[Crw-talk] Why safety rules exist

[Dan Erickson]

Hello all,

Safety is always or should always be a concern when working with any tools. One mantra o have always lived by is a dull tool is dangerous. In my case I knew that my band saw blade was extremely dull and had to be replaced. But instead I kept using it. Well last weekend I was cutting a blank of walnut on my bandsaw and because of how dull the blade was it was not tracking straight I was moving the wood to try and keep the cut going as straight as possible. By doing that it placed a large amount of pressure on the left side of the blade right during the very last 1./8" of the cut the blade quickly went through that last little bit and sprung back hitting my left thumb leaving about a 1/2" long cut and plenty of sounding like a sailor. Thankfully I only needed a bandaid for this cut and not something worse. On a side note I was able to use dark humor to tell my family that I literarily bled to make their gifts this year...

Merry Christmas everyone!

Daniel

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