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Jointer Safety Help
I flexed my credit card & bought a 6" jointer, 14" bandsaw, 16.5" drill
press, 650 CFM dust collector & 12.5" planer from a guy getting out of woodworking. (All Jet except the Delta planer.) IMO the "Jet blue" clashes violently with the "Grizzly green" of my table saw & sander but I suppose I'll get used to it. ;-) I've made a few test cuts with the jointer & it scares me. IDAGS on "jointer safety" but so far all the hits are pretty generic. "Don't cut too deep, no nails or loose knots, no hands over the cutter unless you're using push blocks, ..." Are there some good sites for learning to use the jointer and still be able to do10-finger typing for the rest of my life? Thanks. -- Mark |
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"Mark Jerde" wrote in message Are there some good sites for learning to use the jointer and still be able to do10-finger typing for the rest of my life? Don't know of any, but as an alternative, any woodworking classes in your area? Most have a safety course along with the basic woodworking. If your credit card has not melted into a puddle, if you were to buy something at a good woodworking store, someone there may take a few minutes with you at a slow time. Ed |
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Only one dangerous part - so keep your fingers away. Now as to how to get
work done while avoiding, any basic woodworking text should cover it. Make sure you have push blocks for surfacing, and a push board for edging the small stuff, and that's about it. Only thing scarier is the shaper. "Mark Jerde" wrote in message ... I flexed my credit card & bought a 6" jointer, 14" bandsaw, 16.5" drill press, 650 CFM dust collector & 12.5" planer from a guy getting out of woodworking. (All Jet except the Delta planer.) IMO the "Jet blue" clashes violently with the "Grizzly green" of my table saw & sander but I suppose I'll get used to it. ;-) I've made a few test cuts with the jointer & it scares me. IDAGS on "jointer safety" but so far all the hits are pretty generic. "Don't cut too deep, no nails or loose knots, no hands over the cutter unless you're using push blocks, ..." Are there some good sites for learning to use the jointer and still be able to do10-finger typing for the rest of my life? |
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This looks pretty interesting. I might buy one myself.
http://www.woodsafe.com/ Bob "Mark Jerde" wrote in message ... I flexed my credit card & bought a 6" jointer, 14" bandsaw, 16.5" drill press, 650 CFM dust collector & 12.5" planer from a guy getting out of woodworking. (All Jet except the Delta planer.) IMO the "Jet blue" clashes violently with the "Grizzly green" of my table saw & sander but I suppose I'll get used to it. ;-) I've made a few test cuts with the jointer & it scares me. IDAGS on "jointer safety" but so far all the hits are pretty generic. "Don't cut too deep, no nails or loose knots, no hands over the cutter unless you're using push blocks, ..." Are there some good sites for learning to use the jointer and still be able to do10-finger typing for the rest of my life? Thanks. -- Mark |
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Here's a basic link:
http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/safet...rk/planer.html I think a set of rubber backed push blocks are essential with a jointer. If you don't have a pair, get some. Bob "Mark Jerde" wrote in message ... I flexed my credit card & bought a 6" jointer, 14" bandsaw, 16.5" drill press, 650 CFM dust collector & 12.5" planer from a guy getting out of woodworking. (All Jet except the Delta planer.) IMO the "Jet blue" clashes violently with the "Grizzly green" of my table saw & sander but I suppose I'll get used to it. ;-) I've made a few test cuts with the jointer & it scares me. IDAGS on "jointer safety" but so far all the hits are pretty generic. "Don't cut too deep, no nails or loose knots, no hands over the cutter unless you're using push blocks, ..." Are there some good sites for learning to use the jointer and still be able to do10-finger typing for the rest of my life? Thanks. -- Mark |
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Let me refine my question a little. Are there some sites where folks talk
about safety and effectiveness with the jointer? Like the best ways to how to deal with cups, twists & bows. (I know, cups down.) Kind of "Jointer Best Practices" stuff. Thanks. -- Mark |
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Actually, throw in don't try to joint a too short board and what you have
