On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 03:25:37 GMT, "Mike W."
wrote:

How many people here have had a significant kickback incident?

Loads of them, never stood where they were going to get me.

Last one was in taking angled filler strips off the edge of a softwood
board. These were maybe 1/2" x 1/4" at most, so pretty lightweight. The
saw fired one off (between the blade and the fence) which flew a couple
of feet then hit a light plastic toolbox on the shelf behind. It punched
a neat hole in one side, then out the other.

So even if it's only a lightweight offcut, don't underestimate the
energy in those trimmings!.