What not to do on the Table Saw

woodburner · Post by **woodburner** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 6:23 pm

The show "Dirty Jobs" showed kind of the same thing while they did a segment at an Oregon lumber mill, and the host didn't want anything to do with it. He kept looking at the camera and just shaking his head, knowing that it was just plain crazy to do it that way.

holsgo · Post by **holsgo** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 6:31 pm

I saw that. They were cutting cedar shingles I think. That was stupid too. These guys doing stupid stuff willingly and meanwhile 2 guys have literally been eaten, one guys threw his intestines at the cops, and a 4th guy video'd his murder of another and then did some serious stuff to the body. By these accounts, cutting wood like that is pure genius!

oldc6 · Post by **oldc6** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 6:42 pm

Early prototype test unit of the "SAWSTOP"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

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Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 11:00 am

You guys are pansy waists. Do you know how many sawmills around the world function just like this? Only difference is in other countries if someone makes a mistake and gets injuried he doesn't get to do it anymore. Here we hire bottom feeding lawyers and sue.

My wife tells the story of childhood when her dad would let her ride the disk plow and spike harrow. She loved the ride and he liked the extra weight.
If she would have fell off she would most probably be instantly killed. That is why her dad cautioned her to hold on and not let go. She tells me that is exactly what she did. She held on, she did not wave to people, try to standup and dance, or anything else. She just enjoyed the ride and held on until her dad told her she could let go and get down. Think about it for minute.

You know what she now knows what "hold on" means.

When I was a kid 10 or so there was a saw mill in the woods behind our house. It was powered off a fly wheel on an old Cat bulldozer. The blade was huge far bigger than I was tall and there was no shield around it. In fact one guy stood on platforms that straddled the blade and was above it. The wood literally feed in between his legs although he was much higher than the wood. In any case he held two or three levers that controlled the feed, shifted the wood right or left and rolled it. Wood would be flying through the saw as they feed more in with a tractor fitted with log grabbers. I remember when they slammed the wood down on the machine the whole things shook and the guy operating would have to keep his balance. Most of the guys tried to see how much they could shake the machine without it throwing the belt to fly wheel to give the operator a ride.

If he had fallen he would have been sawn in half before he hit bottom. Everyone was laughting and working and as far as I know no one was ever hurt.

I think back then they thought about doing the job and didn't have time to sit around and "what if" I guess people did get hurt but I don't know if it was more or less often than today. One thing I know back then the Bottom Feeding Lawyers weren't chasing ambulances like they do today.

db5 · Post by **db5** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 9:41 pm

pennview wrote:Came across the photo on Flickr that kind of makes you nervous just thinking about it, especially with that pile of wood behind the saw operator that still needs to be cut --

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Well, no one has commented on this so I will: The title is Art in Western Pennsylvania. That should give you a clue or cue - it's art - ART.

Look at the saw blade. The center is not below the table but perhaps even above it. Ever heard of PhotoShoping or other cheap tricks?

Yeah, I know. I'm supposed to ignore reality and only go with what I am shown and what others comment on. So, I'll keep on doing that and vote for Obama again. "Change, Hope" - and what was that other thing? Oh, yeah, "reduce the deficit by 50% in 2 years (that's a close remembrance). So maybe he meant the NEXT TWO YEARS. I hope so because if it doesn't happen that means I wasted my last free vote as an American citizen.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 11:10 pm

db5 wrote:Well, no one has commented on this so I will: The title is Art in Western Pennsylvania. That should give you a clue or cue - it's art - ART.

Look at the saw blade. The center is not below the table but perhaps even above it. Ever heard of PhotoShoping or other cheap tricks?

Yeah, I know. I'm supposed to ignore reality and only go with what I am shown and what others comment on. So, I'll keep on doing that and vote for Obama again. "Change, Hope" - and what was that other thing? Oh, yeah, "reduce the deficit by 50% in 2 years (that's a close remembrance). So maybe he meant the NEXT TWO YEARS. I hope so because if it doesn't happen that means I wasted my last free vote as an American citizen.

YES! I have been trying to figger out why the blade appears to be transparent below the table, and, what is driving the blade?

pennview · Post by **pennview** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:43 am

Does this help with the understanding?

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JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 1:39 pm

pennview wrote:Does this help with the understanding?

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It would if the drive belt were in the first pix.

Now about the apparent transparent blade under the table?

pennview · Post by **pennview** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 1:56 pm

Reflections?

But, does this help?

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JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 3:33 pm

pennview wrote:Reflections?

But, does this help?

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I previously did realize the teeth would make the blade appear transparent, but the stuff seen was larger than the tooth depth.

However you caused me to to take a closer look and I conclude what I thought to be behind the blade was actually(partially) in front. A stringy piece of debris most likely.

P.S. I also now recognize the belt in the last pix.

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What not to do on the Table Saw

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