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Paying attention with a tablesaw if you aren't aware of what to pay attention to isn't enough though. Wood tension biting the blade, cross cutting against the fence, cutting short pieces are not immediately obvious dangers IMO and even the savviest of people could fall into the trap of committing. I'm certain I would have had some shit kick back into my face by now had I not spent some time getting clued up how to use it safely.
Or maybe I just fall into the stupid category.
Hovis-
I used to work with a guy everyone called fingers. He is a very experienced chippy and got his nickname when he realised the hard way that holding down the track by placing a hand behind the saw is a very silly thing to do.
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I do agree, I haven’t ever done it personally when using them and when I have been using them or a rip saw or anything like that I’m always making sure I’m out the way in case of kick back etc etc.
They will chop your fingers off before you realise but then again these things ain’t toys.
I do the odd job with someone who doesn’t use a guard on his grinder because it annoys him he said. Another fuckin lethal piece of machinery if your daft!
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The table saw holds a special place in the cultural consciousness as something uniquely dangerous. This discussion has reminded me of Robert Frost’s poem ‘Out, Out -’ : “The buzz saw snarled and rattled in the yard / Snarled and rattled”. The title of the poem is a reference to Macbeth, “Out, out, brief candle / Life’s but a walking shadow” and the lad using the buzz (old school table) saw in the poem does indeed snuff it.
Bobbo
konastab01
Sharkstar
Ok bad example, but you can buy a bike without any of that and still seriously hurt yourself/kill if you dont pay attention.