pretty well covers the whole deal. Use push blocks (the long broad kind with the rubber on the bottom) and you really really have to work at it to hurt yourself. -- Mike G. Heirloom Woods www.heirloom-woods.net "Mark Jerde" wrote in message ... I flexed my credit card & bought a 6" jointer, 14" bandsaw, 16.5" drill press, 650 CFM dust collector & 12.5" planer from a guy getting out of woodworking. (All Jet except the Delta planer.) IMO the "Jet blue" clashes violently with the "Grizzly green" of my table saw & sander but I suppose I'll get used to it. ;-) I've made a few test cuts with the jointer & it scares me. IDAGS on "jointer safety" but so far all the hits are pretty generic. "Don't cut too deep, no nails or loose knots, no hands over the cutter unless you're using push blocks, ..." Are there some good sites for learning to use the jointer and still be able to do10-finger typing for the rest of my life? Thanks. -- Mark |
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My Grizzly catalog has three pages of power feeders. The only one I see
that mentions jointers is the "Copy Power Feeder." Does anyone use power feeders with jointers, or is this an oil & water combination? Thanks. -- Mark |
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"Mark Jerde" wrote: Are there some good sites for learning to use the jointer and still be able to do10-finger typing for the rest of my life? I don't have any site to recommend, but I'd like to offer up what I think is one of the most important tips. Many folks appear to push the wood down against the table & fence *really hard.* The problem with this is that they have so much body weight leaning against the jointer that if something goes wrong and the piece is kicked out or their hand (or pushblock) slips, they have no where to go but fall onto the jointer. It really only takes a light, but firm pressure to keep the board in proper position to flatten or square an edge. If something should happen, then there's much more likelyhood you'll maintain your balance and not end up lunging forward - thereby keeping any injury to a minimum. Have respect for the jointer or any tool; visualize what the proceedure is for each cut; plan ahead to make sure you have ample room to maneuver the piece going into the cutter and out of the cutter; and finally take your time - rushing through a final step at the end of a session leads to more errors and injury than probably anything an inexperienced woodworker may do to himself. IOW, complacency and impatience are the real demons of a working safely. -- Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company Offering a shim for the Porter-Cable 557 type 2 fence design. http://www.flybynightcoppercompany.com http://www.easystreet.com/~onlnlowe/index.html |
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On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 20:48:46 GMT, "Bob Davis"
wrote: I think a set of rubber backed push blocks are essential with a jointer. If you don't have a pair, get some. I'd say a set of three. Two little one-handed ones for working long stuff, and a long two-handed one (like a rubber-soled jointer plane) for passing short pieces through. -- Die Gotterspammerung - Junkmail of the Gods |
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Fly-by-Night CC wrote:
Many folks appear to push the wood down against the table & fence *really hard.* The problem with this is that they have so much body weight leaning against the jointer that if something goes wrong and the piece is kicked out or their hand (or pushblock) slips, they have no where to go but fall onto the jointer. It really only takes a light, but firm pressure to keep the board in proper position to flatten or square an edge. If something should happen, then there's much more likelyhood you'll maintain your balance and not end up lunging forward - thereby keeping any injury to a minimum. When joining the edge of a 2x4", when do you move your hands to the outfeed table? The guy I bought the jointer from moved his about 18" in front of the cutter & pulled the rest of the way. Given there are two operative parts of the word "kickback," namely "kick" and "back," the "back" part wants me to never have my hands in front of the cutter but my supply of infinite long stock is gone. ;-) -- Mark |
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Mark, while my post does not offer you a specific technique, I thought it
