DIY tips: How to rip a long board on a table saw by yourself

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Safety first: Always keep your hands away from the blade.
Check out how carpenter Mark rips a long board alone.
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@myfixituplife Год назад

👉 Get this SKIL table saw: amzn.to/3MvKFFT

@TheBroncoooo Год назад

1: get an adjustable roller. 2: work smarter not harder. 3: eat a sandwich to celebrate not having to do a waltz around a spinning blade or start a saw with you out of position halfway through a cut. Wtf are you doing? Kids, dont do this.

@myfixituplife Год назад

I'm set up in back yards and uneven terrain. Times an adjustable roller is parallel to the table, close enough--but not too close--to accept the material without tipping or that it supports long, floppy material all the way through the cut: All pretty near zero. - My hands are never near the blade. The wood has never kicked back.

@jameskirk3 Год назад

@MyFixitUpLife home improvement with Mark & Theresa what you posted isn't a pro tip, it's how to get seriously yelled at by an actual pro. Whoever is holding the camera could catch the plank and you wouldn't be encouraging people to risk their safety. This is irresponsible

@briggsy1142 Год назад

@@jameskirk3you clearly don’t work by yourself ever or even do carpentry

@davidsandvik7895 Год назад

Iam went through our local 1281 carpenter aprentiship.......done more commercial and residential jobs I can think of..... almost everyone from start to finish and and started a Commercial general contracting company.......coho contractors llc......and have hundreds of hours on table saw and HAVE DONE EXACTLY WHAT HE DID MANY TIMES......BUNCHBOF HATERS ON YOU TUBE NOW ADAYS......PROBLY SITTING AT HOME EATING PATOTO CHIPS

@davidsandvik7895 Год назад

He shut the saw off so he could talk.....you usually wouldn't shut it off in the middle of the cut bonehead.......common sence ain't so common

@manuelitoservantes3145 7 месяцев назад

Pro tip from a guy running a skil table saw!

@myfixituplife 7 месяцев назад

"Pro" comment from a guy who hasn't tested all of them. - The Skil brand is 3-yeas into a reinvention and every tool I've tried has been top notch.

@TheRealGOTdurrrred 29 дней назад

Wanna lose a finger or two? Keep listening to this guy ....

@myfixituplife 29 дней назад

OK. Please tell us how a jobsite table saw works? Lay out all the permutations of working alone. And with others. - Let's discuss process and financial efferences.

@TheRealGOTdurrrred 29 дней назад

@@myfixituplife cut the board halfway, turn the saw off, turn the board around, cut the other end. Easy... Working alone? I've done it a lot, son. Now I pay employees $30/hr + to work for me. You'll delete this comment too. Coward

@TW-rc6kv 10 месяцев назад

Make a quick OC table sawhorse couple pieces of one by

@TW-rc6kv 10 месяцев назад

Quick outfeed table

@myfixituplife 10 месяцев назад

I love outfeed support for big rip days. But for occasional rips, which is most of my ripping, this is more productive and less work.

@ghostridergale 9 месяцев назад

Guess after 50 years using a table saw as well as running my own business. I’m still not a pro apparently! I would never do what this guy telling people to do! Either get a roller stand to put in front of the table saw or build yourself a table to put in front of the saw. Never walk around your table saw and pull your material thru the saw. That’s a great way to get a kick back that you have no chance at controlling With that being said, sometimes you do things you shouldn’t do simply because you don’t have another choice at the time. Poor boys have to improvise! 😂 just as this guy has a crappy Seas tablesaw with a fence that won’t cut more than 24” with the fence. I originally had one too decades ago! I was actually free handing 4x8 sheets of plywood thru my crappy tablesaw. Drawing a straight line where I needed to make the cut and used my eyes to follow the saw cut. Yea I did it! But I never tell anyone else to do what I did. Someone gets hurt, I don’t want to be responsible for them listening to what I did! I don’t believe in hearing or eye protection either, I’m old school and how I was raised by my Dad that never used any safety equipment either! Including no guard over the saw blade! Which many professionals shops don’t use a guard over their blades either. Depending what you’re doing those guards get in the way for one thing. Another is I rather be able to see the blade, especially when I’m running my fingers between the saw blade the fence cutting a 13/16” strip of wood that’s a common practice from time to time. 67 years old and still have all my fingers to! One of the very few woodworkers that still have all their fingers at my age! 😂 My Dad did cut a finger on his table saw , just took the very tip of a finger. He got lucky! But he was using a quick set Datto head on his table saw and those are crazy dangerous to use! One little slip and you’re in trouble! He was 50 years old first and only time he cut a finger though!

@myfixituplife 9 месяцев назад

You've got a whole bunch of experience. AND 10 fingers. - I get that this technique is different, but it works. It keeps my hands way away from the blade and the saw can't tell if the work is being pushed or pulled.

@yankee2yankee216 9 месяцев назад

None of that, except putting the cup down, is considered good practice… At very least, the saw should have a splitter, and I know I don’t handle wood like that - I see wood RATTLING along the saw bed and the fence! It’s a perfect scenario for a kickback! I wouldn’t recommend that anybody be so cavalier around table saws; you can lose fingers and more in a flash!

@myfixituplife 9 месяцев назад

OK, so when you saw it work, what then? Most people who claim kickback is going to happen--zero times in 35-years, by the way--don't know why kickback happens. Twice in 35-years. As for rattling....it's a jobsite table saw set up on grass. Everything rattles.

@geraldsteam1056 11 месяцев назад

Have a table anything and always push through

@myfixituplife 11 месяцев назад

I did this all day today running a shiplap ceiling and making trim. It rocked as it always does.

@geraldsteam1056 11 месяцев назад

@@myfixituplife A real carpenter would build a table and just use a push stick and push it through

@geraldsteam1056 11 месяцев назад

@@myfixituplife And get a real Table saw

@myfixituplife 11 месяцев назад

@@geraldsteam1056 Real? This thing is awesome.

