WATCH THIS Before Using Your Table Saw – Workshop Safety
WATCH THIS Before Using Your Table Saw – Workshop Safety
Following workshop safety rules is a must, without it, we risk all sorts of injuries to ourselves and others in the workshop. By now, good eye and ear protection are standard in the workshop at all times. One of the leading tools for accidents is the table saw and there are many very good rules to follow when the table saw with the 2 primary rules of 1) setting blade depth to just a half tooth above the material being cut and 2) using a proper, safe push stick which precludes anything with a long handle often called “chicken’s foot push sticks”. 3) Using a blade guard and table saw featherboard to prevent kickback!
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Table Saw Safety and Proper Push Sticks: https://youtu.be/uU-4p-X8AOg
5 Quick Table Saw Tips – Episode 6: https://youtu.be/Jlk_CBfkdvs
5 Quick Table Saw Tips Episode 5: https://youtu.be/_G4jVytwggY
5 Table Saw Tricks and Tips Part 4: https://youtu.be/BZUIvzOz5X0
5 Table Saw Tricks and Tips Part 3: https://youtu.be/VcodNMiNNac
Using a Table Saw Tricks and Tips Part 2: https://youtu.be/_puL0RNSwwo
5 Table Saw Basics Tricks and Tips Part 1: https://youtu.be/31DWE1aRVto
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Thank you
IMHO the push stick you are using is too thin. The center of gravity is so high with so little material touching the piece, I would not be comfortable with that wobble or lean. I would triple the width of the push stick you have made.
I don’t know if this helps, but I was taught after pushing wood through the table saw, to grab the left side of the table with the left hand until the blade has stopped. It becomes a habit after awhile, and keeps your left hand from grabbing the waste until blade stops.
agreed, well done! in addition to what you said, I stop before turning on any tool and double check my surroundings. I want to make sure that I can totally control the situation, I do not want someone coming into my shop while I am working, and I lose my focus while i am working, it could be very dangerous, ask me how I know?
Hi Mr. Colin. Do you have any video about using safely the circular saw? Thank you.
number 1 rule dont use the table saw for docking, only ripping. use a drop saw to doc. This is how most kick backs happen. I only use a stick if my fingers dont fit. hold it firm against the fence, adjust blade height and most importantly, COMPLETE AN APPRENTISHIP or call a tradie
Excellent video Colin. complacency is EXACTLY what came and bit me. I have respect for my dangerous tools, like my Table Saw, Radial arm Saw, Planers, (big dangerous machines), but not so much for my smaller machines, like my belt sander. Thought it’s so small, and I have used it for so many years, I’ll just quickly sand this piece of wood, not worrying to much about safety. Well it shot the wood out and made a nice gash in my leg, I was very lucky it was not bad. It sure brought me back to realizing that complacency is the BIGGEST ENEMY of us "old" wood workers
Number one thing to take from this video is don’t get complacent while using a saw 👍
Why do all manufacturers still supplier a push stick when the steel their machines. Insane!
I wouldn’t call myself a woodworker, I deal with facilities management (keeping everything working) at a yacht club. My work requires the use of a table saw (commercial grade) fairly regularly. I like to think of the table saw like a barking rottweiler, you never know when he’ll snap and bite you. My favorite part of your video is the part where you advise to take a moment and consider what this machine is capable of and as a bonus (I know you do this Colin) I spend a good deal of time on set up. I’m sure it’s not unique to me but I find that I spend a great deal more time on the set up than I do on the cut. And remember, jigs are our friends.
Great video. I cut my thumb on my saw, AFTER I turned it off. I was retrieving my piece and did not notice the blade was still turning. Wait until the blade fully stops before reaching for your work piece
That push stick you say is the best one puts your fingers too close to the blade as the board moves along. Use two longer push sticks, one to hold the work down and the other to push the work along. Why move your fingers near the blade?
I laid floors for 35 years the last 20 years I laid mostly wood and Lamanite floors. My number one safety rule is a sharp blade suitable for the work you are doing. When cutting floors all your cuts are scribed nothing is straight. We cut freehand with an open blade no safety guard and no fence. In my later years, before I retired they came out with plank cutters that cut down on some of the table saw work.
vielen Dank für die wertvollen Sicherheitshinweise im Umgang mit einer Tischkreissäge. Grüße aus Essen, Germany
Merci
Wow! Wonderful Safety Education
The tablesaw…. the tool that has my most respect !
