I haven't had a ruler attack me from the saw. But I was using my tape measure once to shoot brads through the back of a dresser I built. The tape was so I could tack the center of the back to the support. Not once but twice on the same project I stuck my tape to the back of the dresser. After the second time the metal was so weak I couldn't keep using it. Like dumb and dumber... ----- Original Message ----- From: cheetah To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 5:49 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] saws eating rulers
hi mat yep my miter saw ate my 1 foot ruler too. the fun part was half of it wizzing past my left ear and then prying the other half out of the wood i was cutting. oops grin. jim At 07:49 AM 11/25/2007, you wrote: >So what is the vertict on the nonbattery powered measures? >Which one is good and should I buy it from maxyades? >I once had a guy send me a long strip of dimo tape with braille l's >or 4 5 6 lines and dots all down the linkth of it. >The instruction was, buy a 4 foot metal ruler and stick this on it >for measuring.. >That was real cool... untill... >The compound miter just cut right through it! >hahahahahah oops! >I had a few of those types of accidents. >The best, was when it was the dead of summer, and I was making a cut >with that same saw, and wham! The blade hit something and all the >sudden I felt the rush of warm liquid! >That's one of those in shock, stunned feelings, where you think, ok, >the pain just hasn't caught up with the dismemberment yet. >It's coming! >Luckally though, I had only left my bottle of wood glue on the table >of the saw and it was warm from the summer's heat. >hahahahahah >Thanks for the tip on the pliers for the battery of the talking ones. >I will try that. >I always just figured it was something inturnal which I couldn't hope to fix? >It's not working as it is, so couldn't hurt to try this suggestion! > >Matt > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.7/1151 - Release Date: >11/25/2007 4:24 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
