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Posted on 3/23/24 at 4:57 pm to cable
quote:Yes and no. Ladders are inherently dangerous and they are an item focussed on in safety topics in industrial safety courses. Few people use them correctly at home.
I think that is based on how often they are used, not how inherently dangerous they are
Posted on 3/23/24 at 5:05 pm to cable
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chain saw is #1
I’m going to use a chainsaw tomorrow. First time in probably 20 years. frick paying some guy $1200 to cut down a small tree.
Should be interesting
Posted on 3/23/24 at 5:07 pm to cable
quote:my mother, who is 76 (no pics) wants a chain saw
chain saw is #1
No.
Posted on 3/23/24 at 5:35 pm to Bamafig
One handed chainsaw up a ladder trimming branches is way up there. Haven’t done that in years.
My doctor told me some years ago to not climb ladders, hire Paco.
Good advice.
My doctor told me some years ago to not climb ladders, hire Paco.
Good advice.
Posted on 3/23/24 at 5:36 pm to Bamafig
Table saw will absolutely launch a projectile if it gets bound.
Posted on 3/23/24 at 5:36 pm to LegendInMyMind
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The number one thing, though, is understanding kickback.
Kickback is like a loaded gun, you never stand in the line of fire but plenty of people do. My cabinet saw is a SawStop and I have a Euro Slider so I don't have much concern about table saws though kickback is still a possibility on the SS. I also won't use a saw without all the safety bits in place and won't use one without a riving knife which prevents a large percentage of kickback events. I absolutely won't use one of the direct drive site saws since most of them are accidents waiting to happen. I would use either of the SawStop versions but I have never seen one in the wild.
The two things I respect most are my jointer and my shaper on the rare times I hand feed it, even power feeding my shaper seeing how much wood an 8"cutter that weighs over 20 pounds being spun at 3k rpm by an 11 HP motor can take off effortlessly in a single pass is scary as hell and shaper kickback makes table saw kickback seem down right puny.
IME most wood shop (which is what I am most familiar with) accidents are directly related to poor setup of either that machine or the process. Not wood but someone mentioned drills catching when they break through metal. While a drill or mill the the best answer clamping the workpiece to a sacrificial board held a lot, using a step drill in thinner metal, drilling the holes in two or more increments helps control the chip load as does light pressure and high revs at the end. But I imagine everyone of us has been on the wrong end of a dill bit taking too large a chip. I had a friend milling cabinet stiles and the mount for his powerfeeder shared off his shaper (there was a stress fracture in the cast iron) and it shot a fairly lightweight stile right through the wall on his steel shop. When he told me I thought he just meant it put a dent in it but it went through it though the hole was smaller than the board because it shattered.
All that said having been on woodworking forums for many years the one tool I have seen the most NSFW pictures from "on the way to the ER" posts is routers. Usually when the fess up it is too deep of a pass, tooling that is too big to freehand and if it is in a table improper clamping and improper use of featherboards.
Posted on 3/23/24 at 5:46 pm to Bamafig
The undisputed king is the ladder.
Every home has at least one, and a fall from a step ladder can cause severe injuries.
Gravity is no admirer of men.
Every home has at least one, and a fall from a step ladder can cause severe injuries.
Gravity is no admirer of men.
Posted on 3/23/24 at 5:50 pm to Bamafig
I looked for it for 30 seconds and couldn’t find it, but there is a woodworking craftsman-like multi tool (think bandsaw, mitre, lathe, tablesaw, combo monstrosity) that has primary duties of removing flesh from body, but I couldn’t find it. It’s universally understood as the most dangerous piece of woodworking equipment of all-time.
Posted on 3/23/24 at 5:53 pm to Bamafig
Router. I’ve sliced off huge chucks of three separate fingers because of using one recklessly
Posted on 3/23/24 at 6:11 pm to Bamafig
All of mine are deadly because I use them for unintended purposes which results in unplanned failure of the tool.