@myfixituplife 11 месяцев назад

@@geraldsteam1056 Oh, you're one of these guys. Great. I've tested most of them. For my purposes, and generally speaking, this saw does the most the best. The Skil brand was reinvented 3-4 years ago. Solid tools.

@twelthstring Месяц назад

To all newbies: please delete this "pro tip" out of your memory.

@myfixituplife Месяц назад

To all newbies, this guy only knows what he's been taught. He doesn't know how table saw actually work.

@Thekrpntr 9 месяцев назад

I've done it that way lots of times. That said, I would never recommend it. Particularly to noobs. Safety third.

@myfixituplife 9 месяцев назад

I taught it to myself as a noob. It's not rocket surgery. - I also agree with you. Some of us are built for this and some of us, well, aren't.

@AndrewSmith-km6zb 11 месяцев назад

Turn the saw off half way through. Go to the other side, reach over the saw and fumble around for the power switch.... that sounds as dumb as it looks.

@myfixituplife 11 месяцев назад

I get what you're saying. In real life, I don't turn the saw off. I'm doing at least three things here: Producing the video, building the deck, and cutting the board. - While explaining what I am doing, I did shut off the saw because I was looking away from it to talk to camera. In real life, no. It's one, fluid motion.

@gbenother8755 10 месяцев назад

@@myfixituplife In that case, maybe you should consider showing what you actually do. Instead of interrupting your flow to explain, you should let the video show the action. Explain beforehand what you're going to do, then do it, then explain what you just did. Either that or overdub after shooting the video. You'd have gotten much less grief in the comments over what really did appear to be an awkward maneuver. But then you wouldn't have gotten nesr as many comments, including this one. And it's getting to be an absolute epidemic of RU-vidrs doing silly things to gain more comments which I guess translates into money somehow. I really just stopped by to let you know you've earned yourself at least one Don't Recommend This Channel.

@myfixituplife 9 месяцев назад

I get it. Let's see some of your videos. Show me how it's done.

@jeffhadaway485 9 месяцев назад

@@myfixituplifeThat is the right attitude. Learning from your mistakes and avoiding an accident.

@Kman-hw9pf Месяц назад

He reached around the side of the saw, not over it. Was nowhere near the blade. Seemed pretty safe to me.

@cwally1994 9 месяцев назад

On this weeks episode of "How not to operate a table saw."

@myfixituplife 9 месяцев назад

Where can we find your How-To episodes? My guess, after watching the technique work like a charm, is nowhere. Sorry you're flummoxed, dude. But that doesn't mean it doesn't work.

@cwally1994 9 месяцев назад

@@myfixituplife 🤡

@jefflitchford1422 7 месяцев назад

@@myfixituplife nobody said it didn’t work it’s just stupid and very dangerous. Yes it’ll work good couple times but they’ll come a day when you really will regret doing it that way I’m just saying why look on the Internet when you could do it the right way

@faustocolombo6944 4 месяца назад

This Is a perfect example of "how to generate a kick back on a saw table"

@griffhawkins8909 Месяц назад

@@myfixituplife"I've never gotten hurt once, so my own anecdotal experience shows that this is completely safe and you should do it too! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go stick my head inside of a tiger's mouth. I've done it before and didn't get killed so OBVIOUSLY it's safe to do!"

@indigos290 10 месяцев назад

I came in here for the comments 😅 y'all didn't disappoint

@myfixituplife 10 месяцев назад

We're full service.

@Papaonwings 8 месяцев назад

Dude can you please do everyone a favour? Do not post, you will get someone seriously injured, a fool is a fool

@myfixituplife 8 месяцев назад

Butch up, dude. Do you really think a table saw can tell if the work is being pushed or pulled?

@alanknight1597 Месяц назад

@@myfixituplife If there is kickback it can pull the user's hand into the blade in an instant. I had never thought of this until I watched The Dawn Wall. It's how mountaineer Tommy Caldwell lost a finger. So it does matter which side you approach the saw from. Of course, it's covered in many RU-vid videos on table saw safety as well.

@myfixituplife Месяц назад

@@alanknight1597 Hi there. - I saw The Dawn Wall, too and I that’s your citation about how a table saw works, well, you don’t know how table saws work and you don’t use them all time. - First, the primary reason for kickback is that the fence and the blade are out of parallel and the user forces the work piece. It’s only happened to me twice in 35-years and twice was enough. - As for pulling versus pushing, the work needs to get through the saw one way or the other. The saw doesn’t know if it’s being pushed or pulled. As for this fiction a lot of you have about getting “pulled” back into the blade…I’m actually exhausted from it. First, keep your booger hooks away from the blade…as I do…second, IF the board pulls back, let the fuc+++ thing go.

@darrylportelli 9 месяцев назад

Please don't give advice on how to use a piece of equipment if you don't know the basic safety of that tool - you should never run cupped/twisted lumber in a table saw - a table saw is meant to be used AFTER you joint one face and one edge ... If you do run a cupped board through there is the REAL risk that when the blade gets through the board , the cup collapses on the blade, it pinches the blade and you get kick back

@myfixituplife 9 месяцев назад

I'm sorry, but you saw it work, right? Your point is?

@darrylportelli 9 месяцев назад

@@myfixituplife my point is getting lucky and not kicking back doesn't mean its safe practice and you should teach it to others .... I can swim with sharks and not get bitten , doesnt mean its a great idea ... New comers to woodworking that are inexperienced might see your video and be oblivious to this being a dangerous technique - i wouldn't even attempt this on my saw stop let alone a jobsite saw that will maim you for life

@DavidVanHelden1 9 месяцев назад

What is the male name for karen I forgot...

