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Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
By:danperry
Date: 6/18/2012, 10:44 pm
In Response To: Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws?? (William Mayberry)

My eight grade shop teacher put some wisdom on me, he said the tool operator is the most dangerous tool in the shop.

: Crazy, I just had this conversation this morning with a wood worker
: friend.....to use these so called safety devices or not....

: 35 years ago I bought a used "Beaver" saw. Heavy duty
: cast with a really bad fence... I have persevered and produced
: with this saw until four months ago. I went in to a local
: Canadian Woodworker store to buy a new Biesemeyer fence. Turns
: out for a little more I could get a new saw... So, I bought a
: 10" General Cabinet makers saw. It came with all the safety
: do dads. I knew I wouldn't use the hood but have heard a lot of
: good things about the riving knife so I put it on.....then I
: took it off and put in on the shelf. Like others have stated I
: am aware of the dangers and have tried to develop good habits.
: My fear is the riving knife will interfere with my tried and
: true habits..... ( By the way....I love my new saw...should have
: had it years ago...now I make really nice saw dust....)

: I read a long time ago that "A modicum of paranoia beats any
: safety system".....I might have read that on this forum....

: On another note I took the guard off my small angle grinder because
: it was getting in the way. Yesterday I gave myself a nice gash
: in my left index finger....once I got the bleeding under
: control..... I put the guard back on.....:)

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Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws?? *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 6/18/2012, 1:47 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Jay Babina -- 6/18/2012, 2:12 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/19/2012, 2:02 am
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Mike Bielski -- 6/18/2012, 2:15 pm
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Rod Tait (Orca Boats) -- 6/18/2012, 2:26 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 6/18/2012, 3:04 pm
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John Messinger -- 6/18/2012, 3:16 pm
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Deano -- 6/18/2012, 4:18 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 6/18/2012, 5:06 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 6/18/2012, 6:43 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/18/2012, 9:55 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Etienne Muller -- 6/19/2012, 3:27 am
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John Messinger -- 6/19/2012, 8:08 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/19/2012, 5:27 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Mike Bielski -- 6/18/2012, 11:33 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Marc Upchurch -- 6/18/2012, 5:19 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 6/18/2012, 8:00 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 6/18/2012, 10:41 pm
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Allan -- 6/19/2012, 12:50 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/19/2012, 1:33 am
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
William Mayberry -- 6/18/2012, 9:51 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
danperry -- 6/18/2012, 10:44 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
danperry -- 6/18/2012, 11:06 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/19/2012, 7:41 am
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws?? *PIC*
Jeff Horton -- 6/19/2012, 12:47 pm
Thanks! Just made one for my saw
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/21/2012, 11:08 am
Experience and Safety
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/19/2012, 9:20 am
Re: Experience and Safety
Al Edie -- 6/19/2012, 11:46 am
Re: Experience and Safety
Stephen Troy -- 6/19/2012, 2:45 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Malcolm Schweizer -- 6/18/2012, 11:21 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Bryan K -- 6/19/2012, 11:07 am
Do you mean "riving knife" or "splitter"?
Brian Nystrom -- 6/20/2012, 7:16 am
Here's a video that explains it
Brian Nystrom -- 6/20/2012, 7:19 am
Re: Do you mean "riving knife" or "splitter"?
John Abercrombie -- 6/20/2012, 2:41 pm
Re: Do you mean "riving knife" or "splitter"?
Brian Nystrom -- 6/21/2012, 6:56 am
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/20/2012, 8:40 am
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Mike M -- 6/20/2012, 8:46 am
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Will N 2 Go -- 6/21/2012, 12:44 am
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/21/2012, 2:44 pm