Table Saw Safety / 40 Minutes You Can't Get Back
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- It’s a long watch, but table saw safety is something we ALL need to catch-up on, whether a seasoned pro or just starting out. It’s good catch up on things we may have forgotten and see how someone else does something so that we can maybe add a few new tricks to our tool belts. Today I’m going over table saw safety as it pertains to me in my shop. This is by no means a “you have to do it this way” or a “your way is wrong” type of video, more of how I’ve been able to keep myself safe at the table saw for many years.
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I know it's a long one, but you know me: DETAILS! Feel free to ask me to try and clarify if I didn't make something clear. STAY SAFE!
I am surprised you did not include a link to your design in the description. You really should! It is a great design. I will be ordering one soon.
I'm working on it! I had to step away for a little bit so I'm trying to button all that stuff up now. Thanks for the suggestion and support. Much appreciated!
I don't have years of experience. In fact, I bought my first table saw in May 2018. I have made it a point to also be hyper-aware of everything I am doing. I appreciate videos like these because it helps people like me. I don't have someone near me to come over and be a mentor or show me the ropes. I rely on the integrity and experience of others on platforms like this. That was a long winded way of saying thank you. 40 minutes well spent.
Well thank you for taking the time to watch it, as that's really half the battle. And thanks for doing whatever you can to get educated on something even though no one is there to actually show you how to do it. Also, posting comments like this helps others that are in the same boat not feel ashamed to the same thing, so again, thank you!
I'm 47 and not once have I experienced any trouble with the table saw. After watching this video I don't know how I've been so lucky and ignorant at the same time. You, truly are my hero because you've opened my eyes to the potential injuries and/or death that would have been unavoidable if I hadn't watched this video. Thank you for doing this video.
I honestly didn't see a comment like this coming, but I'm very appreciative. Thank you for taking the time to watch and being open minded about a different way of doing things. I'm happy to hear that you haven't been hurt! Stay safe my friend!
You're a good Man. This is helpful for my son and I as we set up our home shop.
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I’ve been using the same 10” Craftsman table saw since 1986. I still watch safety videos like this one. This was a good one . One note worth mentioning is using a feather board. I highly recommend one. You’ll be glad you did.
Great video, much needed!
I've been doing woodwork 1/ 2 of my 60 years of life and I so respect woodworking tools, ESPECIALLY table saws, joiners, bandsaw and planers!! Just remember folks, its kinda like a shot or bullet being fired, once it's gone, your NOT calling it back!! I have SO MUCH respect for these tools!! Again, a very much needed and thankful video!! 👍
I'd like to echo R Garcia's comment. I'm a newly-retired novice woodworker and had limited experience of kickback and other hazards. Having 'tangled' once with my table saw im keen to avoid a repeat, so your video is time well spent. Thank you.
Wow...just WOW!!!! I know this is an old video, but I just watched it. That was a TON AND A HALF of SOLID GOLD info crammed into just 40 minutes!! Thank you! Thank you sincerely for this video! I wish I had seen it before I had my table saw accident. It would have helped me avoid the ER lol.
I started doing carpentry with my dad as a young girl (that was MANY years ago) . Safety around the saw was paramount! Safety has advanced and i appreciate the new info- thank you!
Safety is always #1. Unsafe means short career, and short fingers. Well done!
Well said! Thanks for watching, Michael!
thats why you have extra fingers, some can be lost
As I watch this, I have 10 stitches in my thumb from kickback. So glad this came up in my feed. Thank you so much!
Oh my! I hope everything turns out okay.
Good video.
I am from germany and I am doing an apprenticeship as a carpenter right now. It takes 3 years to do it and during the first year you're only in school where you do a machine course. without this you aren't allowd to use machines at work. The course consist of three parts, one in each year. After the first one your allowed to use nearly all machines except for the jointer and the spindle moulder, and after the other two your allowed to use these too. I think this is a really good thing, because in these courses you dive really deep into the matter of safety and how to use these machines correctly.
Wish I could get a look at the syllabus of such courses, Mr. Mann. Any ideas?
