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Mattyjc
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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
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ultimatehandyman
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Location: Darwen, Lancashire
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Mattyjc wrote: |
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
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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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thescruff
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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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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ultimatehandyman
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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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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Gadget
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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Would you put your finger where the sausage was?
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thescruff
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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Not while I was working 
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Stoday
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Isn't the saw blade fu - err rendered unserviceable? |
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ultimatehandyman
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Stoday wrote: |
| 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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Rich-Ando
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:21 am Post subject: |
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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. |
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