scrollin'fool Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) maybe because I am the scrollin' fool, but I am beginning to believe that someone would have to actually force their finger on purpose against the blade to hurt themselves with a scrollsaw while cutting wood. I dont use the finger guard. I dont wear special eyeglasses. I sometimes get to work just minutes after awaking. at times I am working on cutting tiny little parts with my face just inches from the blade. Ive have two scrollsaws and have been using them for fourteen years now, and have never once hurt myself with the scrollsaw. I've sometimes hurt myself with the other tools I use to make the toys, but maybe someone out there can set me straight. maybe I am just lucky with this craft. has anyone here ever hurt themselves with a scrollsaw while cutting wood? maybe a few scary stories will set me back on the straight and narrow. Edited August 29, 2017 by scrollin'fool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Yes very early in my Hawk ownership. I was aggressively cutting some cheap 1/4 plywood pushing very hard, I had a finger in front of the blade when I hit a void. I had an Olson PGT5 blade in it and it did draw blood. Learned lots of lessons that day. Only once in 12 years, not bad. Those look like a nice project, are they your own design? How about a picture of one of these banjos? SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 I am sure a person can lightly cut the them self on a blade but really hurt them self,,, not sure how. Not counting dropping the saw on your foot or something when assembling or moving it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTCowpoke22 Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 I have, once or twice. Last time a piece jumped on me and my hand slipped off and into the blade. I think the other time I was cutting a very small part, and thought I could get just a little closer... Both were just deep enough to require a bandaid. Just because it's unlikely doesn't mean it's impossible. My brother has found a way to run a finger into the blade every time he's tried to use a scroll saw. So, he's quit trying. He'd rather use his fingers to drink beer. SCROLLSAW703 and bobscroll 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sycamore67 Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 The other danger is breathing the fine dust and if your face is inches from the blade...not good. The fine dust will not likely to hurt you today but is a longer term risk. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollin'fool Posted August 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 it seems I'm not the only one who feels that the scrollsaw is a very safe tool. and yes, those toy banjos are my own design. all the toys Ive made, and will make, are of my own design. these toy banjos were for the crowd at the philly folk festival, and thats the philly folk festival banjo face painted on the drums. they dont actually play, I couldnt get the strings tight enough. but theyre made entirely of recycled materials, and they were only ten bucks each. pity Ive got about 22 left. I only made a hundred bucks from them so far. Lucky2, SCROLLSAW703 and bobscroll 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Those look great. Are they considered ornaments? SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharleyL Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 It's hard to hurt yourself, but not impossible,, especially with older saw models that have more open movement of the arms. I've never cut myself with the blade, but did get stabbed in the finger from a broken blade in my older Delta Q3 saw and have been bruised up a few times when hit by moving arms and blade clamps. Charley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crupiea Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Have never been hurt but do get a bit of a start when the blade breaks sometimes. I scroll really slow so i can literally hold the blade while its going up and down. not advisable but I have done it. side to side of course, not the front. I usually take my glasses off to work but will wear them if cutting thicker stuff on a higher speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCROLLSAW703 Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 I wouldn't say it's near impossible to get hurt on the scroll saw. For some, it comes as easy as turnin' on the saw. Those of us that spend several hours a day on the saw could get hurt at any time, but we also know that if it has teeth, there's a good chance of a bite if ya give it the chance. I've had my fingernails trimmed a time or two, & a bite that a band aid wouldn't take care of. The faster the blade is cuttin', the easier it is to get bit. One can get overly sure of himself on occasion I suppose, but I still say the scroll saw is the safest tool in the shop, next to a lead pencil! Jim McDonald 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredfret Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Course blades #7,9 and larger pose a potential cut hazard because the gullets of the blades are so large. 2/0 would require a lot of force and could easily break the blade before the skin. I have had a couple of nicks from voids, dog barking(startled) so it can happen. losing a limb not without serious effort. Fredfret Wichita,ks SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCROLLSAW703 Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 good to see another Kansas Scroller on here, Mr. Fred. I'm at the other end of the state, in the nw corner. St. Francis, KS. A shout out to ya, brother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 On a parallel arm saw cutting thick stock there is a possibility of a pinch point. Yeah, I found it once and only once. However a scroll saw is about the safest power tool in my shop. I started my grandson on mine when he was seven years old and I was very confident he would not get hurt. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkey Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 Yes I cut my finger on the blade once. It wasn't very bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 I have given myself a manicure a couple of times but that's about all. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 16 hours ago, scrollin'fool said: maybe because I am the scrollin' fool, but I am beginning to believe that someone would have to actually force their finger on purpose against the blade to hurt themselves with a scrollsaw while cutting wood. I dont use the finger guard. I dont wear special eyeglasses. I sometimes get to work just minutes after awaking. at times I am working on cutting tiny little parts with my face just inches from the blade. Ive have two scrollsaws and have been using them for fourteen years now, and have never once hurt myself with the scrollsaw. I've sometimes hurt myself with the other tools I use to make the toys, but maybe someone out there can set me straight. maybe I am just lucky with this craft. has anyone here ever hurt themselves with a scrollsaw while cutting wood? maybe a few scary stories will set me back on the straight and narrow. Oh yeah! but a band saw blaDE IN or a #9 0r #12 blade and hit your finger,OOP's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 I have been Scrolling for 17 yrs.And I can say,(knock on wood) I have not hurt myself with my saw. Beltsander,that's another story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 It is no impossible to hurt your self it is very unlikely. I have been sawing for well over 30 years and never hurt myself, I use no guards at all except for a mask and never cut my finger. i have put a little notch in my finger nail but that;s it. TKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 I was told once you could cut a finger off but you would need to change the blade at least once. Jim McDonald, dgman, scrollin'fool and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollin'fool Posted August 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 lol! which would not be too easy anyway, with blood dripping all over the attachment screws keefie and SCROLLSAW703 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crupiea Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 i think we all know what is going to happen. there will be an outbreak of oddball scrollsaw injuries out of nowhere because of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 Okay, here is my take. When someone says "hurting yourself" I think, 'hurting yourself", as in I may need to go to the hospital! A little cut in which you say "ouch!" or "dang" or even something a little stronger, is not a real hurt to me. that is just every day life, suck it up and get over it kind of thing. I routinely draw a little blood, but it does not change the way I do things. I say on a scroll saw, you can not hurt yourself, other than dropping it on your foot and breaking it or breathing dust until you have to carry around an oxygen tank. To seriously cut your finger, you would really have to work at it. I say the scroll saw is probably the safest, moving tool in a workshop. The little scares and bruises, are to seek sympathy from friends while sitting around and drinking beer. Ah, just my humble opinion. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotshot Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 (edited) No injury, but smashed my finger a few time cutting thick wood and getting a finger between the upper clamp and the wood. I tend to stay close to the blade, and have been stabbed a few times (see pic) when a blade broke, but nothing serious. Edited August 31, 2017 by hotshot SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 3 hours ago, Doug said: I was told once you could cut a finger off but you would need to change the blade at least once. That is what I tell my students!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 the high the bladev# the worse the injury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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