I LOVE this! I really wish there was program like that here in the states. There might be, just not that I'm aware of. Thanks for sharing and for watching!
Good job...solid reminder about shop safety, especially the repetitive milling work...true! I'm a lefty and you're right. You need to be comfortable and in control.
You’re bringing up excellent points about fatigue and repetitive tasks. I e been doing this 40 years almost every close call I’ve had are related to production tasks. Good job, I’ve watched your box joint jig and really like it.
I`m just the right side of sixty, worked with dangerous machinery all of my life and have NEVER hurt myself - Mentally PRE-PLAN and risk assess everything you do that could reduce the number of fingers you have.
Ian McHunt better go knock on wood 😝
"I don't use feather boards because I don't have any."
This comment indicates you Would use feather boards if you had them.
It takes 5 minutes or less to make a simple clamp down feather board out of any piece of scrap wood you have laying around. How can a woodworker who uses a table saw enough to be qualified to give safety lectures on proper use not have any feather boards?
The video is great aside from that. Tons of great points throughout. Understanding the how's and why's and forces at play that cause accidents is very valuable in understanding how to avoid accidents.
Nice video.
Thanks for this class! I have just bought my first table saw few days ago, I am anger to start using it and, for sure, I will take this as a "master class" of safety.
Excellent video, better than most industrial training videos which like to be dramatic. Its often the things you don't know and not the things you know that can can be the problem. Clear, concise and simple and showing you what to look for and giving cause to pause for thought "what am I doing and how might it be unsafe". Just want to add one thing which is the mental part of working with equipment, if you think "it will be fine this one time" or I'll be ok this time" stop and rethink "what am I doing" how can I be safe.
Thanks for safety awareness. I enjoy playing piano so I definitely want to be in the habit of safe work practices.
Very good I hope a lot of newbies watch this. 40 years experience every close call I can think if was mental fatique. Good presentation love your box joint and kerf shim !
I actually was wanting info on riving knives and splitters only.....but all this is great. Thanks so much
Thanks for the good video. I have been woodworking a while now, but your video is a good refresher and points out some areas where I have gotten lazy on safety. Your narrative style is really good and straightforward. I appreciate your emphasis on respect and that we can have different views and opinions, thanks.
Thanks for sharing. New to woodworking. Table saw is on order. I was reluctant to buy a table saw for the first year, but there so much that they can do I finally caved in.
Excellent video! As of today, you have saved 19,021 people a lot of grief.
Guy from Germany worked in a workshop I worked in, he lost 3/4 of his indexed finger and half of his thumb because he didn’t use a push stick, he had been doing woodwork for 25 years and had no problems, I had to pick up the bits and give them to the ambulance crew, it wasn’t nice and I still get flashbacks, hospital did a four opp but couldn’t save them, for your own sake do the safety thinks and you will carry on enjoying woodworking.
Thanks a million for doing this vid hopefully people will take notice 🇺🇸🇬🇧👍👎👈👉✋🤟🤙👆✊
OH MY! That's horrible and unfortunately way too common I'm afraid. Thank you for sharing and for taking the time to watch. Stay safe my friend!
Great video! At 74 I have viewed and lived by more than 2000 safety videos. There is never a bad safety video because WE can all learn what to do or even what not to do from watching and Learning. Your attitude towards safety is what is most important for all of us to emulate. I pray when I go into my shop that the Lord will allow me to finish the day as I went in...whole and unhurt. Safety FIRST is not a slogan it is a way of life. When driving, swimming, playing...EVERYTHING! Accidents do not just happen they are always caused from lack of planning and through our own CARELESSNESS. Keep up the good work.
Lots of good info in here, this should help a lot of people. I am very thankful for people like yourself that share these things. Safety is key😎
Thanks a ton for taking the time to watch, Austin! I know this was a long one.
Been making sawdust and shavings for over 30 years. I knew everything in the vid, but this was the best TS safety video I've ever seen. Been the victim of kickback and a brief blade touch(Two separate incidents) myself. KUDOS! Really enjoy your channel.