would be appropriate to direct you to my recently posted paper on safety. As a Hobbyist Woodworker and a full time Risk Management Consultant for the past 15 years, the words I share with you are directed toward an attitude and mindset toward safety rather than a specific technique. Good luck with the new tools, and when the hair on the back of your neck stands up like a frightened cat, STOP! Step back and think about your next move very carefully. http://www.woodworkinghobby.com/html/safety.html -- Dennis Slabaugh, Hobbyist Woodworker www.woodworkinghhobby.com "Mark Jerde" wrote in message ... I flexed my credit card & bought a 6" jointer, 14" bandsaw, 16.5" drill press, 650 CFM dust collector & 12.5" planer from a guy getting out of woodworking. (All Jet except the Delta planer.) IMO the "Jet blue" clashes violently with the "Grizzly green" of my table saw & sander but I suppose I'll get used to it. ;-) I've made a few test cuts with the jointer & it scares me. IDAGS on "jointer safety" but so far all the hits are pretty generic. "Don't cut too deep, no nails or loose knots, no hands over the cutter unless you're using push blocks, ..." Are there some good sites for learning to use the jointer and still be able to do10-finger typing for the rest of my life? Thanks. -- Mark |
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George wrote:
sure you have push blocks for surfacing, and a push board for edging the small stuff, and that's about it. George, What's a push board? (going on the assumption there are no stupid questions) jw |
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In article m, "Mark Jerde" wrote:
When joining the edge of a 2x4", when do you move your hands to the outfeed table? When jointing *anything* I move my left hand to the outfeed table as soon as there's one push-block-length of wood on the table. As soon as there are two push-block-lengths of wood on the table, my right hand joins it. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com) |
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Mark Jerde wrote:
woodworking. (All Jet except the Delta planer.) IMO the "Jet blue" clashes violently with the "Grizzly green" of my table saw & sander but I Wal-Mart has spray paint for 88 cents a can. Paint everything red. -- Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/ |
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Sounds extreme. Also puts him at the mercy of a downsloping off-feed table.
Generally, as soon as there's more than a couple of handwidths on the outfeed, transfer there, "walking" the board so you keep things pretty well referenced to the same spot on the table. Control with the right, don't press. Stand to the side, toward the rear. Light cuts minimize possibility of kickback, and, as I tell the kids at school, if it wants to go, LIFT YOUR HANDS AND LET IT! Never seen kick except when surfacing. BTW, if you ever want to see something scary, look at a leftie trying to figure out how to feed! "Mark Jerde" wrote in message s.com... When joining the edge of a 2x4", when do you move your hands to the outfeed table? The guy I bought the jointer from moved his about 18" in front of the cutter & pulled the rest of the way. Given there are two operative parts of the word "kickback," namely "kick" and "back," the "back" part wants me to never have my hands in front of the cutter but my supply of infinite long stock is gone. ;-) -- Mark |
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A board held vertically with a "heel" extending down say 1/4". I like one
with two obvious handholds, which helps control the piece. Imagine a plane with a hook at the trailing end to push the board, and you've got a good idea. Fierer and other standard texts should have them illustrated. For the really narrow stuff, pitch it a bit to the left so you can exert down and fence-hugging pressure. "j" wrote in message k.net... George wrote: sure you have push blocks for surfacing, and a push board for edging the small stuff, and that's about it. George, What's a push board? (going on the assumption there are no stupid questions) jw |
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"Fly-by-Night CC" wrote in message news In article , "Mark Jerde" wrote: Are there some good sites for learning to use the jointer and still be able to do10-finger typing for the rest of my life? I don't have any site to recommend, but I'd like to offer up what I think is one of the most important tips. Many folks appear to push the wood down against the table & fence *really hard.* The problem with this is that they have so much body weight leaning against the jointer that if something goes wrong and the piece is kicked out or their hand (or pushblock) slips, they have no where to go but fall onto the jointer. Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company Right. Also, I teach my students to keep a couple fingers, or part of the hand over the top of the fence, so if a board does "leave", their weight, or pressure, will be caught by the fence, without the need to react. -- Jim in NC |
