My grandmother did this a few years back. Served it to my grandfather on a cupcake. Psycho.
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i took the fleshy part of my middle finger off in a jointer a few years back.
It grew back luckily but I still have a bit of anxiety of using big machines now. I also keep the glove I was wearing in my tool bag at all times to remind me to slow down and work safe. I got lucky
The saw stop is a cool invention, costs a heap of money every time the machine is triggered but is well worth it if you still have your digits
When I use my table saw, I'm less scared of losing a finger than I am having the hunk of wood catching and flying back at me. Took a piece of hardwood @ 40mph to the gut couple years back, learned my lesson to never stand behind the wood.
Likely has something to do with my inability to get the fence set up properly
My shop teacher in Grade 12 took off the tip of his left little finger with a table saw. A year later he took off the tip of his right little finger the same way. At least he was symmetrical.
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My shop teacher took part of his thumb off, the very next week he was showing me how to use that same table saw and all I could think is "Why the heck would I take your direction on how to use this tool? You're missing part of your thumb and I can still see the bandages"
[Homer's arms are stuck in pair of vending machines] Repairman 1#: Homer, there's no easy way to tell you this: I'm afraid I'm gonna have to saw your arms off. Homer: They'll grow back, right? Repairman 1#: Oh... yeah.
[He cranks up the rotary saw and moves it toward Homer's arm... ] Repairman 2#: Wait a minute. Homer, are you just holding on to the can? Homer: Your point being...?
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$60 everytime that thing goes off, plus the cost of a new saw blade.
I'm sure every single person whose hand has come into contact with a moving saw blade would gladly pay that price to avoid the situation.
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The company is currently trying to sue table saw manufacturers for them not having the technology on their saws.
They're not suing other manufacturers, they're lobbying the government to require a blade stopping mechanism on all saws sold in the USA. I don't like the methods, but it kind of makes sense. Over the years the vast majority of table saw users haven't proven themselves responsible enough to use their equipment safely (i.e using a splitter and an overhead guard). If people took proper precautions this technology wouldn't really need to exist but almost no one does.
Unfortunately, I also triggered the thing. I was cutting at a 45 early in the morning, still in zombie mode, when the blade got too close to the mitre gauge (or some sort of sliding square - can't remember). Heard a huge BANG and the blade disappeared instantly. Woke me up in a hurry. The annoying thing is that the blade never actually touched metal - just got close enough to trigger it I guess.
I had to replace the guy's blade/brake. I think the brake is around $50 bucks and the blade was $90. Didn't make too much money that day haha. If you really wanted to, I guess you can reuse the blade, but you run the risk of the thing throwing teeth - so it's not worth it.
Incredible invention though. I know two guys who cut off fingers. One of them cut through three and reattached them all. The other guy has half a thumb. Me, I shot a three inch framing nail through my hand. I don't work in the trades anymore...
Know anybody who has cut their finger off on a table saw?
