JPG wrotemoggymatt wroteGood videos. That "How I cut my thumb off" video need to be in every high school shop class in america. So many learning opportunities in 1 video!
If it be shown, it needs to be used as an example for all the dumb things he was doing. For starters the fence is not a guard. One should not use improperly functioning guards(or brains).
There are so many things that he does wrong to talk about.
Iterate, please.
I see only one major thing he did wrong; well maybe two.
First and foremost, he operated without a "properly functioning guard". This is really what caused all of the problems depicted by the video.
Secondly, I believe he should have been pushing push blocks; a pair of them. Even using push blocks, what he was doing represents increased risk. When at all possible, the fence should have been tilted the other direction; however, the manual does not say that tilting as he did is wrong. It only warns that additional care is needed.
I would not have been cutting the bevel as he was doing it. I would have done it on the table saw and then, if needed, cleaned it up on the jointer making a very shallow cut. The long board that was working on presents a "work piece control issue" no matter what he does.
Everything said - no guard - no work.
Wearing clogs could become an issue but I cannot say much here. I wear something similar much of the time.
What might be appropriate here is a thread entitled "The dumb and dangerous things a have done in the shop". I believe we are probably ALL suspect.
