60,000 injuries per year 

Excellent! It would be nice if Canadians were included in these draws. I own a ton of DeWalt tools but DeWalt doesn't seem to care enough to offer us the same courtesy.

​@@acreguy3156 well ya you use funny dollars.

@@bobbg9041 Perhaps but we still have to work hard for them, as we increase DeWalt's profits every year.

Your safety device should never be a crutch to a sense of compliancy, even the micro push block can get you hurt if you take it for granite the key is a clean work place staying alert and focused on what your doing. My dad told me back in the 1960s A table saw or any machine but table saw in this case cuts wood, it also cuts plastic, and metals. I would never run my hand over a running saw blade and use a plastic device to keep me safe, its not as safe as you think. If the saw cuts wood what do you think it will do to plastic?

Your hands should never get even with the front of blade. Never.

Hope your digits got sown bacon on - fucking ouch - respect man.

Wasn’t making a joke, stupid auto speller - hope your fingers where able to be sown back on - cheers and good luck dude.

Tony V you have my greatest sympathy. I've got my finger in a table saw blade twice. I very very fortunate that both injuries were minor. I'm a carpenter by trade and can only imagine how life altering losing three fingers would be.

I’m sorry to hear about your injury. I ended up with a few stitches last year, and while my injury ended up being minor, it really changed the way I operate the table saw.

@ Tony "V" Very sorry that you were so badly injured. Opened my thumb up on my 20 y.o. Unisaw last month. Totally my fault-doing a 45 degree miter on a narrow work piece with the blade way too high. Reached over to keep the work piece tight to the fence and the fleshy part of my thumb found the blade. Docs in the ER could not close the wound-too much meat was gone. Turned down a graft and let it heal slowly. Still coping with PTSD but went back to making sawdust and wood chips a safer and wiser woodworker.

Glad it was helpful!

Yup. First one that actually gave me the chills.

That clip from blacktail studios!!

just imagine that 2x4 flying back right into your balls at 100mph.

@@Lincolnstww How should a cut be made with a push block if you want say 2" strips? Do you move the fence in each cut or do you set the fence to 2" and use the raised portion of the push block to go on top of the blade?

Thank you - much appreciated

Me in nsw

I absolutely agree on both of those points. I am a tradie, and one of our largest local Construction firms made an absolute rule that there was to be no music played on any of its sites. There was a LOT of whining and complaint, younger guys especially try to cheat, but they were able to prove that they had less accidents. I spoke to one of the OHS guys, and they said it was inarguable, having no music resulted in fewer accidents over a three year period.

I agree about having no distractions while you're using the table song I'm a hundred percent guilty of not having a clear for space in front of me when I'm working a table saw that's one of the things that I am working on thank you for reminding me how much of a dumbass I am

I taught machine shop for many years at a community college. NO MUSIC! I can hear when a machine is being misused with no background noise present. And besides, how could we ever agree on what music to play if it were allowed?

I practice tablesaw safety by never having/using one! Good luck to the fools that think their cabinet shops have to move faster and faster churning out cheapest to sell highest using unskilled labor and tablesaws.

Yeah okay bud we are sure you are a master craftsman😂😂😂​@@bruceh4833

OMG! 😱😰 I'm so sorry that happened to you. Wishing you all the best in your recovery.

About 15y ago my late father did similar thing. The wood piece caught the blade and flipped over his hand, smashing it against the table. They had to stick metal rods inside all his fingers and palm bones. After that 3 out of 5 of his fingers never recovered the ability to bend.

Oh man! YIKES!! I turned my saw off but didn’t wait for it to stop spinning. Missing half my ring finger now 🤕

I worked with a guy 30 years ago who was doing many small pieces, little blocks and they would build up near the blade. In his complacency he tried to clear them away with his hand but went though the blade rather than around. He now can't close his hand fully and because it cut the bone his hand aches every winter.

That's terrible to hear, but that's a very affordable medical bill for all of that. People that complain about America's Healthcare system don't have a basic comprehension of our insurance system. That 7500 must have been your max out of pocket for that calendar year, so you could have racked up a trillion dollars of doctor visits, surgeries, therapy, medicine, in that 1 year and it only cost you 7500.

