Table Saws...GRRRRR

[GodFearinGunTotin]

We don't like people who lean right on INGO. You fail the purity test!

My buddy just had surgery today. Decided to try and miter saw his fingers. Lucky for him it is his left hand.

 

[historian]

Yeah. The wood bucked on him, then, since he has a sliding miter, it pushed it out when he was pushing back. Pulled his hand up and under. Got his middle and pointer.

 

[ghuns]

We had a guy where I used to work who was sawing a stack of laminate for counter top end caps. The stack was a mile long and he would slide it over against a stop, run it through, and repeat. He did this incredibly fast. Until the day he ran his ring, middle, and index fingers across the blade. Slowed him right down.

He was kinda lucky. It was a super thin blade and his fingers were more vertical than horizontal so they stayed attached. He more or less just cut slots in them.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Yeah. The wood bucked on him, then, since he has a sliding miter, it pushed it out when he was pushing back. Pulled his hand up and under. Got his middle and pointer.

OUCH!!!!

Were they able to save them?

 

[historian]

OUCH!!!!

Were they able to save them?

Yeah. Didn't go through, just chipped the bones. Reattached tendons today and will take out the pins in 6 weeks.

 

[historian]

Went and saw him Saturday. Wrapped from elbow to fingertips to keep things from bending out of place.

 

[dung]

Holy crap that sounds unpleasant. The idiot previous owner of my house left his table saw behind and I use it on a regular basis. I am much more accustomed to working with metal so I am super careful when working with it.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Went and saw him Saturday. Wrapped from elbow to fingertips to keep things from bending out of place.

I'm finding getting them to move again to be a real chore.

 

[Hohn]

Unisaw. End of discussion.

Mine is an early 1960s vintage. Bought it at an auction for $300. Dad picked up one from an auction at a local local high for $100, but it was 3 phase. He bought a new single phase, 220 motor for it for around $300.

IMHO, a table saw is the heart of a woodshop. it's worth it long term to spend the extra $$$ and go with a commercial grade tool.

Today, the smarter option might be to get a VFD and leave the 3-phase motor in place. They are so cheap now and good that you can easily power a 3-phase 240V motor off single phase 120V AC.

 

[Hohn]

I ended up settling for a small Bosch jobsite table saw for now. Far from ideal, but I can mostly make it work.

For a *real* saw, there are IMO only three options:
1) Sawtop
2) Unisaw
3) Powermatic.

None are cheap.

 

[ghuns]

Today, the smarter option might be to get a VFD and leave the 3-phase motor in place. They are so cheap now and good that you can easily power a 3-phase 240V motor off single phase 120V AC.

That was my suggestion. I know several guys running old 3 phase, step pulley Bridgeports on Lenze VFDs.

But the old man, being old, wasn't having none of it.

 

[rw02kr43]

I used mine last night. I'm terrified of it. It's basically a table with a circular saw mounted on the bottom. The switch to the table is broken, so if it's plugged in then it's running. It does the job, but man I hate that thing.

Jason

 

[historian]

I used mine last night. I'm terrified of it. It's basically a table with a circular saw mounted on the bottom. The switch to the table is broken, so if it's plugged in then it's running. It does the job, but man I hate that thing.

Jason

Yeah....might be time to upgrade...

 

[ghuns]

If anybody is interested, my dad picked up a Unisaw at an auction today. He is planning to restore it, but he said if somebody offered him $100 for it as is, he'd sell it. Motor is supposed to be good. He is verifying that now...

 

[historian]

I'm finding getting them to move again to be a real chore.

Checking in to see how it is going!

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

About 15 years ago I got a promo/loss leader Craftsman that's done ok for me except I've overheated the motor a couple of times. The worst I ever did was sawed off the fingerprint on my trigger finger. I can shoot well right handed, but it kept me off the guitar for a while. A small piece of hardwood basically exploded on me, and I got into the blade.

I have a two car garage that I've given up and given over entirely to a mixed wood and metal shop. To rip a whole sheet of plywood I've used a good stiff angle iron and clamps, with a circular saw. I've built cabinetry for the house, and got a good way into the top half of new kitchen cabinets that I should be able to restart next year.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Checking in to see how it is going!

Had a bone graft procedure done a week or so before thanksgiving. The joint didn't fuse on its own so this procedure was recommended by Dr Dellaqua to do it. Going in on Wednesday to do a 4week check. Hopefully everything is knitting together. Fingers crossed and praying regularly.

Thanks for asking!

 

[historian]

Well....

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

He's happy with the progress. He said it's time to get that knuckle moving and it ain't wanting to!!!

Use good pushblocks folks!

 

[Caleb]

Yep....second that on the push stick. My table saw decided to chew up part of my push stick last night. Better that then my finger....