Posted on 3/23/24 at 6:22 pm to RougeDawg
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Table saw will absolutely launch a projectile if it gets bound.
Had an old shop teacher who kept a hall of shame on a bulletin board.
The best pictures were the kickback bruises. You could see the grain pattern from the end of the board.
I made the wall with a stitched up thumb from being an idiot with a bandsaw.
Posted on 3/23/24 at 6:24 pm to Bamafig
Most probably don't think of a ladder as a "tool" but I'd guess more people are hurt using a ladder than any other home tool. Mostly because they are used incorrectly all the time which causes them to fall while people are at height.
Posted on 3/23/24 at 6:34 pm to Bamafig
Ain't gonna lie, I don't like messing w a strong impact driver on larger stuff, like a tractor etc. Have had and have seen some ridiculous and funny arm/wrist contests.
Posted on 3/23/24 at 6:35 pm to Obtuse1
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I also won't use a saw without all the safety bits in place and won't use one without a riving knife which prevents a large percentage of kickback events. I absolutely won't use one of the direct drive site saws since most of them are accidents waiting to happen.
I just had a long reply to this typed up and something happened with the site. Now, it is gone.
Basically it said that I learned all the basics on a direct drive saw with no brake. You'd cut, turn it off, and let it spin down. Now, I shudder at the thought of using that damn thing.
I have a couple different sleds that can make most cuts. I check my fence and blade alignment every couple months. I use feather boards and blocks/push sticks for rips. I don't always have a riving knife on it, but always have a splitter. I have a permanent outfeed table with an optional extension than can handle full sheet goods on the rare occasion I need it. If I can make a jig for a cut, I make it. I don't mind extra time for setups.
This post was edited on 3/23/24 at 6:36 pm
Posted on 3/23/24 at 6:38 pm to mudshuvl05
Had a ladder that achieved a broken arm and a year later a dislocated shoulder. Of people that borrowed it, not me. I was up on it and felt an uneasiness. Got off and examined it… it was ok. Put my weight on it and the fricker bent in half just above the first step. Threw it in truck and took the possessed piece of crap to the dump.
Posted on 3/23/24 at 6:39 pm to IAmNERD
I wrecked my index finger with an angle grinder a few weeks ago. No guard on it. Stupid I know. Before I even knew what happened it peeled the skin an meat off from the base of my fingernail to the second knuckle. It was almost cauterized from the wheel. It didn’t bleed much strangely enough.
Not a serious injury but scary that it happened literally in the blink of an eye.
Not a serious injury but scary that it happened literally in the blink of an eye.
Posted on 3/23/24 at 6:41 pm to OK Roughneck
Turn it in reverse when you're about to pop through. Ya welcome
Posted on 3/23/24 at 6:41 pm to Bamafig
Just about every power tool in a home shop can cause some pretty serious damage if used wrong. Radial arm and table saws have been known to remove small appendages and sometimes limbs.
High powered routers can take off large amounts of flesh so fast you don't know it's happened until you start bleeding.
Standing drill presses used improperly without work clamped have been known to sling pieces of metal in quick circles if the bit bites into the metal and break fingers.
And those are just some of the big tools. Circular saws, drills, grinders, sanders, etc. all have their inherent dangers involved.
High powered routers can take off large amounts of flesh so fast you don't know it's happened until you start bleeding.
Standing drill presses used improperly without work clamped have been known to sling pieces of metal in quick circles if the bit bites into the metal and break fingers.
And those are just some of the big tools. Circular saws, drills, grinders, sanders, etc. all have their inherent dangers involved.
Posted on 3/23/24 at 6:49 pm to Shamoan
quote:
I looked for it for 30 seconds and couldn’t find it, but there is a woodworking craftsman-like multi tool (think bandsaw, mitre, lathe, tablesaw, combo monstrosity) that has primary duties of removing flesh from body, but I couldn’t find it. It’s universally understood as the most dangerous piece of woodworking equipment of all-time.
Sounds like a tool I remember from years ago called a "Shopsmith" multi tool.
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