@darrylportelli 9 месяцев назад

@@DavidVanHelden1 you want to rip rough swan lumber on a job site table sawl? Go right ahead chief - your fingers your choice 👊

@ashemarsh699 9 месяцев назад

All these fools busting this guys chops like seriously what the hell do u want any of us to do all the wood is coming out like this lets not cut anything at alp and build nothing so we can satisfy this keyboard doctor safetys out there

@MrGarymamud Год назад

This is a perfect way to get your fingers cut off

@myfixituplife Год назад

Really? You don't say. Let's see. My hands are 8-miles away from the blade. The work doesn't pinch. And nothing lit of fire.

@slaphappy5252 11 месяцев назад

Sure if you’re an airhead in the clouds who’s careless and forgetful. This is good practice for when you’re working alone and on uneven surfaces which a LOT of us do.

@myfixituplife 11 месяцев назад

@@slaphappy5252 I work alone and on uneven surfaces all the time. Seems that's where they keep most of the decks I build.

@flowleopard893 10 месяцев назад

@@slaphappy5252no, it is stupid and dangerous and any wood worker worth half his salt will tell you this 😂

@slaphappy5252 10 месяцев назад

@@flowleopard893 I’m not sure any single person here cares what a woodworker would say especially because there’s no woodworker there doing the job. Fact is, if you are well equipped to paying attention then you greatly minimize your chances of a mishap. It’s the same as a person who drives a car but doesn’t drive it like a professional car driver… if it works for them and their means of paying attention keeps them from getting into accidents then by all means. Plus the only thing stupid was your chicken 💩 comment you little prick.

@josebarajas2585 Год назад

Pro tip, lower your blade just above the wood you are cutting

@myfixituplife Год назад

Pro tip - A higher blade puts more carbide on wood fiber. If your margin of error is less than 1-inch, it's not me who is doing it wrong. - That said, less dust comes back when the blade is lower. As for safety, keep your hands a mile away from the blade first.

@SleepFaster18 10 месяцев назад

@@myfixituplifeI think there is more carbide in contact with the wood when the blade is lower. Now an argument could be made about the angle of atrack of the cutting edge being more efficient, but definitely not related to the surface area. All that said, I top out the blade too because modern tools don't care so much about a bit ot extra efficiency when they are as powerful as they are😂😂

@dmitribohanon3106 10 месяцев назад

@@myfixituplife that is not at all accurate, blade manufacturers have specified hook angles on their blades teeth. which in almost every instance say that a 1/4” (max) above the workpiece is ideal for all intents and purposes.

@Ketchupbelongsonsteak 10 месяцев назад

Higher blade pulls the board down into the table better. Lower blade increases the chances of accidents with board riding up the blade and kicking back. Which brings up next point... don't stand directly behind board in case of a kickback.

@TomKaren94 9 месяцев назад

I just so enjoy a good blade height argument. Truth is, everyone has a height they are comfortable with and they create a reason it's 'right'. No scientifically established best practices exist.

@billychuck80 9 месяцев назад

how exactly not how to do it

@myfixituplife 9 месяцев назад

I get it. But also, this: I t works.

@izatafactnow 9 месяцев назад

agreed 100%

@myfixituplife 8 месяцев назад

@@izatafactnow Wrong.

@myfixituplife 6 месяцев назад

@@izatafactnow You saw it work, right?

@myfixituplife 6 месяцев назад

Why?

@ceasrmata3167 6 месяцев назад

Step 5, have someone there ready to call 911...

@myfixituplife 6 месяцев назад

Really? What's funny about you guys who think the sky is going to fall is that you think you're table saw experts, but you're usually far from it.

@griffhawkins8909 Месяц назад

@@myfixituplifeI've been doing woodworking for almost 20 years so I'd like to think I at least know a thing or two. And sure, it's woodworking and not contracting, but I know two contractors who are very good and take safety very seriously. They would never do anything like the nonsense you're suggesting. I also know a contractor who does stuff like this...and he AND his son who works for him are both missing fingers from completely avoidable accidents, borne entirely out of reckless decisions.

@myfixituplife Месяц назад

@@griffhawkins8909 Hey, man. I hear you. - But you’re a guy coming from 3-phase units, hardwood and built-in outfeed tables, right? - You have hardwood issues I don’t need to contend with. - As for your contractor friend missing fingers, it’s not because the pushed or pulled the board-the saw can’t tell-it’s because thir hands were too close to the blade. - I don’t mean to be reductionist, but keep your booger hooks outside the table perimeter.

@billbussler3332 6 месяцев назад

Whoever was filming is very brave to chance an 8' strip of deck board to the forehead at 100mph!

@myfixituplife 6 месяцев назад

First, camera wasn't directly behind the saw. Second, I'm not much for rolling the dice. Knowing how my table saw works? Yes. Taking ridiculous chances? No. Life is hard enough.

@erniea4424 Месяц назад

You obviously are an armchair expert. That saw doesn't have anywhere enough power to do what you describe. Stay in the basement, and ask your mom to bring you a snack

@rinzler9775 7 месяцев назад

The cool thing with pulling the board through is that a kick back will pull your hands into the blade

@myfixituplife 7 месяцев назад

The cool thing about knowing how table saws work is knowing that you don't know how table saws work

@timthompson-ot8sy Год назад

Good way to lose a few fingers. If you pinch the kerf it will draw your hand into the saw.

@myfixituplife Год назад

Really? I will say this. Of all the haters, you're just about the only one who understands how an injury could happen. It doesn't because I keep the work parallel to the blade, but good on you.

@mattydominic4219 10 месяцев назад

Are you gonna tell them about the time the board got away from you & launched into the new window you just installed while almost dragging your hand across the blade? Folks, don't ever do this.

@myfixituplife 10 месяцев назад

I'd love to, sunshine, but the only problem is...wait for it...never happened. Next?

@mattydominic4219 10 месяцев назад

Give it time, honey. Give it time.@@myfixituplife

@jarred8733 10 месяцев назад

Yet.

