Table saw always wins

[Nuuska]

Years ago I was at my then warehouse - there was this worker taking down a metal tube that did not seem THAT heavy - but anyway too heavy for him alone . . . So I helped him with it . . .

It turned out to be about 300kg - 550lbs - and it came down and sliced a thin part from my left index finger.

Pretty scary - blood was running like from a tap - but I got to hospital quick enough - luckily it does bother me at all these days.

 

[jp]

Oh man, GJ! Sorry to hear about your mishap. Hope you're on the mend!

 

[dreadnut]

I just ordered one of these, a woven chain-mail cut-proof glove for my left hand; I've been meaning to get one of these for a while now:

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61liX-E0GAL._AC_.jpg

 

[geoguy]

That might be fine for whittling wood or cutting cardboard boxes.

But I would never use a glove like that when operating a table saw. You need to have very good control of the wood as it is being cut. I could picture the yarn in that glove getting caught on the rotating blade, and pulling the operator's hand into harm's way.

A better (but expensive) approach with a table saw is a safety device such as Saw Stop:

 

[dreadnut]

Right; the chain mail glove would offer no protection from a circular saw.

 

[chazmo]

Damn, GJ. Heal up quickly!

 

[Rebosbro]

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0162/1468/products/garcia-hand.jpg?v=1588501419

Worked well for Jerry
Speedy recovery!
Paul

 

[GAD]

That might be fine for whittling wood or cutting cardboard boxes.

But I would never use a glove like that when operating a table saw. You need to have very good control of the wood as it is being cut. I could picture the yarn in that glove getting caught on the rotating blade, and pulling the operator's hand into harm's way.

A better (but expensive) approach with a table saw is a safety device such as Saw Stop:

That is so cool! What a brilliant invention.

 

[jp]

I just ordered one of these, a woven chain-mail cut-proof glove for my left hand; I've been meaning to get one of these for a while now:

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61liX-E0GAL._AC_.jpg

These are what meat cutters use in the big factories where they have to work the assembly line really fast.

A better (but expensive) approach with a table saw is a safety device such as Saw Stop:

I remember when these debuted around 2000 or so, and me and a bunch of the shop guys I worked with all stood around in amazement. Of course, they cost a good bit more than your regular table saw.

I've seen numerous ingenious designs for safety jigs, sleds, push blocks/sticks that totally keep your hands out of the danger zone and are completely worth a digit or two.