Barking dangerous

[AndyBoyd]

Have you read and seen this :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

http://blogs.popularwoodworking.com/edi ... f9479.aspx

 

[mailee]

I think I will stick to my push pads...........I can renew those easily. :shock:

 

[Shadowfax]

Mailee, I'm with you.
Definitely!!

SF

 

[woodbloke]

Push pads and sticks are good, but as shown in that pic, the use of hands only is safe enough if the correct procedure is followed which is that as the board starts to cut the left hand is taken away and is raised, pushing only with the right. As the board moves onto the out table the left hand is again placed onto the board and both hands push. When the right hand nears the cutter block it's raised and moved onto the out table behind the left hand so that both hands push from the out table. The spring loaded guard shown is in my view inadequate, much better is one where the cutter block is completely covered and the timber has to be passed underneath. Using boards of this thickness is fine with hands, thinner stuff requires a different technique. I've been using a P/T like this for over 20 years and still have all my digits :wink: - Rob

 

[Fecn]

Gloves and rotating power tools do not mix at all well... If the glove gets caught then it tends to drag your hand in with it and mash up your fingers.

If you want to wear gloves for better grip then use some condom-thin latex ones. They still give you more grip and stop your fingers getting splinters, but if the glove gets caught then it'll just tear instead of mashing your fingers up.

 

[Corset]

Early on when i was a bit foolish i was handling some rough boards through my thicknesser and was wearing said rubber coated gloves. The boards and my glove got dragged into thicknesser and i had to do an emergency power down. Thank god the thicknesser had a dead switch on the front. It was all quite exciting.

Amazingly when it first happened i Just looked at the glove as it got pulled off my hand for at least a second before i did anything, just goes to show i would be no good in a panic situation. It really made me look closely at my safety procedures so i suppose it was a good thing
Owen

 

[mailee]

An engineer friend of mine was using his lathe with a piar of gloves on when they got caught in the workpiece and pulled in his hand! One finger was ripped out at the first knuckle and the tip of his thumb also disspeared before the glove came off! Lesson learned about gloves and machines. :shock:

 

[Digit]

I worked for some years for Vauxhall Motors Ltd, and amongst other duties I worked with some safety issues, and I've never seen a situation that gloves made better.
As posted above, I've seen fingers removed through the wearing of gloves, injuries that would have otherwise been a rather nasty cut.
Same with neck ties, and the number of finger rings I've cut free!
I use a push stick with narrow stock and my hands as shown in the pic for wide stock, gloves I keep in my car!

Roy.