@myfixituplife 9 месяцев назад

How many decades do I need to wait? I've been doing this for 25-years. - I mean, you saw the video and that it worked, right?

@myfixituplife 9 месяцев назад

25-years and no problem. Pretty sure this works. Unless you don't really know how table saws operate.

@Ellsswhere 5 месяцев назад

Pro Tip: Find a cameraman willing to stare down the barrel... crazy shot

@myfixituplife 5 месяцев назад

Pro Tip: Understand what causes kickback and then don't do that.

@raysutton8195 2 месяца назад

Did you borrow your buddies tools? You are really a lawer, aren't you.😑

@myfixituplife 2 месяца назад

I'm sorry. You left out why I should care about your opinion of my tool source. Please advise.

@andrewa8569 3 месяца назад

Next week on pro tips, we mount our table saw to the ceiling so we dont have to walk around it. Also safety is improved by 100% for kickback as now it is rendered non existant thanks to physics, as weve now redefined it as kickdown.

@myfixituplife 3 месяца назад

I see where you are going with the comedy, but I recommend decaf.

@haulinthemail4894 11 месяцев назад

Step5, table flips over.

@myfixituplife 11 месяцев назад

Wait. It flips over? Are we watching the same video?

@george_smiff 10 месяцев назад

Step6, cut the main power via the switchboard

@myfixituplife 9 месяцев назад

Switchboard...Omaha 945...

@flowleopard893 10 месяцев назад

Very bad, very dangerous advice. Minus 5 stars.

@myfixituplife 10 месяцев назад

Dangerous how?

@berempamuk123 Год назад

This is extremely dangerous for inexperienced person to do

@myfixituplife Год назад

I taught myself when I was inexperienced. I get what you’re saying, but its not witchcraft either.

@berempamuk123 Год назад

@@myfixituplife bro my point is average DIY'er will lose fingers trying to do this, it makes sense for builder like yourself but the guy who sees table saw for the first time this is a big no no

@myfixituplife Год назад

@@berempamuk123 I hear you. I wish I had way more time to go full deep dive on all this stuff.

@bender49ers 11 месяцев назад

I also would rather the wood shoot across the yard than into me so I've done it the same If somebody is with me I usually step aside and have them pull it through

@myfixituplife 11 месяцев назад

I taught this to myself as a a super green carpenter. 30-years in, I think I might be on to something. I did it yesterday.

@bryanblank4432 7 месяцев назад

Cameraman has a death wish

@myfixituplife 7 месяцев назад

Commenter has no idea how table saws work.

@peechford3796 7 месяцев назад

😂😂😂what a 🤡

@myfixituplife 7 месяцев назад

There is room in the car. Get your shoes on and pile in.

@peechford3796 7 месяцев назад

@myfixituplife you know what they say, those who can't do try to teach

@Cutting-with-Paul 10 месяцев назад

Don't do this pls ...

@myfixituplife 10 месяцев назад

Why? It works great.

@EricWiley-lt4zw Год назад

Not a pro tip

@myfixituplife Год назад

Not a pro comment

@durabo7612 7 месяцев назад

Lesson 1. Teach beginners how to cause serious damage. Lesson 2. Don't follow an idiot.

@myfixituplife 7 месяцев назад

Lesson 3: Just because someone jaws out some language, swoop up you Spidey-Sense.

@nurabdul1436 5 месяцев назад

If anyone ends up in this situation (working alone, need to rip long strips, unecen terrrain) often, it's worth your time to make an extended aux fence, which will help support infeed and outfeed.

@myfixituplife 5 месяцев назад

“Aux fence” - 1-million percent. - In other words, an “outfeed table”. - I do this on big rip jobs as a matter of course. For one or two boards, totally not worth it. - I’ve used many setups-almost all those roller stands and whatnot DO NOT work for me. But a worktable you buy or one you make can pay for itself many times over. Thank you for your experience and insight.

@Jackman8594 10 месяцев назад

Ya this is all wrong!!

@myfixituplife 10 месяцев назад

Nope. It's not how you were taught to do it, but this checks every box for productivity and safety, the big one being where my hands are: Nowhere near the spinny, cutty thing.

@chuckcoats1515 9 месяцев назад

Whoever was operating the video camera was standing in the worst possible place.

@myfixituplife 9 месяцев назад

Not just wrong, but totally wrong.

@TheRealGOTdurrrred Месяц назад

Nope. Don't do this. This is going to get you hurt

@myfixituplife Месяц назад

How? Claims without explanation mean nothing, right?

@TheRealGOTdurrrred Месяц назад

@@myfixituplife because you're cutting from the wrong side of the saw. Go to carpentry school or at LEAST read the damn manual to your saw. You're gonna get people who watch this hurt...

@Ffdfvhgxx 5 месяцев назад

You have to admire that in the comments he acknowledges absolutely NO possibility of improvement on this potentially lethal method

@myfixituplife 4 месяца назад

I love the guys who chime in who know more about commenting than about what they're commenting on. The internet must be full of you. - Maybe I'm wrong, but if I'm not, I'd suggest a pause in whining and trying to do 10-pushups.

@DavidLee-cw6ci 11 месяцев назад

When you restart the blade a lot of contact is being made. Would it be a better idea to pull the board back an inch before starting it up again and pulling through?

@myfixituplife 11 месяцев назад

Great question. My answer is, No. I have been doing this so long, it's like breathing. Basically, it happens automatically. As you stop pushing, there is no more wood fiber for the blade to cut, so that clearance is built into the the process. Leave the board as is, then transition.

@FreddieRitchie 10 месяцев назад

I'll be damned a rocket scientist

@myfixituplife 10 месяцев назад

Go for it. Not my thing.

