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> the worst thing you can do with a table saw is experiment. And yet, that's very much exactly what happened, well predating the table saw; look into steam eng

by defrost 4mo ago

> the worst thing you can do with a table saw is experiment. And yet, that's very much exactly what happened, well predating the table saw; look into steam engines belt driving saw pit blades for logging. The table saw itself has evolved in many ways, there's a handheld angle grinder with various blades sub tree. These attachments: https://www.arbortechtools.com/au/shop-online/power-carving/attachments-accessories https://www.arbortechtools.com/au/shop-online/power-carving/... are the literal evolution of wrapping chainsaw about discs on an angle grinder: https://www.afr.com/companies/an-inventor-cuts-in-big-time-partners-19941024-kauz4 https://www.afr.com/companies/an-inventor-cuts-in-big-time-p... It's hard to be hyperbolic about danger and spinning objects, blades, chains after looking into the crazy world of farmers and military civil engineers; a shed built whipper snipper for young trees in a plantation to clean rows made out of chains welded to a tractor rim spinning horizontally hanging down behind rig on small tractor and driven by the PTO is not the scariest thing I've seen. Long story short, people using tools often make and evolve their own tools to better do their work - and sometimes iterations of those proto-tools are kinda super bloody sketchy. There is care to be taken, there will be close calls.

TeMPOraL 4mo ago
> PTO I know GP said "available to general public", but my mind went straight to PTO after reading "One of, if not the most dangerous tools". Less common to see (especially in cities) than saws, but I think larger proportion of people understand they have to be careful near table saws than PTO shafts. > after looking into the crazy world of farmers and military civil engineers The whole history of aviation and space exploration is chock full of engineers, physicists and chemists doing crazy levels of experimentation. That said, my point was different - unlike GP, I ask to consider workshops that had extensive experience with dangers of powered or high mechanical leverage hardware. It's entirely plausible and reasonable for people running those shops to say, "here is the new dangerous power tool, it's obviously pretty useful (ask your friends at $X or $Y if you don't see it), figure out how and where to best work it into our specific workflows, so it makes us most bang for the buck".

by defrost 4mo ago

TeMPOraL 4mo ago

> PTO I know GP said "available to general public", but my mind went straight to PTO after reading "One of, if not the most dangerous tools". Less common to see (especially in cities) than saws, but I think larger proportion of people understand they have to be careful near table saws than PTO shafts. > after looking into the crazy world of farmers and military civil engineers The whole history of aviation and space exploration is chock full of engineers, physicists and chemists doing crazy levels of experimentation. That said, my point was different - unlike GP, I ask to consider workshops that had extensive experience with dangers of powered or high mechanical leverage hardware. It's entirely plausible and reasonable for people running those shops to say, "here is the new dangerous power tool, it's obviously pretty useful (ask your friends at $X or $Y if you don't see it), figure out how and where to best work it into our specific workflows, so it makes us most bang for the buck".