You are absolutely right about focusing on the task at hand. I had a serious cut to my thumb. It took several days before I could even fire up the saw because I didn’t know how it happened. My mind was obviously not on what I was doing.
Secondly, without fail, I unplug every tool in my shop before i turn out the lights for the day.
You know that's one thing I have been trying to get in the habit of as well, unplugging everything. I recently heard of an incident where a shop actually burned down, I believe taking the house with it, because of an older battery being charged overnight. Something went wrong with the charger at some point and the rest is history. Funny how we say things are "too safe" until something happens. Thanks for sharing.
Inspire Woodcraft I worry about my grandchildren slipping into the shop and turning something on.
Excellent presentation. New saw, new hobby. I'm sure you saved me injuries.
As a newbie, I've watched countless TH-cam tablesaw safety videos. I wish I'd found this one first, it's the most comprehensive. Long, yes, but not a wasted minute. Cheers.
I use table saw a lot but your videos help keep me sharp and on the ball keep up the good instructional stuff
I have posted before that I took one woodworking class in college, and it did not go well. There were all these really expensive, industrial machines around, and I guess you were expected to know how to use them. The teacher did not take everyone around and show us what the function was of each tool, and how to use it. Of course I was very intimidated by them, and very discouraged with the whole experience.
One thing I do remember is there was this very quiet Asian guy there who did these amazing pieces of furniture that looked like the belonged in a museum. The polish, finish and details like the dovetails done by hand were pure art. One thing I do remember about him, is that he had part of one of his fingers missing due to a woodworking accident. I thought to myself: "Well if this guy with all his experience and level of expertise can loose part of a finger, chances are if I don't know what I am doing, I could lose a whole hand!"
So these types of safety videos never get old, and it is good to hear from experts who really know what they are doing around these potentially dangerous machines. Like someone said, learn to respect them, and not fear them. This comes with proper use and practice of safety measures.
It's always a good thing to get back to the fundamentals, no matter how long you've been woodworking. I just read an article that states that most of shop accidents happen to people that have 20 years experience or more. Great video!
tons of useful info, clearly presented as always
Excellent vid! Thanks for all the info! My 45 year old Model 113 Craftsman has a riv knife that attaches to the back under the table, but the knife goes all the way from the saw blade to the edge of the table, preventing any pinching. But it has these nastly little barbed wings on each side that have other issues, so ripping stock taller than 3 1/2 inches it won't feed under these little things so it has to come off. And sorry, I do have to say it, please please please do take off the ring and watch. About 150,000 ring avulsions are reported annually, (I tend to wear my ring for a lot of things too, being reasonably confident I am paying attention, but it is always a risk). I've been a metalsmith for 44 years and a jeweler for 38 of those years and I have seen a couple truly scary injuries and several rings I have had to repair after someone got tangled up. So much fun when rings come into the shop after with dried blood still on them.... :/ (Although one silver signet style ring I made for a guy was so beefy it actually saved his fingers from coming off when he got it slammed in a monster heavy door in a copper mine where he worked! Crushed and badly gouged the ring but he kept the fingers! Just barely prevented the door from closing all the way. That is by far the norm with ring injuries tho. Nuff said.... Carry on! Keep those vids coming, man!
Very much appreciated! Thanks. Without knowing it you may be saving lives if not fingers. I’m fairly new to it and need good advice.
I love diy and recently bought my first table saw at the tender age of 44. I’ve not even turned it on until I know I’ve made myself as aware as I can be before I use it. Great video!!!!
Great video. Another comparable video on safe use of the TS has been made by 'The Gosforth Handyman' - just saying. By chance, it even has a sequence showing an actual kickback!
I'm a newbie woodworker, learning late in my early seventies, having fun. Managed to cut my thumb on the blade recently [ouch] which woke me up and caused me to watch videos like yours. Some great info you've given there Jodee. Thanks. Chris
Superb tutorial. I really appreciate this as I have a table saw that was given to me some months ago and I am still apprehensive about using it. Had I not researched and subscribed to your channel I would have been an accident waiting to happen. Feel so much more informed and confident to get started safely.
