Caught on Video

[Alan Lilly]

Does this ever happen to you?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xR1IuUYW58

[Dave Zellers]

Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, grab for something reflexively.

Never.

Let it fall.

[Stephen Cherry]

That guy is asking for it.

[Mike Cutler]

Wow!!
I'm the guy that runs with scissors,and even I wouldn't do that!
I'm sorry, but that's a little foolish.

[sullivan mcgriff]

That would explain the stiches on my left pinkie finger

[John Coloccia]

The saw was off, guys.

[Richard Wagner]

Yes, I think the saw was off AND the blade guard was in place BUT that is not a good habit to get into. Plan ahead and you don't need to rescue the cutoff. Besides, my reflexes are no longer that good.

[Alan Lightstone]

Gravity is not just a good idea. It's the law.

[HANK METZ]

I see three issues: work supports, work supports, work supports.

- Beachside Hank
Improvise, adapt, overcome; the essence of true craftsmanship.

[Bryan Cramer]

And he doesn't seem like a young person screwing around either. He should know better. His shop also looks like a dedicated wood shop so this is not a DIYer.

[frank shic]

use extension supports on either side so the piece doesn't drop to the ground

[Ronald Blue]

Why would you be videoing unless you were trying to capture the "grab". There was no narration to indicate any other reason. So was it rehearsed? But Hank is spot on, work support was definitely absent. The other reason I say it looks "staged" is no line or anything to indicate the piece is being cut to any dimension. Just my .02 worth.

[Brad Shipton]

The saw was off, guys.

I think the saw was still winding down. I have a small scar on my hand from this summer from something similar. For some reason my saw started moving upwards slowly after letting go of the trigger, so the guard was high enough to expose the blade while it was slowing down. In my rush I nicked the blade. I sat there after for a couple minutes pondering the lunacy.

[John Coloccia]

I think the saw was still winding down. I have a small scar on my hand from this summer from something similar. For some reason my saw started moving upwards slowly after letting go of the trigger, so the guard was high enough to expose the blade while it was slowing down. In my rush I nicked the blade. I sat there after for a couple minutes pondering the lunacy.

These saws have brakes. You can hear that it was well stopped. I don't really see what the purpose was, but nothing particularly dangerous going on.

[Brad Shipton]

These saws have brakes. You can hear that it was well stopped. I don't really see what the purpose was, but nothing particularly dangerous going on.
Ahh, re-watched and see that noticed this time that he had waited until the blade was stopped. Both my Felder TS and Festool still take about 5s to slow with the brake. In my case I was rushing.

[Bill Petersen]

If you've got a bad back you develop reflexes like these. When I worked as an auto mechanic if I dropped a nut or bolt while working over my head the part seldom got past my waist before I caught it. It's less painful to be quick than to bend to the ground. :)

He should probably had work support, but then again in this case the saw seemed to be off and all's well that end's well.

[John Coloccia]

Ahh, re-watched and see that noticed this time that he had waited until the blade was stopped. Both my Felder TS and Festool still take about 5s to slow with the brake. In my case I was rushing.

So far, the most dangerous tool I've used is the a fly cutter on the drill press. I can't tell you how many times I've flipped it off and immediately reached to grab a part. Fortunately, my brain always kicks in and reminds my hand to yank itself because the boss did something stupid again. Haven't been bit yet. Also stopped using the fly cutter.

[Peter Quinn]

Welcomed to the Alexander Dumas school of wood working......work support optional. Reflexes quicker than acumen.

[Joe Angrisani]

I gotta ask, Alan. How do you even stumble onto a video like this?

[John Lifer]

Yep staged. Very ignorant thing to do as several other's have said. Grab wrong time and you are missing fingers.

[Bobby O'Neal]

This is why most "show off" threads come after finishing.

[Tom Fischer]

Guy needs to go to youtube and type in "chop saw table". Several nice ones there.