Jeff Bower
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I was in the shop a bit to long last night...should have shut it down and gone inside. Instead I went on the finished, well almost, cutting up some poplar for a simple box I'm making for a friend. One last rip to do. Was thinking about everything but what I was doing...only took a second but now I have a nasty 1" high, 2.5" wide bruise on my belly and a nice bruise/gash on my forearm close to my elbow. I was using a pushstick, but that was about all I was doing correctly. I was "in the line of fire", pushing to hard and my fence was pinching at the far end of the blade.(I always check to make sure the crappy fence is square before I rip something, well almost always.) I saw that was happening but decided, stupidly, to just push harder and get finished. I'm embarrased and lucky and won't be doing that again.
A new better fence has been high on the list for awhile, but common shop sense is even higher now. How many stories do I have to see on this and other forums and in mags to get it into my thick skull.
Work Safe!
A new better fence has been high on the list for awhile, but common shop sense is even higher now. How many stories do I have to see on this and other forums and in mags to get it into my thick skull.
Work Safe!