One more safety thing

"BUB 209" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Once again in the name of convenience, I set my tablesaw blade at an
> angle toward the rip fence instead of away from it. What can often happen
> when you do that is, especially if you're cutting a long piece, is that
the
> wood will flex toward the end of the cut. Then the teeth of the blade
grab
> the wood and chuck it out of the saw with all the horsepower available
> from the motor. It went through a plastic toolbox, a jalousie window, and
> into another room. A practice to avoid.

Thanks for the reminder...


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Yup...I launched one thru the wall thru the tile splash panel, and onto the
kitchen floor. Bet my gut is softer, had I been in the way....
"BUB 209" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Once again in the name of convenience, I set my tablesaw blade at an
> angle toward the rip fence instead of away from it. What can often happen
> when you do that is, especially if you're cutting a long piece, is that
the
> wood will flex toward the end of the cut. Then the teeth of the blade
grab
> the wood and chuck it out of the saw with all the horsepower available
> from the motor. It went through a plastic toolbox, a jalousie window, and
> into another room. A practice to avoid.