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They are suggesting the blade retracted, broke the saw, in a situation in which there was no risk to the finger. Maybe there was a literally hotdog in the wood.

They are suggesting the blade retracted, broke the saw, in a situation in which there was no risk to the finger. Maybe there was a literally hotdog in the wood. > If you're ripping a wet piece of wood, no thumb risk at all

vkou 2y ago
How many expensive false alarms are you willing to accept, per serious injury avoided? I'm no expert in this, but I'd say 'definitely way more than one'.
- Dylan16807 2y ago
  And many people have experienced those ratios.
  - Retric 2y ago
    Many older woodworkers lost fingers often multiple fingers in multiple accidents. So, the risk is really quite high here.
    - throwway120385 2y ago
      The guys I've seen lose fingers were all sleep-deprived and working flat out. The biggest risk to site safety is sleep deprivation and physical exhaustion.
  - zarzavat 2y ago
    Most people would rather go bankrupt than lose a finger. Fingers are kind of important. If I can choose to keep my house or my finger, I’m definitely choosing the finger. So just divide the average net worth of a saw operator by the cost of a saw to get how many saws a finger is worth.
    - RoyalHenOil 2y ago
      Really? I would definitely rather lose a finger than go homeless. Homeless people have far, far worse life outcomes than people with missing fingers.
      - Retric 2y ago
        A specific person isn’t the average homeless person who tend to be dealing with addiction, physical or mental illness, past incarceration, etc. So talking about the average outcomes of a random homeless person doesn’t really apply here.
        zarzavat 2y ago
        Exactly, homeless people living on the street should really be called familyless. If I went bankrupt and lost everything I have a social safety net of family members who would put a roof over my head until I got on my feet again. Only people without that safety net end up on the streets. Or they have addictions that mean their family can’t take care of them anymore.
mzs 2y ago
StopSaw makes these. The saws, tables, and fasteners are beefy enough to survive.

vkou 2y ago

How many expensive false alarms are you willing to accept, per serious injury avoided? I'm no expert in this, but I'd say 'definitely way more than one'.

Dylan16807 2y ago
And many people have experienced those ratios.
- Retric 2y ago
  Many older woodworkers lost fingers often multiple fingers in multiple accidents. So, the risk is really quite high here.
  - throwway120385 2y ago
    The guys I've seen lose fingers were all sleep-deprived and working flat out. The biggest risk to site safety is sleep deprivation and physical exhaustion.
- zarzavat 2y ago
  Most people would rather go bankrupt than lose a finger. Fingers are kind of important. If I can choose to keep my house or my finger, I’m definitely choosing the finger. So just divide the average net worth of a saw operator by the cost of a saw to get how many saws a finger is worth.
  - RoyalHenOil 2y ago
    Really? I would definitely rather lose a finger than go homeless. Homeless people have far, far worse life outcomes than people with missing fingers.
    - Retric 2y ago
      A specific person isn’t the average homeless person who tend to be dealing with addiction, physical or mental illness, past incarceration, etc. So talking about the average outcomes of a random homeless person doesn’t really apply here.
      - zarzavat 2y ago
        Exactly, homeless people living on the street should really be called familyless. If I went bankrupt and lost everything I have a social safety net of family members who would put a roof over my head until I got on my feet again. Only people without that safety net end up on the streets. Or they have addictions that mean their family can’t take care of them anymore.

mzs 2y ago

StopSaw makes these. The saws, tables, and fasteners are beefy enough to survive.