Great vid, thanks! Blessings!!!
I didn’t realize the importance of the blade hight. Thanks
Thanks for reminding us about these critical basics for staying safe with the table saw! A year ago I managed to get my thumb too close the blade and cut the tip off. It has healed well a year later and acts as great reminder!
Fantastic video, i cut my thumb. A very long time ago on a table saw, the blade cut me right around the bone. Ever since then i have been very careful around power tools
yes, first thing I was going to write was the blade height, but you corrected it. Completely agree about ripping plywood, I use a track saw to rip most of the time. If I’m cutting a lot of sheets then I get a 2nd person to help when I run on table saw. agree always drop the blade when finished with piece, protects the blade as well as any work that you sit on the table. But, I don’t use a splitter or guard, I can’t see where the cut is going, I find they are a huge PIA,,, I always use a push stick, kind of a cross between the 2 diff styles you show.
Thanks so much Colin for reminding me…take a breath before the cut..imagine the cut from start to finish… this has saved me doing something unsafe on many occasions…
Thank you Colin! All it took is one to the ribs one afternoon making a cut to get me to pay attention. My father has the hot dog saw (that’s what I call it). He made the purchase after 50 years or more of woodworking because a year ago he cut a portion of his thumb off.
keeps first aid kit in the shop and emergency numbers.
Interesting wristwatch. Is it made from wood or something? Anyway, there is a type of clock called a "shop clock". Why would a shop need a big, visible clock on the wall? Because wearing jewelry – including wristwatches – around power tools is dangerous.
Thanks for he video, as a newbie these are good things to know. The rising knife on my table saw has those spikes on (the ones on the rising knife)it but my issue is that the wood would get hung on them as I push through.
fantastic video.
have come very close to injure myself
I’ve watched many vids about table saw safety but this is the first one that explains in detail the causes of kickback. I don’t have a table saw and don’t plan to get one because I have alternative and safer methods of getting the same job done. But I was tempted at one point and hence my interest in table saw safety.
Any push stick or push block that requires you to pass your hand near or past the blade increases risk of injury.
Thank you so much! I’m new to wordworking and am so grateful I came across your page!
Did the table saw jump you for the thumbnail?
For any cuts I can use them I use the feather board pro to hold my piece in place. It makes for accurate cuts and I feel it reduces the possibility of kickback. One to the side, one above.
What do you do with a fixed high table saw
Well said 👍👍
You are perfectly correct sir!
Is there a way to pull wood through? I was a lefty, but list use of my left arm/leg, and after 5 years of trying constantly with my right arm, I’m unable to cut straight.
I’ve avoided table saws because only having 1 arm means a table saw is 100x more dangerous.
But I thought that if I could pull lumber through after starting the board pushing it? Is that a technique?
I’m so frustrated. From miter saws to track saws, I’m unable to get straight cuts. A tracksaw is worthless to me, as a blade on the right side is not good for righties. (Try using just your right hand and rip a sheet. Or cut a linger piece safely, without leaning over the piece, or crossing arms.)
So I’m at my wits end. It’s been failure after failure and ifs breaking my hopes. So I’m desperate, and thought I could use a table saw another way.
Ty very much for the excellent video.I learned again,love it.
Great job as always
….thank YOU sooooo much for this safety informations !!! Kinde regards from Switzerland !!
Great advice Colin. I have an old table saw, actually a contractor saw, with no blade guard or riving knife, and always respect the blade. I use a push stick similar to yours but mine is made from a pieceof 2×6 about 10 inches long. I also regularly check the alignment of the blade and the fence to ensure they remain perfectly parallel.
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Common sense saves fingers.
I AM GLAD I STOPED BY. I COULD HAVE GOTTEN HURT NOT KNOWING HOW THE BLADE SHOULD BE SET AND ABOUT THE KICK BACK. THANKS A MILLION !!! HAPPY SAWING !!!!
Good to see you recovered from your thumbnail.
Hi Colin, I just got my first table saw and your video is just what I wanted. Thanks for the safety tips. Liked and subbed. Cheers
Thank you
You may have had this unplugged, but please mention that at the beginning because I had to watch this SAFETY video through scared eyeballs. 😉
Good explained
Im thankful for the information, god bless you.