Originally Posted by challagan

Thanks guys. The more I talk to people accidents on the router table happen quite frequently. I usually consider myself pretty safe and have been using routers for 20 plus years without an incident... but that can change in a heart beat. A simple push block of which I had 2 close at hand would have prevented the whole thing most likely. The pressure would have kept the small block from launching and I wouldn't have been sitting there with my finger ready to drop on to the bit. Always think ahead on your cut. I am not scared of my power tools... but I respect them Even more so now.

Corey