#Safety Blind

Whever invented that safety feature deserves a nobel prize. I can't imagine how many fingers its saved.

My work safety teacher allways said: "If you get comfortable with the tablesaw, stop or youll loose something." He lost his right thumb.

FINALLY somebody testing this while filming. I've seen too many hotdogs being saved

Don't forget working on TOP of a truck in a shop with ceiling fans. Trust me, it didn't knock any sense into me as I did it more than once. LOL

As a sawyer who runs a chop saw at my work, holy shit the way he just casually reached his hand over to that table saw blade made my blood curdle. You gotta respect your tools, guys!! God, months ago I was cutting some hardwood cabinet crown and it blew back, that rush of adrenaline and terror that swiftly turns into shame and anger... Nobody ever gets used to that feeling, do they?

Yikes! That grab startled me even though I knew that there wouldn't be gore. "Saw Stop" replacement parts are only $120 now?! Well worth the money!!! Edit: missing word

That table saw safety shut off is one of the smartest ideas in the tool industry. My dad cut his finger off on a table saw and throughout the years of construction that I’ve worked, I’ve ran into to at least five others that’ve cut theirs off too on a table saw. It was probably statistically the dangerous tool there was before whoever invented that safety shut off.

as a driver, I always have my windows cracked open when I'm traveling, and open all the way when I'm pulling into/out a shop or freight yard. a lot of times I've heard something that didn't sound right and stopped right away, saving me from trouble or damage. good points to ponder, thanks Wes.

That's a super intelligent piece of advice.... Too much hearing protection can numb us to danger.

Oh man! I saw him reaching in and my sphincter tightened up!

For grabbing a moving table saw, he came out amazing. Whoever built and optimized that safety setting really did a good job, though idiots will take advantage.

I feel for this dude. The closest I ever got to losing a finger was ripping a groove into a trim piece, almost just like this. It was the end of the day, I had ear buds in, I was tired and my brain kinda shut off and decided I needed to push the board from the bottom to keep it up against the fence. Luckily my brain turned back on before I got too close to the blade but it shook me just how close I was to losing a thumb. 2 more seconds of not thinking and it would've been gone. It really is crazy how you can forget just how dangerous things can be when you use them all the time. That was probably my 200th rip cut of the day and I just wasn't processing the danger any more.

Holy shit that's scary. I had safety blindness with a push mower. Damn thing kept dying on me, wouldn't stay running. As it was dying I got mad and grabbed the deck to flip it over. Have my finger, but lost the tippie tip tip. I'm reminded every day of that mistake.

I had a head light that made truck fans at high idle look like they weren't moving. Buzzed the shit out of me.

I work on a railroad and the number one tip I tell guys is "Don't get complacent"

It's the same with firearms. Most accidents happen when people "Just wanna do something real quick". They take out their pistol and just quickly want to take off their mounted light. And in the process put the hand in front of the muzzle, reach around to get a better grip, and oops, now they have a hole in their hand.

For me, the best defence is the mind set when the machine is started. All these safety devices reduce the fear factor.

Boy lost his damn mind for a moment!! 😳😅

I am a carpenter and I am on a table saw all day. All I want to know is; wtf did he think he was doing and why?! There’s absolutely never a need to reach past the blade to retrieve the work. If you’re not running outfeed just keep pushing until the piece hits the floor.

And apparently his hearing is more important than his eyesight