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When was that? I'm just curious what era of safety devices were likely available.
by CoastalCoder 4y ago
When was that?
I'm just curious what era of safety devices were likely available.
- dionidium 4y agoThe primary safety feature on a modern table saw is the riving knife, which helps prevent kickback. My old Craftsman contractor saw doesn't have one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riving_knife https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riving_knife
- evnp 4y agoWhile not as tight to the blade as a riving knife, I've found these splitters[1] paired with a zero-clearance insert are an excellent alternative, and can be custom-fitted to almost any saw with nothing but a hand drill and the saw itself. [1] https://www.microjig.com/collections/mj-splitter https://www.microjig.com/collections/mj-splitter
- FlyingRobot 4y agoI learned respect for my table saw early in my software engineer turned part time woodworker career after a near miss kick back incident. I’ve been using MJ splitters ever since on my old school Delta unisaw.
- neverartful 4y agoNeat! I didn't know this existed. A wonderful retro-fit for older saws!
- mgkimsal 4y agoMid 80s. We were in a 'newer' school district - the middle school was less than 10 years old at that time. All equipment was relatively 'new'.
- CoastalCoder 4y agoThanks. I only started using table saws a few years ago, so I watched a lot of youtube videos on safe operation. It seems clear that using (riving knife) + (blade guard) + (push sticks or similar) + (feather board) + (careful adherence to safe operation) eliminates most of the risk. I'm still unclear how much risk remains when following those rules. Maybe because most injuries I hear about involve people skipping at least one of those five elements.