Amazing video. Thank you SO much! And it's all in the details!👍
People who don't want to see parts of a video can skip them, but for the rest of us, it's in the details we learn from all your experience, knowledge that will prevent us from getting injured, and make fewer mistakes with our future woodworking projects.
As a newbie woodworker, I've watched many videos about power tools safety.
And before I made my first cut on my table saw, I asked a neighbor, a professional woodworker, to guide me and give me a few tips and tricks at the table saw, and especially to check if the fence was aligned to the blade, as I would hate to cause a kickback at my very first cut ....
Another excellent video Jody! One thing I may add, and it's not just pertaining to table saws. A good, stable footing, without stuff on the floor near or under your feet. This can be round extension cords that can roll, causing your foot to slip, or even something as common as sawdust, especially if the floor is smooth or has a nice painted epoxy finish on it. A fall onto a table saw with the blade running would not be pretty.
Thank you for sharing these tips and reminders with us. Keep up the great work!
Extension cords are killers and I think that's a great point to add. I can't tell you how many times I've stumbled on an extension cord, or in my case a mice cable or something that was either flat on the ground or had a slight coil to it and I didn't see it. Great add and thanks for taking the time to watch this!
My take away 1) Think about possible problems and think of safe ways to hamdle them. 2) If it feels wrong find another way. 3) If you are impaired in anyway stay out of the shop ( and likely the kitchen ;). 4) Respect, don’t fear, sharp things especially unforgiving blades, motorized or not. Also give people perspective not directives. Thanks for all you share.
I'm glad that you are using a portable table saw for an example.
Excellent video.
As for your fish stick commentary about having to push closer to the blade. long ago, I was taught to always use two of them at a time. one further forward to guide and hold the work piece down. this was admittedly in the late 80s and early 90s. I am no longer fond of the fish stick, except on occasion as a secondary guide. I much prefer a pistol grip push block, though since I do not have one of those adjustable blocks, I have one with a sacrificial section in the middle. It is the same general size as the commercial version but from about 1/8" of one side is basically just a 2x4 that I run through the planer and glue in using white glue the top section is a part of the main wood block and I glued a d handle to that. I have often considered, but never got around to making a loinger version with wood plane style front and rear handles to give longer cutting areas where the stock is held in position. it should be noted that those blocks do not have precut gaps unless I route a section out, which I often do, but the block itself can and does come in contact with the blade as well, thus needs to be properly supported. (I only tend to use this got cutting small pieces, and do not consider it completely safe, but I also do not consider any other push block, including the commercial ones to be completely safe.)
I also make my own feather boards. when setting up my saw I will typically use 3 feather boards. 2 attached to the fence to prevent kickback, and one attached tot he miter channel to keep the board against the fence. I like your double stick tape approach to dealing with non straight boards. I built a clamping jig to do the same. I really should set up a jig to make feather boards quicker and easier. there are occasions where I wish I had more than 3.
This has gotta be the most thorough table saw safety video that I've seen yet. I just bought a new Dewalt 8 1/4" table saw. So far I'm trying to pat attention to as many
safety features as possible. One of the things that I'm doing right now before I even turn on the saw is to go through a rehearsal before I make a cut. You don't get a second
chance if you make a mistake. To that point I'm very happy I saw your video. I'm going to look at this video every so often, just to keep me focused on safety. Thanks again.
Thanks. A periodic review is always a great idea. Complacency will get you hurt about as quickly as inattentiveness. You made many great points and I am glad you took the time to make this video.
Thank you! Sometimes we all need a little reminder!
Great video! Thanks. I tend to think of the saw as a type of gun that will shoot wood back at you if you or your hand is in front of the firing line. I stand the way you do and our garage back door is metal and 20' behind me and it has a very defined corner dent next to the dead bolt lever! These saws will shoot wood at you and you wont see it untill you see it on the floor where blood from your finger is dripping because your finger was in the line of FIRE! If it can happen then someday it will. Thanks again. I am 65 and worked in a Sawmill as a machine operator and as a Head Saw Filer. I love wood working. You can never be too careful.
