NAS NI: When were you there, what squadron? VAW-11 (post
VAP-61), late 60's, here. Lived offbase in 'nado at 9th & B.
Long live the Hotel!

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"rich" wrote in message
ups.com...
Hi, All,

I thought kickback was for thumb fingered geeks who didn't
read the
manuals. I was wrong!!! Just got my first table saw last
week, and
while putting some grooves in the ends of 1x2's, I dropped or
bumped an
8 inch piece against the blade. Of course the blade guard was
up!
LOUD THUNK! Oh, well... Finished the other pieces, and went
looking
for the missing piece. Nowhere on the floor. Then I saw the
piece
embeded in the plasterboard wall! Well embeded!

I had learned enough to use multiple push sticks, and stood
well to
the left of the blade, so there was no injury, except to self
esteem.

I am now a FIRM believer in the hazards of kickback. Even
letting a
smaller piece of wood touch a moving blade will give you a
scare, and a
vivid example of very rapid acceleration.

Hope this helps someone else avoid the experience.

Regards,

Rich.....