http://homefixated.com/table-saw-safety-tips/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Where DIY Meets LOL Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:34:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://homefixated.com/table-saw-safety-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-11234 Ty Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:27:31 +0000 http://homefixated.com/?p=3283#comment-11234 Great point Drew, and awesome scary pictures! Of course, anytime I write something I am trying to be as comprehensive as possible while maintaining a bit of lightheartedness, and maintaining things that even I would read with my hummingbird-like attention span. You know--the whole brevity thing. The Dude digresses... Yes, anytime you're making a cut when the possibility exists to have material eventually be cut loose--the opportunity for "The Impaler" to come out is pretty good. From your description (and having done it countless times myself) I would suggest a push block. Merely something of the same width and height of the piece you are cutting--in this case a 2x4 scrap. This will prevent the waste piece from coming back at you by hitting the push block--and keeps your fingers from the blade. Obviously you would want to use rollers, or an assistant if the piece to be cut is too long for you to hold tight to the table and use the push block. Thanks for reading Drew, and picking up where I missed! Great point Drew, and awesome scary pictures! Of course, anytime I write something I am trying to be as comprehensive as possible while maintaining a bit of lightheartedness, and maintaining things that even I would read with my hummingbird-like attention span. You know–the whole brevity thing. The Dude digresses…
Yes, anytime you’re making a cut when the possibility exists to have material eventually be cut loose–the opportunity for “The Impaler” to come out is pretty good. From your description (and having done it countless times myself) I would suggest a push block. Merely something of the same width and height of the piece you are cutting–in this case a 2×4 scrap. This will prevent the waste piece from coming back at you by hitting the push block–and keeps your fingers from the blade. Obviously you would want to use rollers, or an assistant if the piece to be cut is too long for you to hold tight to the table and use the push block. Thanks for reading Drew, and picking up where I missed!

]]> http://homefixated.com/table-saw-safety-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-11233 Drew Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:00:48 +0000 http://homefixated.com/?p=3283#comment-11233 I would add to this list: Don't stand directly behind the workpiece if at all possible. When I first got my table saw, I was making a dowel cutting jig by ripping a V out of the narrow edge of a 2x4. Set the blade to 30 degrees, ran it through once, flipped the piece around, and ran it through again. Having just previously been hit by a piece of cut off from a dowel (hence the need for the jig), I made sure to be well off to the side when I completed the second cut. Through my hearing protectors I heard a dull thud, and when I turned off the saw, the waste piece was gone. I found it 12' behind me impaled in a cardboard box. Pictures from the incident on my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=impaled&w=45168842%40N00 I would add to this list: Don’t stand directly behind the workpiece if at all possible. When I first got my table saw, I was making a dowel cutting jig by ripping a V out of the narrow edge of a 2×4. Set the blade to 30 degrees, ran it through once, flipped the piece around, and ran it through again. Having just previously been hit by a piece of cut off from a dowel (hence the need for the jig), I made sure to be well off to the side when I completed the second cut. Through my hearing protectors I heard a dull thud, and when I turned off the saw, the waste piece was gone. I found it 12′ behind me impaled in a cardboard box. Pictures from the incident on my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=impaled&w=45168842%40N00

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