"Mekon" wrote in message
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I walked in today after coming back from a New Zealand holiday and saw my
TS
and felt a little nervous. The last time I used it I cut 2 fingers and
gouged a hole in my thumbprint. I think I came close to losing my left
index
finger, a few mil to the right and I would have.


I know what I did wrong,

GOOD

I know how to avoid it happening again,

Very GOOD

I know I will be more careful, and yet still I am a bit anxious.

Normal. you will get over that.

Could I be losing my nerve?

No, proabbly not.

Will I get over it?

Yes, if you climb back on.

Every one that knew me thought that I was very safety oriented and yet 17
years ago I whacked off 1/2 of my left thumb, after completing the dado cut
and after turning the saw off. Because I had completed the cut I was not
sure what had happened, I almost did it again 1 year later. Forunatly this
time my thumb was shorter and I only felt the breeze of the dado blade as it
coasted down to a stop while I was reaching over to remove the rip fence.
The light in my head came on.
Knowing exactly what happend is very helpful in knowing how to prevent
future accidents.
I now have added watching the blade come to a stop befor proceeding.












Mekon