On Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 4:23:32 PM UTC-5, Puckdropper wrote:
dpb wrote in :


And at least as far as W KS.
If there's one in the store in Garden City, I've not found it. Nor
have I seen one in any of the half-dozen or so others have been in on
occasion (albeit in some of those visits wouldn't have been where it
would have been anyway).

There's not one in TN according to current store locator on the web
site.

But they aren't Canadian company; it is privately held headquartered
in Eau Claire, WI.

My first guess would be corporate doesn't know about this one in this
particular store.


The sign was in Menard's normal style and colors, so I'm sure corporate
knows about this. Maybe they're trying it out here.

I wouldn't put much stock in the fact that the sign looked official. It
wouldn't take much for a manager to walk next store to Staples and have
them make up a sign that looks like any other sign in the store. For all
we know, the stores all have the ability to create/obtain signs using the
logo and colors. Special sales of excess inventory, local sales ("Riverview
High Class of 2019 - Take 10% off this week"), etc.

I'm not saying that corporate isn't aware of the situation, just that the
sign you saw shouldn't be assumed to be prove.



In terms of saws, the easiest and safest to operate is the compound miter
saw.

It's all relative. DAGS for miter saw accidents. From minor nicks to entire
hands having been cut off. Wet wood can kick back and I'm sure you've seen
PT at the home center that was literally dripping wet.

The blade only moves in one arc, so it's easy to predict where the
blade goes and keep your fingers out.

Heck, table saw blades don't move in any kind of arc and yet many people have
reached into the spinning blade. Mistakes happen. Ignorance happens too. I've
seen people using hand saws at the trim aisle cart who had no clue how to
support the wood. I wouldn't let them anywhere near one of my power tools.

I'm really surprised that the store is doing that. Do they let you climb the
stair ladders or use the fork lifts too? ;-)