Comments on: 50 – What If?

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:58:53 +0000

Just watched and read the comments…..

I’ve used a RAS for past 25 yrs and feel safer using it then the TS! For some reason the TS frightens me more…..go figure?

Maybe because the RAS has a better blade guard, rising knife and anti-kickback pawls when ripping….Never ever had kickback with a RAS …..never-the-less use the TS for ripping as easier.

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:30:07 +0000

Both are dangerous. General consensus would probably be that the radial arm saw is more dangerous though.

By: jack

jack — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:07:11 +0000

is a radial arm saw or table saw more dangerous?

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:56:10 +0000

Another way to make the bandsaw safer is to lower the guide arm. The less space there is between the guide and the table, the harder it will be to cut yourself.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:13:39 +0000

Your discussion at the bandsaw reminded me of something really stupid that I used to do when I just started out in woodworking. While using my small benchtop TS, I would push the wood about 3/4 of the way thru the blade and then reach around to the back of the saw and pull the wood the rest of the way thru. Of course I had know splitter, I didn’t even know what that was. Fortunately I never got hurt or had any kickback.

By: Vic

Vic — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:23:11 +0000

Sylvia is a fainter. If I ever hurt myself and I have on several occasions (always doing something mundane so I wasn’t giving the procedure my full attention). I tell Sylvia that I’m going into town to get something, because if she sees what I’ve done, she faints, possibly hurting herself. Then I’m transporting two people to the hospital.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:44:28 +0000

Anybody ever see the Sam Maloof videos on the woodworking channel? Watching that guy use a bandsaw makes me cringe. It’s a miracle he sill has all his fingers. That would be a good “what not to do” video.

By: Kip

Kip — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:08:14 +0000

Well my Safety Tips are “Don;t work late at night”. And “Triple check your machine setups”.

Make sure your wide awake and alert and focused on what your doing before using a power tool.

Case in point, I was in the shop alone about 10:30 at night. I had
set up a router table to cut a dado. It was a blind cut to start the groove, and as I placed the board down on the cutter it came up through the board ( since I neglected to triple check the height setting) and gave me a manicure it took the emergency room to stitch up. I was lucky I ended up with a very minor deformation on a thumbnail.

I have since not worked with no one in the house or past 8:00 PM. A rule my wife strictly enforces.

Marc I hope this is what you were asking for in your recent safety Video.