ouch! Have a circular saw myself and it does frighten me when I use it, always really careful with it, not like he story below

Made a fool of myself last week, no where near as bad mind, just needed a small hole put popping in a bit of ply, so muggins thought his leg would be good enough to support the wood...it was! however went a bit deep and got a nice hole in my leg too!!!!

I REALLY should'nt be allowed near power tools, still learnt a leasson and not being so STUPID again

Matt

I hope it was not too painful!

Electric Planers seem to catch out a few people as well. I know of two people that have had bad hand injuries with electric planers.

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One of the main causes of accidents with electric tools of any kind is not unplugging them, for changing blades, drill bits etc.

I have seen an accident where the guy switched the immersion heater off, took the wires out of the heater and was swinging on a pair of stilsons when he knocked the switch on with his arm, big bang and fortunately he was ok.

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This is a good idea for table circular saws-

You can also get bandsaws with the same protection,

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Would you put your finger where the sausage was?

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Not while I was working

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Isn't the saw blade fu - err rendered unserviceable?

I would guess so, but it's better to buy a new blade than try and have your fingers stitched back on

I know two people that have fingers missing because of circular saws and I'm sure they would rather of paid for a new blade.

Wonder how the safety mechanism works when the timber is wet and conductive

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i like the idea of that on the saw bench.

my chop saw guard spring seized up before.

i actually had my hand fully under it taking the wood out before i saw the guard wasn't down. i got away with it my whole hand by a matter of half and inch or so.

the father in law slipped up a tree once. the chainsaw went right down to the bone before he managed to drop it.