 8, 2018 09:13:42 #
neilds37 wrote:
81 years and the first time I've been bit. I looked at the situation and thought "that's dangerous", then thought, "but I can do it if I'm careful" ...WRONG!
No permanent damage - just a flesh wound on my bulging thumb joint.
Don't let age and experience get in the way of better judgment.
No permanent damage - just a flesh wound on my bulging thumb joint.
Don't let age and experience get in the way of better judgment.
Glad to hear it wasn’t serious. Sometimes it’s those small accidents that reinforce safety rules and prevent a more unpleasant one. I sanded off the ends of two fingers on a large vertical belt sander when the workpiece suddenly was grabbed by the band and “disappeared”. It was painful (and bloody), but it taught me a basic rule: “where will your hands go if the workpiece suddenly disappears?” If it had been a jointer, I would have lost a finger or a thumb like my next door neighbor did.
Jun 8, 2018 10:29:03 #
hookedupin2005
Loc: Northwestern New Mexico
Gene51 wrote:
Looks like a good product, but I doubt if Neilds37 will do that again! (Although you never know...hehehehe)
Jun 8, 2018 11:36:00 #
Hey bspraque, I thought that I was the only one to try to cutoff a finger making a pinewood derby car. To add to the warnings, never wear gloves when using power tools. That table saw can reach out & grab the glove & pull your finger into the blade. Luckily it was my left index finger so it doesn't affect my poor photography shills.
Jun 8, 2018 12:19:17 #
latebloomer
Loc: Topeka, KS
About 30 years ago Fine Woodworking magazine had a short article. Apparently a man had cut off part of his finger in a table saw. When the insurance investigator came to see him, he demonstrated for the insurance investigator how it happened. In the process he cut off part of another finger. I believe this happened in the state of Washington. Some folks just shouldn't work with a lot of tools.
Jun 8, 2018 12:50:07 #
With my table saw I always use a push stick. I put a notch in it with a hand saw to end slippage.
Jun 8, 2018 14:18:22 #
Jun 8, 2018 15:42:59 #
I'm scared of table saws. I once knew a guy that cut off half of his fingers with a bandsaw.
Jun 8, 2018 16:22:17 #
laf
Loc: Nordland
Och fun to look down and see part of your finger splattered onto you shirt and face. How far north on
the OP are you? We live in Nordland close to PT. If you are ever heading to Ft Flaggler let me know.
the OP are you? We live in Nordland close to PT. If you are ever heading to Ft Flaggler let me know.
Jun 8, 2018 16:54:01 #
John_F wrote:
With my table saw I always use a push stick. I put a notch in it with a hand saw to end slippage.
Yep. Anti kick-back hold downs, a splitter and push sticks are mandatory. I never cut without a fence or mitre (never “freehand”), I never remove the cut pieces until the blade has completely stopped, and I don’t stand directly behind the blade if possible. And I don’t walk around the saw when it’s running. A friend did, slipped, and before he could stop the reflex, stuck out his hand to catch himself. That sickening “chink” sound was his finger... (luckily just one)
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