It's kick-back time

Bob N

That's what I thought!



Be careful my friend!

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AxlMyk

Any of those would have made the cut even more difficult, especially the splitter. My only mistake was in not having the outfeed in place.

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Birch

Thank you for posting the incident. Its another reminder to all of us. I really STRIVE to make every move I do around the table saw well thought out and doubly careful. I always use a splitter with a thin kerf blade, zero clearence plate and a partial "home built" blade guard that extends out from my fence.
But a guy just can't be too careful. Happy to see it was only a dent in the wall. I have one just like it!

Hamlin

Mike, how would a splitter interfere?

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AxlMyk

The piece was already cut. I would have had to push the piece even farther back than I did. That would have taken it off the table. Like I said, if the outfeed was up I could have just pushed it off the table, onto the outfeed, and been done with it.
What surprised me the most, I didn't see the wood take off. It was that fast.

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Hamlin

Gotcha. Makes sense now.

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Dr.Zook

Glad to hear you are all right Mike. You should know some "Tinners" that can fix the cabinet.

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CanuckGal

Glad you are ok. That is a nast dent, glad it's not in you!
Things I have learned the kick back way:
1.) Always check for clearance around the table.
2.) DO NOT slide the wood back past a spinning blade.
3.) Do not push the wood on both sides of the blade (pinch!)
4.) If the wood "stops" feeding for some unknown reason, SHUT THE SAW OFF. Pushing or pulling the wood is going to result in trouble.
I really prefer not to learn things this way. But you don't ever forget these lessons, even when the brusing and cuts heal.

Barry99

Glad you didn't get hurt. When the piece of wood took off from my router table, I was standing and gripping the air where I was holding the wood, slowly taking in what just happened.

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xplorx4

Mike I too am glad you were not injured, I too have had some kick backs one did hit the inside of my right arm no real damage but I sure respect the saw more than ever. The pic of the cabinet shows how much damage can be done and thankfully it was not to you.

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