Well, then I guess the jointer would be a close second. I took woodworking in LA Trade Tech college years ago. There was this guy, you know the kind, always joking around, class clown. One day he was jointing a short stick thru the machine. The most dangerous sin on that machine is a short stick, because the other end of the stick won't be supported as you push it through. And you know, he lost his hand in there. No more Mr. Funny. Career finished. A very sobering day.. And then there's a shaper, with two blades, spinning at extreme speeds, right out in the open. Woodworking tools are indeed wickedly dangerous. Don't get me started on table saws.. You just have to be careless one time, and they will bite when you least expect it.
Paul McCLoud
San Diego
James Kelly
The MOST dangerous tool in a woodshop is the bandsaw ....quoted Safety lecture by my industrial wood shop instructor .... people get careless
with the safety guides, fences, cut free hand etc.....
I took night school wood shop classes and used every machine in the shop including huge planer, crosscut saws, sanders, mortising machines,
table saws. Know you equipment and follow safety rules - if a machine is not working properly get it repaired properly or replace it. There is plenty of real junk, unsafe workshop equipment often inaccurate and not repairable.
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James Kelly
Pawleys Island SC
843-325-4357
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The MOST dangerous tool in a woodshop is the bandsaw ....quoted Safety lecture by my industrial wood shop instructor .... people get careless
with the safety guides, fences, cut free hand etc.....
I took night school wood shop classes and used every machine in the shop including huge planer, crosscut saws, sanders, mortising machines,
table saws. Know you equipment and follow safety rules - if a machine is not working properly get it repaired properly or replace it. There is plenty of real junk, unsafe workshop equipment often inaccurate and not repairable.
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James Kelly
Pawleys Island SC
843-325-4357
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