On 6/2/2011 6:50 PM, Steve Blackmore wrote: > On Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:05:26 -0400, you wrote: > > >> Kickback on a tablesaw can be very bad. For example, my accident. >> >> Mistake: I decided to rip a piece of wood that would not lay flat on >> the saw. I was just about through the length of the wood when the wood >> rocked on the table, the blade grabbed a part of the board which was >> roughly 1/2" x 1 1/2 " x 10 inches in length and flung it at my face at >> high speeds. I never saw it coming. >> > I know what you mean. > > Mine was using a Ryobi Table saw on the floor cutting two foot off the > width of an 8ft x4ft sheet of 19mm plywood. My own stupid fault trying > to do it on my own and not having the saw fastened down on it's stand. > The sheet tilted, blade grabbed it and threw it back at me. It broke my > left shin and left a 2 inch gash with the bone showing through. I've > still got the scar years later, also still got the saw :) > > A 1500W motor with a 10 inch blade at 4000 rpm packs a mean punch ! > > Steve Blackmore > -- > > > I think that most accidents are preventable in hindsight, but at the time it only takes one error to really make a mess.
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