Great video. I just bought my first table saw yesterday and am watching some safety videos before diving in. This was very comprehensive. Thanks. One thing I noticed is that if you had your blade guard on you wouldn’t be able to use the yellow micro jig.
I got my first table saw about 6 months ago and safety was my big concern since the first usage, really good advices
Congrats on the new saw and thanks for taking the time to watch! Stay safe!
This is such a great video!!!!! I’m still somewhat new to woodworking and thought I knew there was everything to know about safety. I got comfortable with my table saw and started to let my guard down on safety until my first kickback. Scared the crap out of me, it happened so quick, I didn’t even see it happened just felt the pain in my stomach where the piece of wood hit me!!!! Won’t ever let my guard down ever again. “Don’t be a fool and respect your tools” please always use safety features, they are there for a reason. Stay safe!!!
Great video... well spoken and very thorough. I'm watching table saw safety before i venture to buy one; i'll definitely be watching/listening to this again.
I am a 66 year old man who likes a bit of woodwork. I would like to thank you for taking the time to SAVE MY FINGERS, and as my other love is playing guitar, both interests actually rely on being very careful with the ONE interest.The dangerous one. I have a bench saw, and looked at a few youtube videos on using the saw, but this safety video is up there with the best. Big big thanks for posting and keeping this old farts fingers where they belong (hopefully ), regards from Garry in the UK
I very much appreciate this comment and I'm glad to have helped. Thanks for taking the time to watch and stay safe!
Another top notch video and great instruction. My go to pusher is the Gripper just because of it's stability and that extra layer of protection that shields my hands. I use two when I have a long rip and I use them to walk my cut along.
I have a ridgid cabinet saw I bought new in 2000 so for nearly 20 years I have been accident free. Partly I thing b/c my dad was a carpenter and I learned from him since I was 8 or 9. However, two months ago I had a kickback occur and it scared the sawdust out of me. I was cutting a small piece of plywood and it hit me in the shoulder and left a bruise the size of a grapefruit. I hate that I'm now reticent when I use my saw but I did buy the gripper and slowly I'm gaining my confidence back. It CAN happen, no matter how much experience you have.
GREAT COMMENT! Absolutely! I feel like I am that way pretty much every time I approach most of the tools. I don't want to get overly "scared" but I also feel that if I don't maintain a certain amount of respect for the tool, it WILL come back to bight me and it could be the last time. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and contribute! PS - I'm glad it was "just" a bruise!
Thanks very much for the time and detail you put into this. I’m just getting into woodworking for a few specific house projects, and hopefully for more ambitious and creative projects thereafter. Makes me realize I should have been more interested and asked more questions before my Grandfather passed away. He served as a radio repairman in World War II and was discharged as a SFC, worked as a lineman and supervisor for the local power co-op for 30 years, and built his own house, as well as hundreds of other projects in his basement workshop in his day. Still in possession of both eyes and 100% of all ten fingers at his passing.
I appreciate you sharing your experience and workshop safety tips.
Safety first! Important stuff that is worth to hear again and again even for us who have been woodworking for a while. Good job, keep it up and safe
I'm glad that you are using a portable table saw. I recommend Skilsaw 10 inch .
Excellent video! You could easily “cut” it as a wood working teacher!!!
For ripping boards more than a few inches wide, I use the Yellow Wheels that WoodRiver sells. Angling them a little bit makes them pull the board into the fence. The only problem is that they block an over-the-board push stick or a Gripper. You have to slide a push board behind your work piece. I'm accustomed to doing that from pushing boards in rip mode through my radial arm saw.
An absolute must watch video. Thanks for making this!
This was an excellent video. Thank you so much. I inherited a tablesaw, and since I grew up using a radial arm saw, not a table saw, it scares me. I feel much better after watching your video.
