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Band saws are scary, but actually quite safe in comparison to table saws or radial arm saws.
by greedo 3y ago
Band saws are scary, but actually quite safe in comparison to table saws or radial arm saws.
- TheCleric 3y agoYeah I wouldn’t use a radial arm saw if you paid me. A friend had one he wasn’t using in his garage he offered to give me and I politely passed.
- Teever 3y agoI've never really used a radial arm saw. What's so dangerous about it compared to the other shop tools talked about in this thread?
- TheCleric 3y agoA table saw is a fixed position blade you feed wood into. A radial arm saw is a moving blade and the wood is stationary. Some of the cuts can involve pointing the blade directly at parts of your body, and then moving it without cutting yourself. A fixed blade is safer since you can try to avoid being in the blade area, but if the blade area is dynamic that becomes much more difficult. A good video with examples (of pictures of recommended cuts, not injuries) is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Zeg8fHVrJBk https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Zeg8fHVrJBk A good example is at 1:20 of the video.