Keep yourselves safe when you work

[Puzzleguy]

   I'm a former woodshop teacher , and feel we should review safety rules -

not trying to necessarily give you a lesson - but keeping you away from the emergency room

is a goal i have in mind - thou this is not complete,  one word of advice which rings true is :

If you don't feel confident in running any machine or your having a bad day - dont do it , just

walk away and watch some TV , read your Bible , etc. Sometimes you need to remove yourself from

things to be well . a couple of days ago I had things on my mind and not the work i was trying to do on

the table saw -told my wife this is not a good day - so I walked away from it . In todays world one of my personal main goals

is to stay away from the emergency room or the doctors office - Keep safe !

 

Please add your own thoughts -I want us as a Community to help each other and stay healthy !

Edited April 8, 2020 by Puzzleguy

[spirithorse]

Well spoken!
I know it is hard to walk away from a project that you want finished right away but, have learned
from experience that the workmanship suffers if you are having one of those bad days and continue
on. Sometimes that can lead to frustration, wasted money on ruined material, or, worst of all an accident.
I think the best safety tip I can add to continue this tread is about safety guards.
Sure, the safety guard on a scrollsaw is nothing more than a nuisance (the hold down foot) and I don't know of
anybody that leaves it there. The splitter and the plastic guard over a table saw blade are completely different stories.
Removing those so you can get a better view of the blade as it enters the work piece is just asking for some of the
worst injuries you can imagine from a small work shop.

God Bless! Spirithorse

[Puzzleguy]

Maybe re-read a safety manual , and keep your fingers away from the bigger stuff 

Like tablesaws -manuals of safety are on the net . Im kinda annal on safety

I have like 2-3 different push sticks , and some other safe stuff like a hold down

and a special crosscutting jig - etc. Just don't want to hear about any of my Scroll saw family

here getting hurt - God bless !

Edited April 11, 2020 by Puzzleguy

[amazingkevin]

Haven,t used my table saw since I had a accident with it.no blood but it exploded my index finger end, just now getting feeling in it!!!