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On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 19:49:06 GMT, "Mark Jerde"
wrote: I flexed my credit card & bought a 6" jointer, 14" bandsaw, 16.5" drill press, 650 CFM dust collector & 12.5" planer from a guy getting out of woodworking. (All Jet except the Delta planer.) IMO the "Jet blue" clashes violently with the "Grizzly green" of my table saw & sander but I suppose I'll get used to it. ;-) I've made a few test cuts with the jointer & it scares me. IDAGS on "jointer safety" but so far all the hits are pretty generic. "Don't cut too deep, no nails or loose knots, no hands over the cutter unless you're using push blocks, ..." Are there some good sites for learning to use the jointer and still be able to do10-finger typing for the rest of my life? Thanks. -- Mark Just be aware of what you are doing. No leaning. No distractions. No slippery floors. No drugs. Both feet on clean floor. Keep the safety guard in place. Keep push blocks conveniently nearby. Don't rush. It's not a particularly dangerous machine (it doesn't kick back like a table saw can), but the knives are very sharp with the machine on or off. When it comes time to change the knives, do so carefully. |
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Have respect for the jointer or any tool; visualize what the proceedure
is for each cut; plan ahead to make sure you have ample room to maneuver the piece going into the cutter and out of the cutter; and finally take your time - rushing through a final step at the end of a session leads to more errors and injury than probably anything an inexperienced woodworker may do to himself. IOW, complacency and impatience are the real demons of a working safely. Good advice. I'd add this: Do think about what kinds of injuries each tool could inflict, and how you should react to each. Talk this over with anyone else in your household. You and they should know: - what to do for a severed bodypart - how to get to the nearest hospital - which hospital to go to for which kinds of injuries - how and when to call 911 - where the main power cutoff switch in the shop is located - where to find a fire extinguisher - how to use pressure to stop bleeding - etc. For example, your town may have several hospitals, and one may have an emergency eye care facility, while another specializes in trauma and a third has a really good hand specialist. It's important to discuss this stuff ahead of time because that training will kick in if something ever does happen that requires quick and correct action. Then, be vigilant to ensure that you never need to use those emergency plans. Personally, I also avoid using dangerous machines when I'm the only one in the house. It's not inconvenient, as I usually have plenty of other work that involves nothing more hazardous than sandpaper or shellac. |
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What about Hammertite Green or Gray?
On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 18:27:08 -0400, Silvan wrote: Mark Jerde wrote: woodworking. (All Jet except the Delta planer.) IMO the "Jet blue" clashes violently with the "Grizzly green" of my table saw & sander but I Wal-Mart has spray paint for 88 cents a can. Paint everything red. |
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George wrote:
snip Only thing scarier is the shaper. Ever seen a 24 or 36 inch disk sander with 60 grit on it? charlie b |
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"George" wrote in message ...
Only one dangerous part - so keep your fingers away. Now as to how to get work done while avoiding, any basic woodworking text should cover it. Make sure you have push blocks for surfacing, and a push board for edging the small stuff, and that's about it. If it's real small edge it with a handplane. Safer and does a better job. To do very small parts clamp the lane in the vise bottom up, or hold it in your lap with one hand and draw the work accross it with the other hand. However, back to the jointer. One other concern is kick-back. I've never seen kickback from a jointer but it can catapult the board back opposite to the direction you are feeding it so don't let anyone you care for stand there and don't put anything you don't want broken there either. -- FF |
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Andy Dingley wrote in message . ..