Very well done! I have been working a long time but everything you bring up is still worth thinking through. And you had some things in the video that I had not thought of as safety issues like the production fatigue or having thoughts of other things while sawing. It was all good. Thank you.
Great comment! Much appreciated my friend and thank for taking the time to watch!
Another great video, the 40 mins didn't drag on & on, it went smoothly. Marc Spagnuolo (The Wood Whisperer) said that if it doesn't feel right when you attempt to make a cut, stop and reevaluate how to make the cut. I have had a couple small pieces come out at me, enough to stop the saw, take a moment, rethink the process and restart. Since I am only doing this early mornings before work or during my lunch break, I need my 10 fingers for my work. Keep up the work and vids Jodee.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and for the feedback. I have to say that I agree with Marc 100%. There's a lot of value in what you're saying with only getting out in the shop in small increments as well. Sometimes that's when we tend to let safety go because we're in such a hurry to get as much done in a limited amount of time.
@@InspireWoodcraft I agree, there has been times when I have rushed through a few items, trying to get stuff done and some of the safety has gone out the window, but as I do more stuff, I am having to hold myself back from going fast.
Jody,thanks for this comprehensive video on table saw safety.. Well done 👍🏻
Thank you! Much appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to watch!
I am watching your video today, listening to your commentary and all your videos are very informative and on track. It is a shame that people have negative comments, as you pointed out, as they hide behind the “protection “ of the internet. Please keep on teaching your fellow woodworkers your life lessons. I always find something that helps me in my shop.
Good video with sensible, clear information. And, without a lot of high-end gadgetry. Thanks for taking the time to do this video. I’m new to table saws and I learned a lot.
What a great table saw safety video thanks you. I've had a few kick backs from cross cutting because under error. Riving knife are great to have my rigid didn't have a riving knife so I wasent comfterable so I bought a newer delta and it has more power and I feel so much safer all my accidents on a table saw were because of user error I'm all self taught so videos like this always helps remind me what to do and what not to do so thanks you
Well hopefully you haven't been injured from any of them! It's scary stuff. Glad to hear you have upgraded your saw and are more comfortable. That really is key! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment!
@@InspireWoodcraft no injuries still have all of my fingers hahah. I have even bought that double sided tape from the last video
As a newbie as soon as I see "safety" around any shop machine I click on it. I'm an advisor for a disability charity and I meet many people still affected by an avoidable accident 20-30 years ago. I’m already on my second table saw, I previously had one from Aldi and the entire motor housing came loose and I had an incredibly dangerous machine for about 5 seconds. The lady at customer services said this is quite common, my safety tip is be careful of buying too cheap. Having said that my Bosch router died on its second use.
A great video which covered many things other videos don’t.
Holy crap! That must have been the scariest thing! That's insane. I could see where too cheap definitely comes into play but I suppose always doing a thorough check of nuts and bolts is probably pretty smart too and something I would have never thought about. I really appreciate the watch and thanks for sharing!
Great Job! I am very impressed. Thanks for taking the time to do this, it is much appreciated. I am glad you are ignoring the trolls. Keep up the good work!
Great video Jodie, thanks for sharing.
I really appreciate the advise you are giving. I jus got bought a house that needs a lil bit of work. I got lucky they had a table that was left there. I used a table saw once and had no experience in using it before. Im glad ive been watching videos on how to use it. Thanks for the information.
Great video! I’ve been woodworking as a hobby for a handful of years now, and the first time I started up my table saw, just the sound instilled a healthy level of fear/respect, knowing I had to be safe, or loose fingers. Fast forward to now, and I know I’m often complacent because of my experience using the machine. It’s always good to watch a safety video that’s reminds me to place safety as the top priority in my projects. It also helps to have recently experienced kickback while cutting a thin strip of plywood. I wasn’t supporting the piece between the blade and fence properly and the blade caught it, shooting it straight back like an arrow, and embedding it 8” into the cardboard box for my Porter Cable dovetail jig. Luckily I was standing just off to the side enough for it to miss me. Good lesson though. On a side note, I have the same Ridgid Pro Jobsite Saw as the one in your video. Have you ever done a video showing how you tune it back up after extensive use? I’ve tried tuning mine, but I still get a little blade wobble and it seems no matter how hard I try, it loses its 90 degrees to the table top fairly quickly. Anyway, thanks again for the safety video.