@mattdubbz6508 9 месяцев назад

Weapons grade engineering right there

@stevenself2340 10 месяцев назад

Guess I’m no pro

@myfixituplife 10 месяцев назад

I don’t know what you mean, maybe you’re a board flipper or have to set up a table.

@adamlaski9128 7 месяцев назад

My god. Had that kicked the camera person would’ve lost their head.

@myfixituplife 7 месяцев назад

There are a few reasons boards kick. I learned them, I suspect, like most of us did: The hard way. But there are only a few of them and not doing the things that make them kick seems to work time and again. Hoping something doesn't kick is silly. Understand how the tool works and rely less on luck.

@adamlaski9128 7 месяцев назад

@@myfixituplife Agreed, however, I couldn’t help but think of the worst in a situation like that. Safety first

@caravann26 7 месяцев назад

Just flip it half way through way safer and stop buying home depot wood

@myfixituplife 7 месяцев назад

No thanks. Way too many moves.

@billyblobb67 10 месяцев назад

Wrong.

@myfixituplife 10 месяцев назад

When you saw it work...

@CJINW 9 месяцев назад

First, when demonstrating a video on how to cut a long board… Use a long board.

@myfixituplife 9 месяцев назад

You win the comments today. Fair enough. But I do this with all manner of boards. And, it's long enough. Forest for the trees, dude. Forest for the trees.

@complexity5545 3 месяца назад

This whole clip reminds me of Tim Allen's show from back in the 1990s where he screws up on Tool Time.

@briangolia8278 2 дня назад

You put as much as the material through as possible, take the piece out and flip it upside down making sure the you’re cutting on the same side and meet in the middle or just rip the rest of its just a little. It doesn’t matter about the cup if you use that methodology. If you start cutting with the cup down and flip it over you cup is still going to be the same side as how you started. If done his way before just not as efficient.

@bradlemmond Год назад

Extra tip: Don't push the two cut pieces together, it will bind the blade.

@myfixituplife Год назад

Yup. I shove my pinky in there to separate the boards. Good call.

@marcchampagne6626 7 месяцев назад

Leaning over our machine, the perfect recipe for an accident!!

@myfixituplife 7 месяцев назад

Is it? Maybe. But I don't have laces on hoodies or long hair. Others might and you are a million percent right. The idea here is to keep *everything* away from the blade. - I also work alone so I know there aren't other numbnuts right behind me.

@trainnerd3029 9 месяцев назад

Whatever this guy does… Don’t copy it! Furthermore, if you have a board that crowned, get a different board 🤦🏼‍♂️

@myfixituplife 9 месяцев назад

You saw it work, right? All boards in carpentry have a crown, mostly. Buctch up.

@alecaguilar8917 Год назад

Why don’t you just flip it over instead of going behind the saw running the risk of it pinching, shooting the wood and your fingers into the blade.

@myfixituplife Год назад

Because this way is roughly 57,000 times easier than that and I get the same result.

@leegarnier9396 4 месяца назад

You would ve laying the board on the cupped side and the cuts will likely not be aligned.

@complexity5545 3 месяца назад

@@leegarnier9396 I've seen city newbies come into a situation and over-think with extra moves, and they end up f***ing themselves because they forgot some detail, like the board is curved; the cut won't line up. The less moves the better. I witness this alot in computer science and electrical engineering -- there's always one in the bunch that over-thinks or recalls wrong. Overthinking is not bad, but it can cause you to forget the details. Keep it simple and with less moves.

@leegarnier9396 3 месяца назад

@@complexity5545 I like how your name contradicts your conclusion :D I'm guilty of the overthinking bit sometimes. You worded it well with the ' less moves' part. Way I see it, it often drills down to understanding the basics well enough, Then you can add complexity on top of that for extraordinary situations. The important step that is often forgotten is to then reduce any extra crap you added without overriding those basic principles, but still be able to execute to that end goal.

@MrDunosan 7 месяцев назад

you should have mentioned use this brand and model of your table saw .. this and only this.. other wise people would follow this ill advice on their ordinary table saw and ruin their day.. they get back to you and your reply will be: oh, I only use this table saw and it works for me. This would not work on all table saws!!

@myfixituplife 7 месяцев назад

It has worked on every tables saw--minus shop saws with outfeed tables--I have ever used. - As for the Skil table saw...best in class for my line of work.

@johnferry9508 7 месяцев назад

I say it’s unsafe. I know you should have downward pressure on the board as well as adequate pressure against the fence as well as control push the board forward. I’ve used push sticks and other tools. The best and safest the easiest tool I’ve found is. Gripper. I have two and can saw long boards using the out feed table and two grippers with no issues. You’re welcome to as you wish, but that’s nothing I’d recommend and have coffee morning with a number of cabinet makers and finish carpenters and the all feel the same way!

@myfixituplife 7 месяцев назад

I really, really appreciate your input and perspective. - I disagree, not because you are wrong, but because our circumstances are different -- other than 2500 rpm. We can agree the blade cuts things. - I also appreciate that you describe where you're coming from: Finish and shop work. There is a lot to be gleaned from 3-phasers. - That said, carpentry is different. The metrics of set-up and production are different. - Yes, I have an outfeed table for big rip days, but for a few boards, no way. This technique--which keeps my hands away from the blade by design--works. And it is one or two fewer things I have to hum into and out of a back yard. - None of this was included in the context of this video. I wish it could have been.

@seangannon6081 4 месяца назад

Step four: don’t show the terribly wonky cut to the people you’re trying to teach.

@myfixituplife 4 месяца назад

Cut is not wonky. Next…

@TimAyoub 10 месяцев назад

That's wrong you're never supposed to pull a board through you should know that

@myfixituplife 10 месяцев назад

How does the saw know whether the work is being pushed or pulled?

@jefflitchford1422 7 месяцев назад

Make sure I know how you to do any work on my property. I don’t know if I could stand a lawsuit coming from that nitwit brain. Crazy idea when there’s so many other safe options.

