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Post by revolvercranker on Jan 13, 2024 13:15:48 GMT -5
I've seen a saw bind and throw a 12"x12" by 2" thick piece back into a man's chest and knock him down. He was 6' and 300 pounds. It left a football sized bruise on his chest. Knocked him senseless for a few seconds. I've had kickbacks myself, though I've always been prepared for them, standing to the side or using a pusher, and haven't been injured as a result thankfully. I had a table saw throw back a splinter about the size of the tapered part of a golf tee that penetrated me at the rim of my belly button. When through the shirt first. Took it gawd forever to heal. Also because my left eye is basically shot my binocular vision isn't so good. I was reaching OVER the blade to control guide the wood after it was past the blade and because of my vision my hand wasn't high enough and I sliced my thumb on the underside length wise to just the bone. The orthropedic doctor put it back together pretty well and it's about 95% good including the nerve feeling. Now I have a flinch using my table saw. I mentioned the thickness planer. I don't like my jointer planer either and little nervors with my router table. I just got a new 14 inch bandsaw (Porter Cable) and that doesn't bother me much to use. I don't think the band saws are nearly as bad as the tablesaws, unless it's an ancient one where the blade and blade wheel AREN'T enclosed. |
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Post by kings6 on Jan 13, 2024 14:05:44 GMT -5
One of the tools I bought from the cabinet maker was his 24” wide dual drum sander he had made. One honking motor for the dual drums and one for the wide lower deck belt that moved the board through the machine. The lower belt was textured so between the friction of the belt and the downward pressure from both sanding drums the piece was held captive as it moved through the machine. One day I had”the perfect storm” so to speak when I was very lightly sanding the finish of a piece I was repurposing and the combination of very light pressure from the drums and the slick pre/existing finish on the bottom turn the piece into a literal missile that shot out of the sander so hard it hit and drove the steel dust collector pipe that was 8’ away into two pieces at a joint. Sounded like a gun shot when it hit. I have no doubt that had I been on the outfeed side waiting for the board I would gave been seriously injured if not killed.
That is why I never gave radius working of my phone on Bluetooth Shannon in the shop. Distractions in there can be as deadly as distractions when reloading or shooting.
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Post by zeus on Jan 13, 2024 18:00:29 GMT -5
I've seen a saw bind and throw a 12"x12" by 2" thick piece back into a man's chest and knock him down. He was 6' and 300 pounds. It left a football sized bruise on his chest. Knocked him senseless for a few seconds. I've had kickbacks myself, though I've always been prepared for them, standing to the side or using a pusher, and haven't been injured as a result thankfully. I worked in a custom staircase shop in college and one of the first things I learned was stand to the side slightly. He showed me why and it shot a piece of wood into the wall behind us. Surprised me |
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