In article , "RonB" wrote:
"Doug Miller" wrote in message news:kn0dh.130
Nowhere near as dangerous as a bandsaw. Blades are much finer, so they
don't
remove nearly as much material at once -- typical bandsaw blade is 3 to 6
teeth per inch (tpi), whereas 20 tpi might be a bit on the coarse side for
a
scroll saw. Sticking your fingers into a moving scroll saw blade means you
need a band-aid. Sticking your fingers into a moving bandsaw blade
probably
means a trip to the E.R.

Doug - Agree/Disagree. I agree the scroll saw would probably do much less
damage thatn the bandsaw. When working on small, thin stock, I let my
pinkies get closer than I would the bandsaw. However my little Delta could
very easily go to the bone. That's more than enough reason to go the the ER
for stitches, shot and antibiotics.

Well, I guess that's true -- I probably understated the risk a little bit.
OTOH, it's hard to see how you could accidentally amputate a digit with a
scroll saw...

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.