Man I'm so glad you weren't in the line of fire! I have not done a tuneup video on this saw. In fact I've all but given up on it. I have had this saw for close to four years now and while it was great for a while (I was also just happy to have a table saw at the time), it is actually more of a pain to use than anything at this point. I haven't had problems with the blade and table being in line, but the fence has had to be tuned a lot to work correctly and the biggest issue is that the table itself is not even close to flat. And it seems to get worse over time. It works fine for sheet goods but anything fine, like thin strips or small parts or jointing an edge (without a jig) is basically impossible. The table sags at the the throat in both directions, so material goes in flat and square but then dips when it gets to the blade, and then straightens back out when it exits the cut. I've ruined three cutting boards now because it just cannot cut make the cut 90 degrees the whole length of the small rips. I suppose I could try and use some melamine or something as a false top, and then shim underneath so that the melamine doesn't sag over time. But then I lose some height capacity and I can't use the fence. Anyways, at this point I am over it and I am getting a new saw here pretty soon.
I like your calm delivery. Thanks
It's been like 10 years ago or more since I used a table saw and that was also my first time - sort of had to to install floor. I hated it. Not only the saw was the cheap Delta we could get at the time, the compressed bamboo fiber flooring was very hard. And I have heard so many warning and horror stories about table saw. Once the floor installation was completed, I never touched that saw anymore. Tile/wet saw was safer to me.
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I had a shop teacher in 7th grade that still had all his fingers, but was an exceptional story teller who scare the snot out of us about carelessness with power tools. The story he told was about a band saw and a couple of fingers… I’ve never forgotten the images he conjured in my mind. That was way more than 20 years ago and I’m pushing 60. 😎
had kickback yesterday. Complete user error. Got away with some minor injuries but a huge realization; time to take tablesaw safety even MORE serious. I appreciate this video.
Oh no! I'm glad you weren't seriously hurt!
This video was great for a novice like me. I was doing at least 2 things you mention incorrectly. Thanks.
Great discussion of safety around the table saw. I think one dangerous aspect of kickback that a lot of folks don't appreciate is that, if you are pushing the workpiece through with just your hand and you are nearing the end of your cut and a kickback occurs, as the workpiece is is caught by the blade it can pull your hand into the spinning blade in a microsecond. That is why a good push stick is important in that your hand is not as "connected" to the workpiece, as well as, it keeps your hand at a safer distance from the blade, reducing the likelihood that your hand is pulled into the blade should a kickback occur.
Thanks I bought my first table saw about a year ago appreciate the advice safety first I never thought of lowering the blade when not on use
Whoa...40mins already. Video went by fast. Very informative. I'm watching all the safety videos I can consume before I make my first cut this week or next.
Geez, just watched this again and 40mins really does fly by. Today I made my first set of cuts. And maaan..... **Respect your table saw**. I'm trying to created a crosscut jig, because I know I'm going to need it for the project in mind (btw, learned the importance of zero clearance for thin cuts ALMOST the hard way. My tip to add: If you're making thin cuts, make sure you have zero clearance or risk some scary ejection when that piece drops down out of no where).
But Quick question (not really it seems): I needed to make crosscuts for to get the sled base but the miter gauge I have was sloppy. I couldn't make the cut in the left lane because the piece would tilt away from 90 as I pushed. I needed a way to support the long piece, but I didn't trust the edge (or face) of any 2x4s I had laying around, as I thought to extend the gauge support. What I did instead (knowing that fence + gauge is bad for cut-off pieces), I switched to the right lane for the gauge and used the fence as a support for the short edge of the work piece (that was it didn't tilt away from the blade. So my cut off was on the left side now, free to do as it pleased. It worked successfully, I just had to make sure that short edge of my work piece was constantly against the fence as I used the gauge to push (just like any rip cut). My question is, in this case, was it still a bad idea to use both fence and gauge together (given the cut-off was free to roam on the left side still)?
