Happened to me today

[rake60]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery Chuck!

I'm still a little squeamish of even the thought right now.


Rick

 

[Kludge]

One way to reduce, though certainly not eliminate, the danger is to build a sliding table for the saw.

SWIPED!

Thanks, Marv.

BEst regards,

Kludge, the phantom swiper.

 

[steamboatmodel]

The only thing that scares me more than a table saw is a chainsaw. They are both tools that when things go wrong they go wrong very fast. I have seen sever mishaps with both, I now always use a push stick on a table saw and make sure my fingers can not get near the blade. As for the chainsaws after the last mishap I had seen I sold mine and won't use one.
Regards,
Gerald

 

[BillH]

My shop teacher had a major rule when using the radial arm saw. Pull on the handle with your left arm, hold onto the wood with the right arm, AWAY from the blade. Doing it this way, you could never possibly have your hand in harms way of the blade.

 

[Noitoen]

Here is another hint working around a table saw. http://books.google.com/books?id=wyoDAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=pt-PT#PPA161,M1