@myfixituplife 7 месяцев назад

J'droe you selfie lawyers. - Usually playing with money you (A) didn't actually earn or (B) also A.

@timothycorless7286 9 месяцев назад

My father,who was a contractor, God rest his soul saw you doing this on his jobsite would have knocked some sense into you via your backside, and then fired you,

@myfixituplife 9 месяцев назад

Being an asshole doesn’t make you an expert. - And, yeah. Construction is a rugged business, but I played rugby for 12 years or so. - If you think hauling boards is tough, lace up your cleats and then we’ll talk.

@kktomm 6 месяцев назад

Actual pro's don't remove the guard from the blade arrogantly thinking that they'll be fine seeing as they've done it for years, and then much much worse, go on to teach others.

@myfixituplife 6 месяцев назад

No snark here. But if I went to every jobsite within a 10-mile radius, I bet I wouldn't find any blade guards installed. I'm not sure what kind of unicorn farm you work on, but guards get thrown away in my experience.

@mist2057 Месяц назад

Running cupped boards like that is asking for kickback especially if that lumber isn’t dried and acclimated to your climate, and changing your position so that the kickback will pull your hands into the blade is insane. You might want to invest in a SawStop your fingers will thank you

@myfixituplife Месяц назад

@@mist2057 I can tell when some dudes have run 11,000 miles through a bunch of different saws and when some have limited experience but easy access to a keyboard and think they know more than they do. I’m not perfect, but I’ll bet dollars to donuts you’re not in the 11,000-mile club.

@erniea4424 Месяц назад

The most fun is the comments from keyboard warriors who couldn't do a day's work, or build anything, if their life depended on it.... Ripping a long board on a little saw is a PITA. That is one of several techniques I use. Good job!

@myfixituplife 29 дней назад

Yessir! - I had this exact conversation with another contractor earlier this week. - I mentioned this vide and the reaction to it and, in doing so, told him of the technique. "I did this on Tuesday!" was the reply. - The saw can't tell if the board is being pushed or pulled. It can only tell if the board isn't parallel to the fence. THEN it lets you know. - In woodworking shops with hardwoods and 3-phase tools, I'm not so sure. But if that's where you work and you don't have an outfeed table the size of my living room, I don't want to hear it. - Thanks for chiming in. Appreciated.

@TracieHunter-v5p Месяц назад

Don't try to justify what you did was right, Makes you look worse than the video you posted! Just take the comments with a grain of salt and move on! Oh! By the way count your blessings that you didn't get hurt

@myfixituplife Месяц назад

@@TracieHunter-v5p Hey, Freud. Calm down. - You know and I know you’re flummoxed this works. But, I hate to break it to you, prince-yIt works like a charm

@WEALRO Год назад

Christ , lets cut corners and do it the most dangerous way 😅

@myfixituplife Год назад

From what I've heard on RU-vid and what happens over and over again in my daily life, what you say means you don't know what you're talking about.

@nahhh5318 7 месяцев назад

Sure seems like the general public is terrified of table saws, you should see how we use our circular saws, pretty much a swiss army table saw that you bring to the material

@myfixituplife 7 месяцев назад

Talk to me.

@ryanmcgowan9199 2 месяца назад

or you just flip the board over end and run the rest of it through. or you just get a nice rip guide on a circ saw like a shinwa and then you don't gamble with a trip to the ER for disemboweling yourself leaning over a jobsite saw

@myfixituplife 2 месяца назад

@@ryanmcgowan9199 I hear you, but I don’t gamble with 3500 rpm. I’d rather move me-I’m built to move-than the board, which is built to stay still.

@griffanopolis 8 месяцев назад

Seriously please do not do this. If the board kicks back itll suck your hand in in an instant. Suuuuuuper super super dangerous

@myfixituplife 8 месяцев назад

I love you guys who definitely don't know how a table saw works throw this stone.

@stephenledford3808 2 месяца назад

Adjustable rollers...and f your uneven terrain crap, those have like 18 inches of travel. I use several to rip full sheets of ply on a job site table saw with zero issues.

@myfixituplife 2 месяца назад

Rollers are crap. Too low. Too high. Too uneven. - I do use a worktable as an outfeed table on big rip days. - Plywood is either track saw or track saw. :)

@Neverforget133 7 месяцев назад

Never pull a board through a table saw in fact never be at the back of the saw while its running you are always supposed to be tight next to the safety off button this bloke is a fool

@myfixituplife 7 месяцев назад

Why? Can the saws tell if the board is being pushed or pulled? (No, it can't). As for the on/off switch, you really don't need to be near it during the entire operation. What you do need to do is keep your hands away from the blade.

@sorrowsbeyond 5 месяцев назад

Or. Crazy thought here. Don't do dangerous shit, and build, or make, some kind of stand....

@myfixituplife 5 месяцев назад

By "stand" you mean "outfeed support" and I have one. But I'm not hauling it into somebody's back yard to make a few rips. Keep your work parallel and your hands away from the blade.

@Deacon240 2 месяца назад

You're genuinely giving bad and dangerous advice. Donate your video and hardware equipment to... anywhere so no one else sees this shit and loses their fingers or life.

@myfixituplife 2 месяца назад

When you saw it work, what happened? I do this 100-times per week. - It's not what you were taught, but how does it not work?

@JIGnonymous 8 месяцев назад

Or just get good with a circular saw and you can avoid getting pummeled in the groin by flying lumber

@myfixituplife 8 месяцев назад

Really? You think I can't rip a chalk line in half with a circ saw? puh-lease. This is way easier, faster and less labor intensive.

@zwels 10 месяцев назад

This is terrible advice. Imagine just starting out using a table saw and you have this guy showing you how to not use tools safely.

@myfixituplife 10 месяцев назад

How do you know?

