On 20/05/2020 16:06, wrote:

A cautionary tale! Typed using less than the usual number of fingers.

On the bright side, it sounds like they are still attached!

Until an hour ago I had never (in many! years) had a bad kick-back on a
saw table. Everyone knows not to stand in-line with the cut and not to
cut short pieces using the rip fence. I didn't stand in-line but

Had a couple... one lofted a bit of wood backwards over my head. No
damage done, but still not expected. The other launched a thin lath of
wood that was left between blade and fence, straight back at speed. I
was not behind it, but it went fast enough to puncture the large "dust
cowl on a stand contraption" that was stored against the back wall in
the firing line!

chamfering the edges of some new post tops, so ran the 110 square bits
of 20mm sawn between the blade (canted to 45 degrees) and the rip fence
- all was well until, very suddenly, it wasn't. Suddenly there was a
bang and pain. The piece of wood must have rotated slightly, jammed
between the blade and fence, and been fired backward at mach 2+ ... all
exactly as I was warned by Mr? in woodwork class back in 1960something.
Very fortunately my fingers did not get the blade (or vice versa) but
the wood has caused bad bruising, swelling and a few holes in my right
centre and ring finger - the centre one may be broken. I'm starting to
wish the initial numbness would return.
Take care, and use that cross cut table!

Indeed...

(must admit I am rather fond of those PU foam covered gloves you can get
now. Not only do they give excellent grip on everything making control a
bit better, they also give a little bit of protection from minor
injuries like touching a finger on to a sanding disc or belt.


--
Cheers,

John.

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