Another tool that won't get UL approval

[johne]

That could hurt real bad ;D

 

[johne]

If the video dont work try this link
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[Matthew Schenker]

johne,
Um...no comment.
Matthew

 

[danrush]

And I get yelled at for removing a couple of guards here and there.

From now on... I am  MR SAFETY!!

 

[Brice Burrell]

I have one of those, I am going to be replacing it with the Kapex when it comes out. 

 

[joraft]

That's exactly how I have my Powermatic set up.

And I use the same approach when cutting large pieces. I stick both arms way out so I'm off balance, and then lean into the work real hard. That's the only way I can get my dull, rusty blade to burn through the wood.

Could this be a safety issue?

John

 

[Matthew Schenker]

Everyone,
I just watched that video again and realized I was literally gritting my teeth as it played.

Maybe the guy needs one of these instead:


Matthew

 

[Qwas]

If only Henry Ford could watch this and see what the assembly line has become!

 

[semenza]

!!!!!  AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dirtydeeds]

our great grandfathers and great great gradfathers worked with machinery like that

unprotected belt driven machines, no guards, no riving knifes (kerf blade) and no fence

i thought it was a thing of the past................................. until i worked with a 30 year old, about 18 months ago

cutting large wedges on a bench saw (but not belt driven) .........  same method

the builder made the guy foreman  : and he was teaching the technique  : 

stupidity gone mad............................    the HSE (health and safety executive) here in england would have had a field day

sometimes we ALL think the HSE are stupid beyond reason.............. thank god they exist............... 

isambard kingdom brunell was PROUD of his safety record

one of his railway cuttings ONLY cost 250 lives...................................

 

 

[johne]

First time i saw this i laughed and thought that the guy was totally insane.

But then i looked at my own table saw with the blade guard not installed (because it is harder to see where i am cutting :)
and i have to admit it's just as insane.

Accidents always happen when you least expect em or when you lose sight of the potential dangers of a power tool
I had my finger manicured (as in total nail removal by a stationary belt sander) that way.

So i guess that the blade guard goes back on (Had nightmarish visions of trying to dial the emergency room and pressing the buttons with my nose) ;D

 

[robtonya]

I wonder if Incra makes a fence for that thing?

 

[Kapitaldream]

You guys may laugh but when I was a kid that is exactly how we cut our fire wood for the year. Ya just gotta stay away from the blade. When you buy cedar shakes think about the guy cutting them. They stand next to a 48" saw with almost no guard to cut the shakes from a block then about a foot in front of them is a 40" cut off saw with no guard that they use to trim the shake to length. One of my friends did loose part of a finger because his mind wandered just a bit. I not sure how to put in a link but if you copy and paste this URL you'll be mighty glad of your job!=1

 

[joraft]

... Ya just gotta stay away from the blade.

That's always been my motto. 

John

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

What about this one?  It's like a TS200.

 

[robtonya]

What about this one?  It's like a TS200.

I think if I had a saw that big, I would be smiling too.

 

[nickao]

Crazy as it sounds there are many times I wish I had something like that!

 

[johne]

You re gonna want a CT 200 with that also ;D