@gtamediaproductions1 2 месяца назад

Wow thanks! This is a horrible way to do it!

@myfixituplife Месяц назад

@@gtamediaproductions1 After having read some surprising comments, I can say-at least for how I work-you’re just not even close to right. Dudes out there playing baton with 12-footers…no thanks. Boards don’t have feet. They stay where they are. I move.

@sportsshooter2940 10 дней назад

Just cause you dress the part don't mean you are!!! Just got back from the Salvation Army thrift shop..... his girl got him gased😂😂😂😂😂😂

@myfixituplife 6 дней назад

You caught me, Colonel. You sleuth.

@New_Creation7 9 месяцев назад

Only one thing wrong. Blade is too high. Other than that, this is exactly how i do it. Its hard to find good help. I have to rip 4x8 sheets by myself. Everybody in the comments screaming that this isnt safe, go work at mcdonalds. This is a mans trade.

@myfixituplife 9 месяцев назад

Yessiir - Blade height puts more carbide on wood fiber. - If you’re 24-inches from the blade, it doesn’t matter how high it is.

@michaelvonneupert 7 месяцев назад

Not a "pro tip". No contractor is going to suggest this. Learn how to flip a board or get your wife to help you.

@myfixituplife 7 месяцев назад

Flip a board? Are you kidding me? I can hardly think of a bigger waste of energy and time for no payback. - Just because this is how you were taught to do it doesn't mean its the best way to do it.

@justinharper6909 7 месяцев назад

Dangerous video. Imagine some inexperienced people would use your horrible advice.

@myfixituplife 7 месяцев назад

And we know your advice is awesome how?

@dsimms6 2 месяца назад

this is sooo dangerous, do not do this! He's lucky there's protection in place for some kickback.

@myfixituplife 2 месяца назад

@@dsimms6 It’s not dangerous-if you know how a table saw works. It’s not how you were taught, but that’s different. Kickback happens when the work isn’t paralle to the blade and fence.

@russf5925 3 месяца назад

Anyone new to power tools... dont ever do this. There are better and safer means to achieve the same result.. this is irresponsible.

@myfixituplife 3 месяца назад

It’s not irresponsible. You don’t know how to do it, but it’s not irresponsible. What’s irresponsible is not controlling the work and putting your hands near the blade.

@TimAyoub 10 месяцев назад

You never pull the board through because it's dangerous. The board can kick back and take off your fingers. You should always push it through with a push stick or push block. Look it up! How to safely use a table saw.

@myfixituplife 10 месяцев назад

You saw it work, right? The saw doesn't care if the work is pushed or pulled. It cares if it is parallel. Bro...

@strongislandhandyman5712 4 месяца назад

I can’t wait for his video on how to collect fingers off the ground from doing dumb shit.

@myfixituplife 4 месяца назад

And I can't wait for yours on how table saws actually work. let me know when that puppy lands, K.

@S1rAdam 8 месяцев назад

All table saw work is dangerous, I couldn’t agree more (unless you have a saw stop I guess). Because this is something of a “how-to” for diyers, I think it would be worth while to include a disclaimer at the end about finding another way if this feels uncomfortable or dangerous. I think this would also prevent some of the negative comments

@myfixituplife 8 месяцев назад

Thank you. And I appreciate your constructive criticism. However, we don't have a task force to review our media. - We come from old school editorial where there are layers of writers, subject matter expert/editors, Chief editors, copy editors...this is how a magazine was built back in the day. - Today, it's just us and we do what we can do. - Try it yourself and see how you fare. - SawStop...I get it. I interviewed the inventor for an hour or more 20+ years ago. Sure, it works. I also recommend techniques that keep your hand away from the blade.

@michaelharper7921 5 месяцев назад

It should be illegal to post this kind of stuff. Don't ever Hire this guy

@myfixituplife 5 месяцев назад

And we should believe you, because…? When you didn’t see my hands go anywhere near the blade and when you saw it work without playing marching band with a 10-foot board, what happened? You got flummoxed? The board is stationary. I move. The saw can’t tell how the unit is being moved through the material.

@levichase 5 месяцев назад

Jesus Christ that’s dumb. Just flip the board up and send the other side through.

@myfixituplife 5 месяцев назад

Funny, I think the same thing about twirling a board around like a baton. See, I can move easily. It can't. And just so you know, the saw doesn't even say anything when I pull the board through. It's almost like it doesn't matter as much as, say, keeping the board parallel to the fence and keeping your booger hooks away from the blade. Just a thought.

@chrishealy1381 7 месяцев назад

Yea, this is exactly how you don’t want to do it. Get a roller or out feed table.

@myfixituplife 7 месяцев назад

it isn't? Then how did it work? Do you really think--I mean, dig in, bro--that I just thought of this and posted it?

@aka4146 7 месяцев назад

That is so wrong,anyone that does that is looking to loose something.(like a hand)

@myfixituplife 7 месяцев назад

You don't strike me as an every day (A) user of the English language or (B) an every day user of a table saw. Which leads me to (3) an all day user of a keyboard.

@darrenbartholomew9273 8 месяцев назад

You just showed people how to cut there arm if they don't do it properly😢

@myfixituplife 8 месяцев назад

You just showed people you don’t know how table saws work.

@vin5473 8 месяцев назад

This is so bad and dangerous 😵 for you newbies and weekend warriors don’t do this. Granted he said “pro tip” but clearly he’s missing the safety aspect of using power tools and isn’t aware of his audience. Be safe people and follow manufactures safety guidelines

@myfixituplife 8 месяцев назад

Yeah, and you're not aware of audiences and baseline table saw principles. - This isn't how you learned it, so you're flummoxed. I get it. You're not alone. But the more I'm told I'll get sucked into the tool like it's a wood chipper, the more I know this works. Sure, there's some nuance. But if you're flipping boards, you're wasting time with no safety increase.

