On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:31:29 -0800 (PST), the infamous Luigi Zanasi
scrawled the following:
On Nov 13, 7:34*pm, Doug Winterburn wrote:
Greg G. wrote:
John Grossbohlin said:
"Greg G." wrote in message
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charlie said:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articl...113abrk-amputa...
Ouch! * Well, let's see...
A finger tip costs $16,000 to re-attach.
Down to the knuckle runs $27,000.
What do you think this is going to cost?
I think the problem may have stemmed from what _was_ IN the cooler
before he set the saw up there. (SS: this oughta fire some up...)
Many years ago my father told a similar story. A guy he worked with was
using a table top portable saw and it fell off the table while he was
sawing... He tried to catch it and sawed his fingers off during his effort.
I never forgot that story and any time I used a small saw I clamped it down.
Ouch again. The movie Sicko mentions a guy who committed an absolute
cardinal sin while using a small saw and removed several fingers.
One thing I learned as a kid while using soldering irons and knives
was to never grab for a falling tool that can in any way injure.
Maybe the Feds should require all saws to have a Saw Stop device
installed.
Greg G.
So, now the feds should tell me I can't use my non "Saw Stop" tablesaw
'cause I might hurt myself?
I wonder how they protect folks from their tablesaws in Cuba?
They use hand saws. :-)
Uh, how can a handsaw protect one from a feral tablesaw, Luigi? Feral
saws are QUICK!
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When we are planning for posterity,
we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.
-- Thomas Paine