Bandsaw Accident 

thank goodness you lose fingers or hand !!

That's what safety squints are for.

I hate that I'm saying thanks for posting but thanks for posting and you weren't terribly injured

90% of the people on youtube abuse a tablesaw for all tasks. They're contributing to hundreds of thousands of serious ~accidents~ negligent incidents every year.

I think that might be the way I decide who to follow

How did this happen? I'm in no way shaming you, I just want to learn from this mistep.

@@glenmchargue5461did you watch the video?

@@Alvah707you are reading to a reply to a comment not a reply to the video.

@@J053B01L u right u right my fault my fault

The video is to make money. 500k+ views already. Don't overthink it.

Seems 90% of people who are seriously injured on a machine say they do it all the time without any issue

Giving him a thumbs up? So insensitive… just kidding. I calculated about 160mph is how fast he got hit by that handle.

"cigarettes are safe, I do them all the time and i didn't get cancer, there is this guy who smoked 2 packs everyday and lived to 90y old" "shop dust and spray paint are not that bad, look at me, i used them with no protetction at all and i'm good for last 20 years"

Experience leads to complacency. I've seen it a hundred times. I've had to render first aid to people too many times because they have done something a hundred times + and let their guard down and lost fingers or got they're foot smashed or bad cuts because they were complacent!!

​@@genecarden780We had one of these with a surface grinder in my shop. The operator had a steel plate down, freshly ground. Surface grinders tend to build up a metal sludge or paste around the part, as the particles stick to the magnetic chuck. It's best practice to wipe the sludge away from the part before removing it to make the next part significantly faster to load. While wiping it away, his hand touches the grinding wheel, which instantly was pulled through the gap between the wheel and the part... After being surface ground, the edges of a part are ridiculously sharp. Like, exactly as sharp as a freshly sharpened knife, have to handle with anti cut gloves. I was first on scene and rendered first aid. He got SO LUCKY. The distance between the wheel and the part's sharp edge happened to be 0.552 inches (we measured it afterwards). If it were 0.5, it would have cracked the bones in his first 3 fingers. At 0.4, it would have broken those bones completely. Anything less, and those fingers would have been lying on the floor. He got away with damaged tendons and some really deep cuts. I did an after action with him, asked what happened, what we could do to prevent it in future. He said that he has done this 30 times a day for 2 years with no problem. It's untenable to stop the grinding wheel between each part (it would quadruple the cycle time on each part), so he raises the wheel about half and inch, then drives it back an inch, which gives him clearance to wipe the part down. On that day, he got distracted while driving the wheel back, and never finished driving it back the full inch, forgot that he hadn't finished, and started the wipe down. We put a bunch of controls in place to keep that from being possible again, but hot damn it was so close to ruining his life.

Treat anything thats measured in horse power as a horse that wants your lunch - my grandpa

Just bought a band saw. Working to develop and gain experience and your video is a real lesson. I've learned a lot from your videos - this one I won't forget. Thanks for sharing. Glad your ok!

Bdiamaz, I’ve owned bandsaws and used them for many hours. They are about the safest woodworking tool in the shop. Never came even remotely close to hurting myself. This guy’s a special kind of stu pid.

​@@trappenweisseguy27 congratulation for your certainty and arrogance

@@trappenweisseguy27 The attitude of "he is stupid, that would never happen to me" is precisely what will get you hurt one day. Yes, it was a stupid mistake. Jay Bates himself called it "bonehead". But if you think you're immune to stupid decisions...well good luck to you. I mean that sincerely!

With the piece reversed the wood grain is sloping down in the same direction as the blade. The way the accident happened was with the grain pointing up for the teeth to grab . This is the other major reason.

Yes one of the safer.......not "safe"

This is about one of the only ways a kickback could happen. Or if he were to try and cute a square block on the corner without it being flat. Because it's not flat to the table it allows the workpiece to move. Notive how when it first catches it almost pulls it down.

Never cut round stock over an inch or so radius. It is unsupported at point of contact and will spin out of control as happened in this video.

Please read the operating instructions carefully - they came with the machine.

Something more important than fingers was at stake here, that board hit him in the face, it also splintered and a chunk flew off. What if unprotected eyes had come into contact with a shard of wood in this scenario, loss of an eye and possibly penetration through the eye socket.

In the future I recommend that all charcuterie boards to be kept equal by hatchet, axe, and saw.

@@amazingpopculturepodcast I love it!! I wonder if there are any other New World Men who caught that reference. Well done, sir!!

@@runnerandgunner7954I bet there’s some analog kid or digital man that will get it. Thank you :)

This is something I noticed. Immediately after it grabbed, he moved back. It would have been an easy reaction to try to grab at what was no longer there. I'm very glad Jay reacted well.

Yes, turn off the music!

It's not QUITE true, but for most things we experience human error is almost always the root cause.

Yes, this is the right way. No need actually route the profile though. Put the board against a piece of scrap (mdf or whatever) on the fence, place the handle in front and down against the table and screw or glue a small block to the scrap and in contact with the top of the handle. Use a push block to keep it pressed into the fence and the handle couldn't spin in either direction. A piece or two of double stick tape would make it even a little more secure.

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Wow Jay! So happy you will be okay. Thanks for sharing! A good lesson for us to learn. Thanks!