On 18 Oct 2003 17:54:31 -0700, (Fred the Red Shirt) wrote: I've never seen kickback from a jointer but it can catapult the board back opposite to the direction you are feeding it Or if you feed it the wrong way (!) it'll snatch it right out of your hands. My jointer now has a big "-- Feed" marking on it. Uh, yeah. The jointer guards I have seen do not allow feed in the wrong direction. Also, unlike some table saw guards, they do not seem to interfere with the work either. Although I'm a bit doubtful as to the effectiveness of the guards to protect you from the kinds of accidents that happen with jointers. -- FF |
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Europeans use a different kind of guard, Fred. They can feed in the wrong
direction. "Fred the Red Shirt" wrote in message om... Andy Dingley wrote in message . .. On 18 Oct 2003 17:54:31 -0700, (Fred the Red Shirt) wrote: I've never seen kickback from a jointer but it can catapult the board back opposite to the direction you are feeding it Or if you feed it the wrong way (!) it'll snatch it right out of your hands. My jointer now has a big "-- Feed" marking on it. Uh, yeah. The jointer guards I have seen do not allow feed in the wrong direction. Also, unlike some table saw guards, they do not seem to interfere with the work either. Although I'm a bit doubtful as to the effectiveness of the guards to protect you from the kinds of accidents that happen with jointers. -- FF |
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On 19 Oct 2003 10:28:22 -0700, (Fred the Red
Shirt) wrote: The jointer guards I have seen do not allow feed in the wrong direction. We use "bridge" guards here in the UK, and Europe too AFAIK. You see some US-style sprung guards around, but I think they've been unsaleable on new kit since the '98 regs came in. Here's a useful HSE guide (if you're in the UK, you should read this site - lots of good stuff) http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/wis17.pdf http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/woodindx.htm Although this is a pathertic little benchtop jointer, it's the same guard as on my 6" http://www.axminster.co.uk/default.asp?part=CCJ There's a curved aluminium extrusion that slides sideways through the end of a rise-and-fall arm. For jointing, you slide the aluminium sideways. For wide planing, you lift the arm up and pass the stock under it. It has the disadvantage that the guard doesn't spriong back when you remove the stock, leaving an unguarded cutter, but on the whole I prefer them. -- Die Gotterspammerung - Junkmail of the Gods |
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....just a simple question. If the machine is capable of 1/64ths of an inch
cut and common wisdom is not to exceed 1/8" at a time on a 6" machine, how can you ever get hurt unless the piece is too thin or narrow or short to begin with? Only time I ever draw blood on the thing is in setting them up (twice now!!!...cleaning the factory grease off before even plugging the damn things in). "Phisherman" wrote in message ... On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 19:49:06 GMT, "Mark Jerde" wrote: I flexed my credit card & bought a 6" jointer, 14" bandsaw, 16.5" drill press, 650 CFM dust collector & 12.5" planer from a guy getting out of woodworking. (All Jet except the Delta planer.) IMO the "Jet blue" clashes violently with the "Grizzly green" of my table saw & sander but I suppose I'll get used to it. ;-) I've made a few test cuts with the jointer & it scares me. IDAGS on "jointer safety" but so far all the hits are pretty generic. "Don't cut too deep, no nails or loose knots, no hands over the cutter unless you're using push blocks, ..." Are there some good sites for learning to use the jointer and still be able to do10-finger typing for the rest of my life? Thanks. -- Mark Just be aware of what you are doing. No leaning. No distractions. No slippery floors. No drugs. Both feet on clean floor. Keep the safety guard in place. Keep push blocks conveniently nearby. Don't rush. It's not a particularly dangerous machine (it doesn't kick back like a table saw can), but the knives are very sharp with the machine on or off. When it comes time to change the knives, do so carefully. |
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Been following the thread with only mild interest. I was really curious to
see how anyone ANYONE, as some poster had indicated could happen, could accidentally feed stock the wrong way through a jointer. So far I haven't seen the answer to that. However, as to how one can hurt oneself taking only one 1/64" cut. While the blades only extend an RCH above the outfeed table there is still relatively a large opening between the infeed and outfeed table that will, should an errant digit enter it, allow you to get quite a manicure. Say a thin or short board being fed on the trailing edge with the bare hand and too much pressure dipping into that gap. -- Mike G. Heirloom Woods www.heirloom-woods.net "Tom Kohlman" wrote in message et... ...just a simple question. If the machine is capable of 1/64ths of an inch cut and common wisdom is not to exceed 1/8" at a time on a 6" machine, how can you ever get hurt unless the piece is too thin or narrow or short to begin with? Only time I ever draw blood