On 5/25/2012 10:50 PM, Steve Turner wrote:
A woodworking buddy of mine just told me about an accident that another
acquaintance of ours had about a week ago. Not a fun story.

This fellow (I'll call him John) has a contractor's saw (not sure of the
brand) for which he was preparing to install a new zero-clearance insert.

Ouch ... for me that's one of those operations that always causes the
sphincter to pucker, even when it's done correctly (clamped down, from
both ends, caul).

Only thing worse I can think of is using one of the folding $20 aluminum
tapering jigs. (I can't imagine why that thing has not been the subject
of a product liability lawsuit, and outlawed in Kooky Kalifornio).

And the forked "push stick" thing, runs a close tie, especially when it
is used without a splitter. It's why I continue to make these out of scraps:

https://picasaweb.google.com/1113554...18928011997682

Many folks have simply not experienced the power of a 3 - 5 HP cabinet
saw, or the swiftness with which it will bite.

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