Everyone loves to acquire new precision tools ? you know, things like surgical scissors, forceps, tweezers?.
Of course, you can go out and BUY them ? or you can do something stupid in the shop and you get to take home a set for free!! Well?.free after your insurance co-pay that is?.
But wait ? there?s more!! If you have stitches, you get TWO sets ? once when they stitch you up, and once when you go in to have them removed!! What a deal?.
But you know, you CAN just buy them ? less time and effort, less pain, less loss of blood. Fewer stitches (I got nine in the tip of my index finger) and if you get lucky, you go home with all of your body parts like I did. (Sorry Stein?.)
Good safety tip ? NEVER try cutting a short piece of aluminum angle on a table saw. Even with push sticks! How I ever thought it was a good idea?well, the problem was I DIDN?T think - just mindlessly working along and setting the fence to rip down some long pieces, and figured I?d check the dimensions with a scrap first. No need to tell me now that it was stupid ? I figured that out when the piece kicked back at me doing about .87 Mach, stabbed my index finger, nicked the knuckle on my middle finger, and then cut a slice in my vest before heading across the hangar for places unknown.
So?.lesson learned ? there is ALWAYS more to learn, no matter how many years you?ve been using power tools. In talking with others since this happened, everyone has a story about their encounter with a table saw. To bad that we all seem to have to learn the hard way.
All will heal up for me ? the only long term implication is I?ll have to retrain my iPhone with a new fingerprint. That and having a renewed sense of caution around the table saw. And I hope that never leaves me (again).
Paul
Of course, you can go out and BUY them ? or you can do something stupid in the shop and you get to take home a set for free!! Well?.free after your insurance co-pay that is?.
But wait ? there?s more!! If you have stitches, you get TWO sets ? once when they stitch you up, and once when you go in to have them removed!! What a deal?.
But you know, you CAN just buy them ? less time and effort, less pain, less loss of blood. Fewer stitches (I got nine in the tip of my index finger) and if you get lucky, you go home with all of your body parts like I did. (Sorry Stein?.)
Good safety tip ? NEVER try cutting a short piece of aluminum angle on a table saw. Even with push sticks! How I ever thought it was a good idea?well, the problem was I DIDN?T think - just mindlessly working along and setting the fence to rip down some long pieces, and figured I?d check the dimensions with a scrap first. No need to tell me now that it was stupid ? I figured that out when the piece kicked back at me doing about .87 Mach, stabbed my index finger, nicked the knuckle on my middle finger, and then cut a slice in my vest before heading across the hangar for places unknown.
So?.lesson learned ? there is ALWAYS more to learn, no matter how many years you?ve been using power tools. In talking with others since this happened, everyone has a story about their encounter with a table saw. To bad that we all seem to have to learn the hard way.
All will heal up for me ? the only long term implication is I?ll have to retrain my iPhone with a new fingerprint. That and having a renewed sense of caution around the table saw. And I hope that never leaves me (again).
Paul