Decades ago, I worked in a development lab and fabrication shop for one of the Fortune 5 technical companies. The rule about removing all jewelry before using power tools was strictly enforced. We also had to remove our neckties.......... 🙂

Yeah, it also made me laugh that he is doing this whole video wearing a hoodie with the big tassles hanging down. I know he isn't wearing it to work in, but it's still funny.

@@1milliondogsat least he did specifically say to not wear what he was wearing

Same goes for welding. Seen some nasty vids on that. Certified TIG from Denmark here. Cheers and stay safe!

This is why silicone wedding rings are getting more popular. You can get them in any color or size and they are far safer than metal.

Glad to help

Every one made me cringe, and every one looked avoidable. But I suppose that’s the point.

A healthy level of fear is appropriate for guns, large animals, power tools, and the sea, take any of them for granted at your peril

@@jeffhreid the sea?! That’s outside. Too scary out there.

Upon seeing those happen in HUGE shops I was like "oh fudge...."

@@jeffhreid Damn ocean you scary!!! 🌊😱

I hate using the push stick. Actually , I've never used it :)

I just did the same and caught my finger. I got so lucky that it was just the edge and have no permanent damage. It almost when you think you can't hit rather than when actually making the cut.

For small repeated cuts, like say I've got to make 10 3 inch pieces of 1x2 or something...I'm using the miter saw. It's so much less likely to kick back or pull your hand into the work.

If you play banjo, you only need three fingers (plus a stump).

Tbh, for the most part I kinda am, too, but deep down I’m also a bit glad about that fact…

Yeah. Wtf was that last accident guy thinking?

@@askomiko yeah that was easily the most egregious of the accident videos

You didn't notice that in just about all of the clips, the people were using the saw carelessly or foolishly - almost all without the blade guard? A simple leather apron would probably mitigate the dangers of any kickback for those times when you do have a legit accident...but most of the injuries stem from people rushing (for no good reason) or making cuts that would better be done with another tool. The sawstop mechanism can be triggered from static, which can build up if you ever try cutting materials like acrylic or composite materials that contain some kind of foam. The mechanism will often damage/destroy the blade and you'll have to replace both the blade and the stop mechanism.

I've made my mistakes over the years and learned to be smarter. But when I decided to go for new saw I ultimately went with Sawstop 36 and love it . Great setup

It is not a bad idea to leave master switches powered off or machines unplugged (or both) if there is a chance that children can access the workshop without your being there. That's my routine when the grandkids come to visit. Plugs pulled, master switches off, doors locked.

@@alphaforce6998, you can make no argument that a Saw Stop or similar machine should not be used routinely. People should work more intelligently and more safely, agreed. Depriving them or anyone else using the equipment from protection when they do not is a ridiculous conceit. Kick back injuries are not only from impact, but also may drag a digit into the blade. Saw Stop makes good provision for conveniently disabling the feature when conducting operations likely to trigger the cartridge. One proper deployment of the feature will pay for countless false triggerings, even so. In fact, the amount of money that accident victims are out of pocket usually exceeds the cost of a top-of-the-line Saw Stop, plus all the other machinery you are likely to have in a shop, commercial or amateur. Not even considering lost wages, or the possibility of not being able to return to your line of work. Car crashes are vastly more survivable in current times not only because of mandated active and passive safety equipment, but also because the design of cars has sensibly changed to absorb the energies while providing a non-penetrable safety cell in the cockpit. In any industry, change costs money, and is therefore resisted by the manufacturers and even some users. Just like the Saw Stop. Knock off trying to convince people that they would be better off without one.

@@leehaelters6182 I'm sure you'd encase yourself in thousands of dollars of protective gear if you had the balls to ride a motorcycle, thinking that you're "safer" when in reality it increases the chance that you will be in some kind of collision. Why? Because you suffer drastic reduction in visibility, situational awareness, and the stiffness of the suit makes you slower to react quickly if need be. Likewise, a saw stop will cause you to feel safer taking "risks" and doing cuts that you would otherwise not do, because you believe your safe even if you do slip up. Saw stop will do nothing for kickback type events because these usually do not involve you touching the blade...and if your fingers were that close to the blade or you were doing something stupid like using the saw without a blade guard and anti-kickback pawls then it was user error yet again, and not something that some safety gimmick would address. It seems to me like you truly embraced fear and felt the need to drop $5K+ on a saw you probably use once every few months. Good for you. The points I raised in my response still stand, because just about every example showed poor practices and foolish attempts to make cuts that are not appropriate for a table saw.

