I *love my metal cutting bandsaw (the slowsaw) for that exact reason. I learned my lesson the tablesaw as well - twice. I was using a push-stick like this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Big-Horn-10221B-Joiner-Router/dp/B0000223VN The problem with these sticks is that the vector of force on the stick is directly pointing towards the blade, so if the stick is suddenly not there where does your hand go? You guessed it. I got lucky and just took off the tip of my finger. After that I threw all those sticks away and went to a big 1.5" wide push block with an inverted pistol grip on it - Yes, I turn it into sawdust and have to make a new one every year but I haven't had a kick yet. But then one day I was at the shop at a contract job with a local vehicle manufacturer and needed to cut down a piece of wood and all they had in the shop was a push-stick. Just one cut I thought but of course the wood got loose on me, went shooting across the room and put a huge dent in a prototype dashboard about 30 feet away. But I got lucky again and the wood caught my hand on the way by and tore the skin to shreds, but I've still got all my fingers, but strangely I've not been invited back to use that shop since... I learned my lesson thoroughly. DougM On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Jon Elson <[email protected]> wrote: > Dave wrote: > > Kickback on a tablesaw can be very bad. For example, my accident. > > > > > <rest of bloody nightmare snipped> > WHEW! That is one scary story! I do most of my woodwork on a > metal-cutting bandsaw. > A little rougher edges and certainly slower, but no missiles thrown > around the shop! > Certainly glad you had the protective eyewear, which kept this from > being a LOT worse! > > Jon > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with > vRanger. > Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is > safe, > secure and there when you need it. Discover what all the cheering's about. > Get your free trial download today. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-dev2dev2 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Discover what all the cheering's about. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-dev2dev2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
