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« on: March 06, 2011, 03:21 PM » |
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This is what happens when you are working without a break.... What happened is that I thought that my saw was in the rail but it wasn't. So I got a kick back. Luckily I did not let go of the saw.  |
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Frank Pellow
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« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2011, 03:43 PM » |
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I've done that and it really scared me. You are right about taking a break when such a thing happens (or, if you are lucky, before it was likely to happen).
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Tim Morris
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« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2011, 03:45 PM » |
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Been there done that  sand or file off the burrs and move on. |
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Mac
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« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2011, 03:48 PM » |
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Yep, happened to me too. Since then I've kept a clean pair of underwear in my workshop first aid systainer.
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cerv
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« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2011, 04:09 PM » |
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yep, I learned my lesson. The good thing of the TS saws is that the blade retracts. I don't want to imagine if it was a regular saw and have dropped it as well. I took the blade out and closely inspect it. So far no damage...
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« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2011, 04:12 PM » |
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This is what happens when you are working without a break.... What happened is that I thought that my saw was in the rail but it wasn't. So I got a kick back. Luckily I did not let go of the saw.
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« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2011, 08:39 AM » |
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Been There! Done That!
Did it the very first time I used my ATF 55. I hope i got it out of my system .
So far, so good.
Tinker
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« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2011, 10:34 AM » |
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Glad to hear you are alright. I always check to make sure the saw is properly seated and so far, knock on wood, have a perfect record. One time though, I neglected to make sure that my MFT guide rail was properly seated. Nothing bad happened from a safety perspective but I was wondering why I was making a new cutline in my MFT top.
Like Tim says, get rid of the burrs and use some Top-Cote. It will be as good as new... almost.
Brad
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cerv
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« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2011, 01:02 PM » |
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I took the burs out and closely inspecting the rail, it went through the rail but not the splinterguard. |
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« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2011, 02:20 PM » |
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I took the burs out and closely inspecting the rail, it went through the rail but not the splinterguard. Out of curiousity, did you ruin the blade? |
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cerv
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« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2011, 02:56 PM » |
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Out of curiousity, did you ruin the blade?
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Nope. I did take out the blade and check it. No problems. The rail is pretty soft aluminum.
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« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2011, 09:53 PM » |
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been there...done that....  |
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« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2011, 10:23 PM » |
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You are definitely not alone. Done that.
Think one learns from experience?
HA!
I followed up by taking about six inches off the end of my Felder crosscut fence, and it's a chunk of aluminum almost 3 inches square and right in front of my face, so no excuses except being tired
Fortunately it was the short fence, not the 8 footer $$$$$ - and more fortunately it wasn't my fingers. Lesson finally learned. I think
Oh well, I always thought it was too long the way it came from the factory.
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« Reply #13 on: April 19, 2011, 11:49 PM » |
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I usually try to cut off a finger when I am tired and rushing.
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« Reply #14 on: April 20, 2011, 12:04 AM » |
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Hi, I work alone almost exclusively. So there is nobody but me watching me. I have had more than one occasion of semi zoning out while doing a repetitive task. I make a point of taking breaks before I need one. The moment I realise I am thinking about 'the movie I saw last night' I know I have gone past break time.  Besides , regular breaks give me time to figure out how to fix what I did wrong  Seth |
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« Reply #15 on: April 20, 2011, 02:36 AM » |
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Hi, I work alone almost exclusively. So there is nobody but me watching me. I have had more than one occasion of semi zoning out while doing a repetitive task. I make a point of taking breaks before I need one. The moment I realise I am thinking about 'the movie I saw last night' I know I have gone past break time. Besides , regular breaks give me time to figure out how to fix what I did wrong Seth Moderators aren't allowed to make mistakes, looks like you better up your game now, Seth... |
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« Reply #16 on: April 21, 2011, 09:40 PM » |
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+1. You haven't really learned to use it until you get a rail scar. On a side note, one of the reasons I don't mind that sometimes the plug-it power drops out of the vac outlet is that it breaks my train of thought and prevents pulling the trigger from being routine. Maybe that's just lemonade from lemons. |
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