|
Thursday, 10 August 2017
quote [ It's unclear whether the Consumer Product Safety Commission will finally pass a rule requiring all new saws to have an active injury prevention monitoring system built into them. ]
Guy invents way to stop getting your fingers cut off from a table saw. Nobody adopts the method, so he starts selling it on his own and lobbies for more regulation. Conflict of interest? Sure. But also a pretty smart idea.
|
midden said @ 8:02pm GMT on 10th August
My old saw from the fifties is pretty small, but unlike many saws its size from that era, it can take a 10" blade. I wouldn't use it if I was limited to the original table size, which as you mention is pretty dangerous, but it's now built flush into a much larger work surface. It's got a super simple cast iron fence that clamps onto a piece of standard 1" x 1/4" steel bar stock.
midden said @ 8:07pm GMT on 10th August
My old saw from the fifties is pretty small, but unlike many saws its size from that era, it can take a 10" blade. I wouldn't use it if I was limited to the original table size, which as you mention is pretty dangerous, but it's now built flush into a much larger work surface. It's got a super simple cast iron fence that clamps onto a piece of standard 1" x 1/4" steel bar stock.
I agree about the kickback claws and covers - mostly useless. I do like a splitter behind the blade to help prevent pinching and to reduce the chance of kickback. It doesn't get in the way except on the rare occasion I need to do a plunge cut or a cove cut.
<-- Entry / Current Comment
midden said @ 8:02pm GMT on 10th August
My old saw from the fifties is pretty small, but unlike many saws its size from that era, it can take a 10" blade. I wouldn't use it if I was limited to the original table size, which as you mention is pretty dangerous, but it's now built flush into a much larger work surface. It's got a super simple cast iron fence that clamps onto a piece of standard 1" x 1/4" steel bar stock.
I agree about the kickback claws and covers - mostly useless. I do like a splitter behind the blade to help prevent pinching and to reduce the chance of kickback. It doesn't get in the way except on the rare occasion I need to do a plunge cut or a cove cut.
