Venting out

[Jadama]

Can't believe I forgot to set the depth on ms TS55 and cut through a bit of the aluminum profile  [crying], had to stop working on the table for a while. Pissed at myself for not checking that part (got too busy measuring exact cut lines on my ply).

Sorry "mods" if rant is not in the right page, please move or delete if not appropriate, thanks. just venting.

 

[stvrowe]

I am sure you are not the first person to have done that.  Years ago, I cut through the aluminum fence on my Felder so I know that sick feeling pretty well.

 

[Jadama]

Thanks Steve, another lesson learned today...stop, look and look again(400x times [big grin]). Way to start my year but glad it wasn't a body part (knock on wood).

 

[bigjonh]

A piece of tape on my saw handle with Check Your Depth! written on it keeps me from doing that.

 

[Jadama]

Great tip bigjonh, thanks. Definitely be doing something like that, maybe engrave it on the handle with a dremel.

 

[MrToolJunkie]

Been there and done that...hey, it adds character to your MFT...if it is really deep you can fill it with JB Weld and sand smooth or order a replacement off of EKAT.  Mine was not too bad and I just left it...

Scot

 

[TomGadwa1]

It is like the  first dent on the new car. Never easy to handle, but one has to drive on! I nicked my MFT also, so far just once.

 

[Jadama]

@Scotf:
Yes it does hahaha, like a reminder that this is the MFT's front side. did checked a replacement on EKAT but the price and the shipping just adds to a bigger dent on the me. And yeah right the JB weld, but it wasn't that deep, thanks.

@TomGadwa1
Yeah it's really frustrating to see, trying to take care of it real well then boom!...it happens.

 

[RC]

Did that in the middle of my MFT on abt. my third cut. Had depth set for cutting 2x4 and next cut 12mm ply without checking it. Clean through the top. Builds character and I triple check my depth nowadays.

 

[Stone Message]

PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS:

It is easy to make a mistake, especially if you are in a hurry. I have made errors setting up my Domino several times and so I now go through the PFC routine before each set of cuts...width setting, depth setting and height setting.

The TS55 was mastered a long time ago, one needs to remember the pre flight checks!

Peter

 

[ajones]

The one problem with woodworking is you have to be paying 100% attention 100% of the time which makes it somewhat tricky .

if it still hurts to look at it in a few weeks replace the part..

 

[NYC Tiny Shop]

I'm sure that all of us have made a fair share of blunders.  After a while, I've learned to work at a nice calm and mindful-pace, enjoy the work, do the constant check-downs, think safety first, quit when tired, and consistently pull plugs.

 

[Birdhunter]

I used to be a pilot and using checklists saved my bacon more than once.

Printed checklists are always better than mental ones. All that mental stuff is iffy, especially when you are in a hurry or are scared.

It wouldn't hurt to have a printed checklist attached to the top of each Sustainer.

 

[sancho57]

Done it on the frame and the fence, adds character

 

[jonny round boy]

The one problem with woodworking is you have to be paying 100% attention 100% of the time which makes it somewhat tricky .

Hmmm, very true. Not quite woodworking, but I've been making SysRadios today. Routering out the openings in a couple of sys3's, and didn't double-check what I was doing. Put the jig in the wrong place, and routered a hole for the plug-it in the front instead of the side... [eek]

Another scrap systainer [embarassed]

 

[Jeff Zanin]

Sorry to hear of your troubles.

Often days or weeks go by between uses of my TS-75, so I have made a practice of reseting the depth to zero whenever I stop using it. 

This can lead to some "d'oh" episodes on resuming work but it is easy to recover from a cut that didn't actually happen.

Jeff

 

[jmbfestool]

Haahaa

Gutted!

Well I have jigsawed into my aluminium twice!!  I have cut into it with TS And I decided that wasn't enough i thinned the alli down a bit with the EHL65 planer.  

  [big grin]

 

[truck90278]

I wouldn't feel to bad if i were you. I did it to one of Steve Bace's tables in Henderson.  [embarassed]