Normally guys I would post something funny about just how dumb I was today. Well, I had a tablesaw accident this afternoon. It wasn't funny but I was sure dumb!
The first of all the dumb things I do is run my saw without the blade guard. Or a riving knife. Never again. I was trying to move a 4 inch x 1 inch long piece of wood that was moving into the blade and getting ready to kick-back at me. I had just hit the off switch when I watched helplessly as my left hand reached over the speeding blade and my middle finger got sucked into the blade. I got REAL lucky. But I did lose half my finger nail, possibly the nail root and definitely about a 1/4 inch of finger on the left side as you look at your hand. I have nerve damage and may have a little tendon damage, but again I was real lucky.
Sorry guys, while I did take cellphone photos of my finger I do not want to post them. Trust me it happened. As I was telling the paramedics what happened it occured to me that even a SawStop would not have helped because I was at the rear of the blade.
Anyway, I am getting rid of the saw and buying a bandsaw.
I won't ever be as stupid as I have been in the past. Lessons learned today will be with me forever!
Take a breath before you use any kind of woodworking equipment and go it slow.
I'll post when I get the new saw.
Anna-Catherine
The first of all the dumb things I do is run my saw without the blade guard. Or a riving knife. Never again. I was trying to move a 4 inch x 1 inch long piece of wood that was moving into the blade and getting ready to kick-back at me. I had just hit the off switch when I watched helplessly as my left hand reached over the speeding blade and my middle finger got sucked into the blade. I got REAL lucky. But I did lose half my finger nail, possibly the nail root and definitely about a 1/4 inch of finger on the left side as you look at your hand. I have nerve damage and may have a little tendon damage, but again I was real lucky.
Sorry guys, while I did take cellphone photos of my finger I do not want to post them. Trust me it happened. As I was telling the paramedics what happened it occured to me that even a SawStop would not have helped because I was at the rear of the blade.
Anyway, I am getting rid of the saw and buying a bandsaw.
I won't ever be as stupid as I have been in the past. Lessons learned today will be with me forever!
Take a breath before you use any kind of woodworking equipment and go it slow.
I'll post when I get the new saw.
Anna-Catherine