I wouldn't normally think of putting up links to internet clips on here but the second mishap on this clip is quite a useful reminder for anybody using a table saw, perhaps for the first time. The rest of the clip has some quite funny but not woodwork-related incidents.
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A Cautionary Video
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Haha, some funny ones in there. I can't even work out what that contraption was on the tablesaw though? Was it some kind of makeshift guard or something...?
I can't work it out for the life of me. The only thing I can think of is that it was perhaps meant to stabilise something in a certain position ... but what?
Steve Maskery
Old Oak
That was very, very funny, thank you. The continuity guy's face is a picture.
I'd love to have seen how the car got up in that tree.
S
I'd love to have seen how the car got up in that tree.
S
Steve Maskery
Old Oak
I can only think that it looks like he is trying to resaw a piece. But it is rising up. That would happen if he was using a negative-rake blade, meant for a RAS or SCMS.
At least he was standing out of the way, so Brownie Points for that.
S
I don't think so Steve, if you stop the video right at the start of the tablesaw section you can see he's sawing a flat board and that bit that takes flight is wedged into a slit cut into a board mounted above.
The cynic in me thinks the flying wedge had been jammed in the kerf cut deliberately to fly off like that and be caught on film in order to up his view count. Why else would such an operation be filmed?
SamQ aka Ah! Q!
Old Oak
Wood 'springs' on initial cut, binds to blade, so Plonkimus maximus sticks a wedge in to hold the kerf open...resumes cut, kick back occurs, pulling workplace back, saw teeth catch wedge, "Bernie? The bolt!"
The more I watch it the less I understand about how or why that whole situation is created!
Nah, he's not got far enough for it to be that, plus it's a flat door so I can't see springback.
I reckon that because he was focussed on his workpiece, his subconscious told him that any other piece of wood could not possibly be affected in any way by the sawing procedure. My guess is that he's not a bloke who regularly uses a table saw.
I reckon the guy is using the jig/sled to cut some tapered wedges.
He's already cut one wedge and just left it where it fell, as he's cutting the second one the first one has somehow got caught in the kerf then pulled in and up by the rising teeth at the back of the blade until it got ejected in spectacular fashion.
As said good job he was standing to the side but a blade guard would probably also have helped.......
He's already cut one wedge and just left it where it fell, as he's cutting the second one the first one has somehow got caught in the kerf then pulled in and up by the rising teeth at the back of the blade until it got ejected in spectacular fashion.
As said good job he was standing to the side but a blade guard would probably also have helped.......
Pete Maddex
Old Oak
I have seen a longer clip he has problems with it binding up so he jams the wedge in.
Pete
With what binding up? I can't see that wedge doing anything at all other than sitting over the blade...
Ah I can see now. I thought he was cutting the flat board but he's got a clamp fixed to that and is cutting the big dark board and has the wedge forced into the kerf to keep it open. The wedge catches the top of the blade and gets fired out. He'd have been better with a small wedge hammered into the kerf from the top half of the dark board rather than the ridiculously large thing he's using there.
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I don't get why he'd want to put a wdge in when there's a riving knife in place...? Also at that angle... Also the blade is higher than the thickness of the piece of wood... Slowed it down to quarter speed - doesn't make any sense 
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Okay... that makes sense... hence why it looks like the wedge is against the riving knife and could (did) get caught in the cut as he pushed through...Quick Google and found this, typical youtuber making a video to cash in on his own stupidity
Does go on a bit but basically says he was cutting wedges and didn't move the first one out of the way.
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Makes sense now. Silly Billy.