on the thing is in setting them up (twice now!!!...cleaning the factory grease off before even plugging the damn things in). "Phisherman" wrote in message ... On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 19:49:06 GMT, "Mark Jerde" wrote: I flexed my credit card & bought a 6" jointer, 14" bandsaw, 16.5" drill press, 650 CFM dust collector & 12.5" planer from a guy getting out of woodworking. (All Jet except the Delta planer.) IMO the "Jet blue" clashes violently with the "Grizzly green" of my table saw & sander but I suppose I'll get used to it. ;-) I've made a few test cuts with the jointer & it scares me. IDAGS on "jointer safety" but so far all the hits are pretty generic. "Don't cut too deep, no nails or loose knots, no hands over the cutter unless you're using push blocks, ..." Are there some good sites for learning to use the jointer and still be able to do10-finger typing for the rest of my life? Thanks. -- Mark Just be aware of what you are doing. No leaning. No distractions. No slippery floors. No drugs. Both feet on clean floor. Keep the safety guard in place. Keep push blocks conveniently nearby. Don't rush. It's not a particularly dangerous machine (it doesn't kick back like a table saw can), but the knives are very sharp with the machine on or off. When it comes time to change the knives, do so carefully. |
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"Tom Kohlman" wrote in message ...just a simple question. If the machine is capable of 1/64ths of an inch cut and common wisdom is not to exceed 1/8" at a time on a 6" machine, how can you ever get hurt unless the piece is too thin or narrow or short to begin with? No matter how idiot proof a tool is, the world keeps coming up with bigger and better idiots. Someone will run a piece that is too thin, too narrow, or too short to begin with. I can easily see someone taking a 6" wide cut 1/8" deep off the palm of their hand. Ed |
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In article , "Tom
Kohlman" wrote: ...just a simple question. If the machine is capable of 1/64ths of an inch cut and common wisdom is not to exceed 1/8" at a time on a 6" machine, how can you ever get hurt unless the piece is too thin or narrow or short to begin with? If you're not careful about it, the jointer will effortlessly remove 1/64 off any misdirected fingers 32 times before you even have time to react. |
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On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 21:14:49 -0400, "Mike G"
wrote: I was really curious to see how anyone ANYONE, as some poster had indicated could happen, could accidentally feed stock the wrong way through a jointer. My own fault. I let someone use one of my machines, and as they were a "time served carpenter", I assumed they knew which way to feed it. Turns out they'd never worked in a workshop before, only ever on-site. rant As an "unqualified" amateur furniture maker looking for work, I'm apparently only fit for minimum-wage labouring jobs. But some 2x4-muncher can pull a stunt like this. -- Die Gotterspammerung - Junkmail of the Gods |
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Well, I guess that just proves that where there is a will there is a way.
-- Mike G. Heirloom Woods www.heirloom-woods.net "Andy Dingley" wrote in message ... On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 21:14:49 -0400, "Mike G" wrote: I was really curious to see how anyone ANYONE, as some poster had indicated could happen, could accidentally feed stock the wrong way through a jointer. My own fault. I let someone use one of my machines, and as they were a "time served carpenter", I assumed they knew which way to feed it. Turns out they'd never worked in a workshop before, only ever on-site. rant As an "unqualified" amateur furniture maker looking for work, I'm apparently only fit for minimum-wage labouring jobs. But some 2x4-muncher can pull a stunt like this. -- Die Gotterspammerung - Junkmail of the Gods |
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My dad can affirm that you can feed a suitably substantial piece of stock
the correct direction through a joiner, using the proper pusher, and taking only the merest fraction of wood off, and still turn the tips of your fingers into a fine red mist when the stock decides to jump. There is no safe combination of joiner drum and human finger. The only way to avoid serious injury on a joiner is to keep your fingers as far away (and preferably downstream of the feed direction) as possible from the drum. |
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Jay Windley wrote:
My dad can affirm that you can feed a suitably substantial piece of stock the correct direction through a joiner, using the proper pusher, and taking only the merest fraction of wood off, and still turn the tips of your fingers into a fine red mist when the stock decides to jump. Yurg!! There is no safe combination of joiner drum and human finger. The only way to avoid serious injury on a joiner is to keep your fingers as far away (and preferably downstream of the feed direction) as possible from the drum. Does anyone use feeders with jointers? (I asked this already but if it was answered my filter ate it.) -- Mark |
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