On 2/5/2015 9:19 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 05 Feb 2015 19:26:45 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 2/5/2015 6:51 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 05 Feb 2015 17:05:53 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 2/5/2015 1:16 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 12:54:18 PM UTC-5, Puckdropper at dot wrote:
Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in
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Not so much as the robotic arms that I use from behind a concrete
windowed wall to operate the TS. ;~)

You're actually in a bunker 3 miles away, in case of severe kickback then?

Puckdropper


I've been teaching my sons all about table saw safety. I think they've grasped the basic concepts...

http://cdn1.thewoodwhisperer.com/wp-...woodshop_1.png



Yeah! But looking at that picture, there are some that teach to push
the wood through like that.

With the wrong hand?

IMHO, while you are not in direct line of a
possible kickback you are certainly increasing the chances of a kick
back. I am of the opinion of that you should be holding down as much as
pushing.

Sure, he's holding down but he's *not* pushing. I stand to the side,
behind the fence, as well but push with my left hand while
guiding/holding with my right. If in doubt, I'll get out the
featherboards.

I always stand to the opposite side of the blade than the fence.
Typically guide with left hand and feed with right. Assuming the fence
in to the right of the blade. I can get a great grip on the wood this way.
FWIW I have been hit by a flying piece of wood even when on the side of
the fence away from the blade.

How the hell did the board cross the fence? You did something *very*
wrong (as in more than one failure).

Well first don't assume that the whole board will come at you, it could
be defect pieces in the wood that come loose, like a knot. In my case I
was cutting a new lattice panel, One of the small cut off pieces flew
back at me at about a 45 degree angle from the blade. Because it was a
4x8 panel I had to stand to the left of the fence to feed, I had a
helper supporting the panel from the opposite side. The farther the
fence from the blade the more likely the fence will not prevent a
projectile from coming straight back.




My experience is that nowhere is safe if the piece gets loose and thrown
by the blade. Straight back is not always what happens. I find that if
you can better control the wood the less the chance of getting a kick
back in the first place. YMMV.

Safe is always relative. The house could get hit by a meteorite just
as your board kicks...

Exactly, safety rules and practices are not a guarantee.