@vin5473 8 месяцев назад

@@myfixituplife I apologize if I offended you, bruised your ego or insulted you as a professional, that wasn’t my intent. I’ve been doing carpentry for over 35 years and respect the tricks of the trade and the nuances as you stated. I have people (newbies, weekend warriors) tell me they watch a ton of RU-vid videos and think they can do things and projects that a true professional can, I think you would agree 75% couldn’t do what you do. I’ve seen guys get hurt because they attempted to do something with a tool they shouldn’t have. That being said I wish you all the best, much success and good health. Be safe.

@andreunevadoferrer6537 Месяц назад

Perfect tip for have an accident. Please don’t do wrong tips videos.

@myfixituplife Месяц назад

The way to prevent accidents on a table saw is to keep your hands away from the blade. Where do you see my hands during this video? I'll wait...

@paulauten1945 4 месяца назад

I love using the wrist worn milwaukee remote power socket kit. Leave the saw switch "On". Control from the wrist.

@myfixituplife 4 месяца назад

Sir. I know not of this thing of which you speak.

@40yearcontractor 7 месяцев назад

Everything wrong. Don’t tell home owners what to do wrong.

@myfixituplife 7 месяцев назад

Link me to you video n how to do it right. I'll wait.

@everettplummer9725 5 месяцев назад

Pro safety tip, never leave the blades, higher, than the thickness of the board. Even if it isn't a complete kerf. A thin strip, will fall off, by itself. Stupid to have extra blade exposed. And less stress, on the motor.

@myfixituplife 5 месяцев назад

I hear you and I know guys who do this because that's how they were taught, so it's all they know. I also know guys who do it because they say less dust comes back to them (the zero clearance throat plate I got for this thing works wonders for that and keeping the chute clear). But I keep it higher sometimes because there's more carbide on wood fiber and I think it cuts smoother. There's no way to measure, but that's how it feels. As for safety, my biggest piece of advice is to keep your hands away from the blade. If an inch or two of blade height is your margin of error, your hands are WAYYYYYY too close to the blade to begin with.

@bottleman2002 7 месяцев назад

Really not recommended. Wood binds and it will launch.

@myfixituplife 7 месяцев назад

It sure does. But why?

@jameswoodard5578 6 месяцев назад

Take board out half way through then flip and cut other half

@myfixituplife 6 месяцев назад

Why waste the time and effort? I move easier than the board.

@mdtcomm1533 3 месяца назад

Can you rip the board WITH the plastic safety, guard and pawl in place? Or is it better NOT to use it? Just using the riving knife as he does in the video. On much older saws, you could NOT use the guard or pawls, but maybe on the newer saws?

@myfixituplife 3 месяца назад

@@mdtcomm1533 Using my technique, the guards and pawls will not hinder you for, what, 85% of rips. They definitely will get in the way if you need to make a buch of thin rips like 3/4-inch furring strips I’m using in a basement remodel right now. - In my experience, the best course of action os to keep your hands away from the blade. The only place it can cut you is where it is. It can’t move, but you can.

@mdtcomm1533 3 месяца назад

@@myfixituplifethanks!!!

@GregCole-t1v 2 месяца назад

None of the people who like this video will listen to this, but look; this boils down to acceptable risk. It's not acceptable to me as a solo carpenter. No-one plans on having an accident. If you could avoid accidents with your quick reactions, accidents would never happen. But they do. If this cut binds or pinches, you're being pulled towards the blade. You're rolling the dice here, it's as simple as that. If I can't manage a table saw cut from the correct position, I don't do it. Good luck mate. Buy a tourniquet, and learn how to use it before doing any more.

@myfixituplife 2 месяца назад

@@GregCole-t1v I’ll listen. And I agree with you, in principle. All power tools, climbing ladders, operating equipment, plowing snow boils down to acceptable risk. Table saws are dangerous. So are nail guns. - But, I disagree with your specifics because you’re telling me how you learned to use a saw, not the principles of how the saw works. First, it can tell if the work os being pushed or pulled. What it CAN tell is if it is being moved through the blade parallel to the fence. And, if-and this is a big IF, because I’ve been doing this for 30-something years-the piece does shoot back, all I have to do is let go. My hands are 20-inches from the blade. I have time. - I also agree that nobody plans for an accident. But you can also plan NOT to have one by hedging your bets and understanding your process.

@GregCole-t1v 2 месяца назад

@myfixituplife You explain your points well, and if this is how you've always done it, I suspect there isn't much that will change that. Obviously, there's a lot of experience on your side, so despite the way I worded my comment (i.e. directly at you), perhaps my biggest concern is a relative newbie attempting the same. There's potential for panic, and in panic, someone might react by gripping the work piece harder and be pulled onto the blade. It's a fact that this happens. In any case, you're getting your job done, so all power to you. Equally, you've put quite a polarising technique up You Tube, so there will be rocks thrown at it. I'm glad there can be a difference of opinion here, without anyone losing their temper. We're just discussing it.

@A6Legit 9 месяцев назад

Maybe for construction but i need precision

@myfixituplife 9 месяцев назад

100% for construction. Totally different than woodworking.

@jeffreykern1125 9 месяцев назад

Pro tip throw that pos skill saw in the trash and go get a dewalt

@myfixituplife 9 месяцев назад

I don't disagree that the comparable DeWalt is a great saw. I've run miles through it. The Skil adopted the DeWalt patents (expired) for their own rack and pinion fence system. However, the DeWalt requires a separate leg kit, which is fine. The Skil unit has it built in. And it is fantastic.

@mauricecohen3830 5 месяцев назад

I don't know man. That looks pretty unsafe to me.

@myfixituplife 5 месяцев назад

It looks different, I’ll grant you that. But after decades of doing on pieces big and small it does the thing that I fear (from reading many comments about this) many table saw users do far too often-they keep their hands near the blade. My hands barely go past the table.