Thank you very much

_Every second of every day!_ I wear my specs and ear plugs when I weedeat my lawn... For the exact same reason _I don't stick my thingy in Crazy!_

Ya, youtube monkey, see Monkey, most do bad and poor shop habits! Good video and discussion here! Well done!

I didn't know people could make a living "teaching" safety to people. It seriously sounds like a job that gets nothing done. If people don't want to wear safety gear or use what you consider to be safety equipment, they don't have to. I personally have always heard that if your head isn't in what you are doing, you shouldn't be doing it. Safety has become a profitable enterprise.

You were a workplace safety owner but don´t tell him that he is making a cut without a blade guard. Well, you must not have been good at your job. Yes, the blade guard is missing during the video and when he makes a cut. A complete NO GO.

Who ever taught you was wrong. Standing to the side can cause twisting, which can cause a kick back. Proper technique is square to the table, pressed up to it and leaning in.

100% with you. I've wired a 2nd stop button onto the side of mine for this reason. Safer, easier, better results. Not sure why the other comment wrote about twist etc, maybe they've never used a table saw?

@@JustinShaedo 20+ year cabinet maker. ✋🤚. All 10 fingers. Rule #1, never take safety advice from someone with missing fingers. Rule #2, it is far safer to be fully squares to the table saw and behind and over the piece. It's a body mechanics thing. If you stand to the side, your body is naturally twisting. Like throwing a ball, shooting a rifle, etc, if not done properly, you start twisting unnaturally, causing the piece to twist. You will have kickbacks, you have to take them. Sounds strange, but apart from not pushing the piece through, cutting a twisted piece, using 2 fences, or working behind the blade, how you stand is what causes kickbacks. But, you can call me an asshole and ignore. You'll remember me when you're digging your fingers out of a dustbin. 🤷

Interesting, I never stand to the side. Larger pieces, especially, i feel safer standing square to the table so i can assure im pushing the wood against the fence the entire way through

A major issue is with the table saw design. Go look at the top end European models. They are designed to be stood alongside and they tend to be a lot more safety conscious over there. I built my own DIY table saw to see for myself, where I stand to the left with the fence between myself and the blade, with the blade on the right side with extra depth to the table. By hooking my thumbs on the fence, it's impossible for my hands to get near the blade in most instances, and it's a stretch to get them that close when doing thinner rips. Tabletop saws are a cheapest viable product, and the high end American saws are just over-engineered versions of that bad design. I'm not saying my DIY saw is perfect, but I looked at the body mechanics of what led to other people I personally witnessed send their hands into table saws and came up with a saw design that works for me. I'm certain smarter and better funded people than myself can make much better designs. Sadly, most people want something cheap so they can do things the way grandpappy did. As long as you maintain sufficient pressure on the board against the table and fence, I don't see how your body could cause the board to 'twist'. If you never put yours hands near the danger zone and your body is completely out of the way of a kickback, then you aren't going to get injured. With prices these days I'd imagine one hospital visit costs more than a couple truckloads of wood, so I'd rather ruin some boards in pursuit of better ways of doing things. I too still have all of my fingers, and so do the people that I have seen cut themselves and go to the hospital. That's not the gold standard of table saw safety.

Riving knife - required. Magswitch featherboard - Ditto! Paired with board buddies or jess'm stock guides is even better. Gripper - I'm NOT a fan as it almost requires you to remove the blade guard (for the ones that go over the blade).

Smart man. Hope your doing good 😊

I thought the video was also about the gripper causing accidents.

It's just click bait.

Click bait. Basically, “wait, why is that in the thumbnail? I use one of those every day! Are they not safe? I’d better watch this video and find out!!! ” Boom got em. It’s super lame and I actively avoid channels that try to deceive/scare people into clicks. So in my case, he got a click (and now a comment), but potentially lost a subscriber. I’m sure it will still work in his favor though because the average RU-vidr tends to eat up garbage like this and reward these kind of slimy tactics.

Thank you!

I see you never heard of cut-resitant gloves, even a retired engineer has something to learn

you got your boobs? 😅😅😅