Which wood working power tool...
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.... scares you the most to work with.
Mine is the router. Scares me how fast that thing could take off a finger tip.
How many lies will people believe before they realize their own idiocy?
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Re: Which wood working power tool...
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I remember in shop class running a board across a jointer. I feel a slight bump and then hear a loud bang. I pick up the board and notice a quarter moon missing from the corner. Apparently there was a knot on the corner and the jointer removed it hastily.
The bang was the knot hitting the radiator heater in the classroom a good 10-12 yards away. Never will forget the teacher's head look out from his desk sideways and shake his head looking at us. Still makes me giggle.
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Re: Which wood working power tool...
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Being a carpenter in my early years all power tools are dangerous and used them all. The most dangerous that I owned was a power feed by far. I sold it!
I love the smell of burning spruce---I love the sound of a spring time goose---I love the feel of 40 below---from my trapline I will never go!
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Re: Which wood working power tool...
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Probably the 54” Frick saw mill spun by a Detroit diesel with a bungee holding the throttle wide open.
It’s a lazy man who can’t find his wife a second job !
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Re: Which wood working power tool...
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Same as Bob said; table saw and shaper with a big bit. I am very cautious around both. In forty-plus years of woodworking and professional carpentry I've only had one incident with either tool. It was a kickback on my little, under-powered, job site table saw. I was cutting the a bevel on an oak door threshold when I had a kickback. Thankfully I was using a push-stick and all my digits stayed attached. The push-stick slammed into my palm cutting it and flew fifteen feet across the room into a newly installed $600.00 window. I learned a long time ago not to stand directly behind a table saw whenever possible. That probably saved me from more injury. I had to replace the window sash which cost more than half the whole window cost.
Eh...wot?
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No pictures BUT..I had a project that required 1/4”X 3/4” hardwood splines, lots of them. I got the bright idea of putting 2 blades 1/4” part and reduce my cutting time in 1/2. I learned long before about where to stand, good thing because when one of the splines cut loose it imbedded itself in a 5/8” Sheetrock wall over 30 feet away. I was the only one in my shop thankfully!
I love the smell of burning spruce---I love the sound of a spring time goose---I love the feel of 40 below---from my trapline I will never go!
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Re: Which wood working power tool...
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Same as Bob said; table saw and shaper with a big bit. I am very cautious around both. In forty-plus years of woodworking and professional carpentry I've only had one incident with either tool. It was a kickback on my little, under-powered, job site table saw. I was cutting the a bevel on an oak door threshold when I had a kickback. Thankfully I was using a push-stick and all my digits stayed attached. The push-stick slammed into my palm cutting it and flew fifteen feet across the room into a newly installed $600.00 window. I learned a long time ago not to stand directly behind a table saw whenever possible. That probably saved me from more injury. I had to replace the window sash which cost more than half the whole window cost. It was a punch in the gut that left a mark that taught me to stand to the side.
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Whatever machine you choose consider the following. Saw, shaper, router mounted in a table make sure its stable. Blades are sharp. Inspect the wood your milling for knots, splits or other problem spots. Don't hurry!
I love the smell of burning spruce---I love the sound of a spring time goose---I love the feel of 40 below---from my trapline I will never go!
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Same as Bob said; table saw and shaper with a big bit. I am very cautious around both. In forty-plus years of woodworking and professional carpentry I've only had one incident with either tool. It was a kickback on my little, under-powered, job site table saw. I was cutting the a bevel on an oak door threshold when I had a kickback. Thankfully I was using a push-stick and all my digits stayed attached. The push-stick slammed into my palm cutting it and flew fifteen feet across the room into a newly installed $600.00 window. I learned a long time ago not to stand directly behind a table saw whenever possible. That probably saved me from more injury. I had to replace the window sash which cost more than half the whole window cost. Been there. Done that......same injury !
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All are dangerous. Woodworking is dangerous. Any tool could cause serious injury! They key is, operating them appropriately and safely. Therefore, in my eyes their is no more or less dangerous tools.
"No freeman shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -Thomas Jefferson
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Bandsaws can turn a good day into a bad day super fast. So can grain augers and worn out PTO couplers that don't lock in properly. Chain saws scare me so much I pay attention So do table saws with the fence and more than about 2 inches from the blade.
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Add an angle grinder that cracks up at about 4000 RPM. I blew one up and a pie shaped chunk went thru 5/8 drywall and 6 inches of insulation to end up imbedded in the roof sheathing. I shudder just thinking how bad that could have been had it found soft tissue or worse yet a face.
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: Which wood working power tool...
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I consider the band saw to be one of the less dangerous tools in my shop because it lacks the ability to grab work pieces and sling them back at you with a great deal of force like a table saw does. The downward direction of the blade is why. For long rips I'll often choose the band saw over the table saw.
Of course working with small and irregular pieces very close to the blade or bit is always going to be dangerous, no matter what tool.
Eh...wot?
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