Thanks for this! Great tips!
Good stuff! I treat shop safety with the same serious mindset as I do gun safety in my home - and trust me it is very serious. But I have never used the over-head guard on mine. Ha!
Really great video. It was clear, precise and thorough. I'm ramping up my use of a table saw and found this very useful. Appreciate that there are people like you willing to share knowledge learned through years of experience. Thank you.
Well said, and very well done!
And thx for your thoughts and sharing them with us.
Still wish to recommend you’ll to even remove all your rings prior to starting any handyman jobs.
Anything mate, I watch n listen; thankyou!
Great video with important info everyone needs reminding of. I agree with 100% of what you say. It is the technique you use that gives you the highest safety. Practice safe techniques and you will have fewer problems.
My dad had been around table saws all his life. Even had two in his shop. He let his guard down a split second and touched his palm into the blade when reaching over for the trim. Mom rushed him to the local hospital and after a week, endded up loosing the little finger and half the palm. He had all the fancy push tools and microjig tools, but a laps in concentration is what got him. I am constantly thinging while pushing thru "what if it jams or kicks back" where will my push force leave my hand if the piece and push stick take a sudden dive.
thank you for the safety idea. Plan the operation first.
accidents happen to beginners and experts.
Sorry to hear you've had evil comments. I recently had several kickbacks and my solution was to buy a narrow kerf diablo blade. The sharp blade solved my problem, but your ideas were great!
Oh man I completely forgot to talk about saw blades and their role in all this! I knew I would miss something. There's so much to cover! Glad to see your problem was solved and thanks for taking the time to watch!
@@InspireWoodcraft Great discussion that keeps us aware!
Awesome video. Thanks for the great information 🎉
Great video! This is going in my saved file so I can easily access it for future viewing. Thank you for taking the time to make it.
Hey, thanks for the detailed video! I’ve watched several table saw safety videos, and thought I was doing stuff right, still got a kickback, and caught my finger today. Luckily it’s pretty minor injury considering what it could be.
After watching your video, I know what I need to address to make things safer.
Great video!
I could tell that you have had some training or orientation on SHE(Security Health Environment).
Yeah there's a difference between incident and accident.
I've been watching a lot of TH-cam videos during my "quarantining" in 2020. You do a great job of educating people and you are deliberate in presentation, even in discussing alternative points of view as everyone has an opinion. You are right in saying that the comment section should be viewed as a platform for discussion although too many people use it as a soapbox for "preaching." 👍✌
Around 24:00 I got bit once doing it that way. You’re probably fine with a 5 inch wide board as I was a bit closer but the problem in my case was the the board flipped and pushed my hand down. Fortunately it was just a little flesh on the tip of my thumb but it was enough to make me re-evaluate everything.
John Heinz has a video on table saw safety. He strongly suggests using his push stick closer to the blade than to the fence, because this allows him to push the board toward the fence.
Interesting. I must have missed that part. Although to be fair John has like 25 videos about his push stick so I very well could have missed something. It's funny that these things have such a strong "do" and "don't" following.
Nice! I'm a long-time woodworker, but have had my table saw just a few years. It has my respect! I watch yet another safety video every time I use the saw. Your video was well worth the time spent to watch it. I recently had to up my game on securing pieces as they traveled through the saw. Everything went great. However, I would like to send you a couple of pics of my set up. I'd like to know if I did things just right, or if I just got lucky.
Nice job go refresher
I like to do practice long rip cut cuts with the blade down, check out feed rollers, check my body, check this check that, before I make my cut.
That’s actually a really good idea. Never hurts to do a “dry run” prior to actually cutting. Thanks for adding this.
Thank you for taking the time to be so thorough. Your video is a great guide. I will refer to it regularly.
Thank’s for these 40 minutes ! I’m a newbee and I learn many things !!!