Saw the following while looking at RAS safety on the accident survey
over on the woodworkers central web site about 3/4 of the way down. I
think he missed the point, don’t you?
http://www.woodworking2.org/AccidentSurvey/search.htm
Experience Level: Beginner Injury Type: Needed Medical Attention
Accident Description
I needed to cut a bunch of short pieces of steel re-inforcing rods. I
didn't have a power hack saw so I used my radial arm saw. I replaced
the saw blade with a large grind stone from my grinder. The shaft
wasn't quite long enough, so I used some wire twisted around the shaft
to hold it on. I then used some duct tape to cover up the sharp ends
of the twisted wire. I started cutting the re-inforcing rods, and
about half way thru the first cut, the grinding stone exploded. A
large piece of the grinding stone hit me square in the nose, and a
piece of the wire ripped off my left ear lobe.
Advice to other Woodworkers
Wear a helmet when you work.
By the way, I am in the process of setting up a Dewalt 7790 RAS that I
picked up at a school sale. It has a built in motor brake that is not
working. Is the brake easily repairable? Help would be appreciated.
Scott
"Michael Press" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> [email protected] (vmtw) wrote:
>
> >Wear a helmet when you work.
>
> What an idiot. He obviously didn't use enough duct tape.
>
> Michael
Ingenuity and persistance can always defeat common sense, government and
manufacturers safety efforts.
I don't worry so much what he does to himself, it's the others that might
possibly be in his line of fire next time.
Bernard R
ToolMiser wrote:
> The scary part is that this person will probably have children.
The hopeful part is that offspring tend to regress toward the mean--in other
words his kids are almost certain to be less, uh, "challenged" than he is.
--
--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
On 13 May 2004 08:34:59 -0700, [email protected] (vmtw) wrote:
>Saw the following while looking at RAS safety on the accident survey
snip
>Wear a helmet when you work.
>
>By the way, I am in the process of setting up a Dewalt 7790 RAS that I
>picked up at a school sale. It has a built in motor brake that is not
>working. Is the brake easily repairable? Help would be appreciated.
>Scott
it's really easy, Scott. take a pair of vise grips and fasten them to
the blade guard so they will grip the blade when you squeeze the
handle. bailing wire works great to hold them in place. when you are
finished cutting with your saw, just lock the vise grips and the blade
will stop. you don't even have to shut down the motor, the breaker
will pop shutting it down for you.
oh yeah, don't forget to cover the sharp ends of the bailing wire with
duct tape. pointy bits of wire can hurt you....
"Michael Press" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> What an idiot. He obviously didn't use enough duct tape.
>
I am sure that he will sue the manufacturer of the saw as well as the
grinding stone.
Worse yet, he will probably win.
Frank
On 13 May 2004 08:34:59 -0700, [email protected] (vmtw) wrote:
>Advice to other Woodworkers
>Wear a helmet when you work.
I strap two mattresses to myself and use a deep-sea diving helmet,
which is fed with air conditioned, filtered air from outside. My
arms, legs and hands are protected with surplus ice hockey goalie
gear.
Inside the helmet, there is also a feeding tube, which ties in with
the Depends I wear, lest hunger or having to go to the bathroom
distract me.
One can never be too safe!
Barry
vmtw wrote:
[snip of description of someone who should not be a part of the gene pool]
> By the way, I am in the process of setting up a Dewalt 7790 RAS that I
> picked up at a school sale. It has a built in motor brake that is not
> working. Is the brake easily repairable? Help would be appreciated.
> Scott
It is probably on the back of the motor (not the blade side). Take off
the rear cover and whatever else you encounter until you come across a
circular thingy surrounding the shaft that has a couple of wires
attached to it. That's the brake. If you're lucky, there is a broken
or loose wire or somesuch. Otherwise, if you're smart, rewind the
brake. If you're like me, you buy the part and install it. Good luck.
mahalo,
jo4hn
I don't get it, why wear a helmet, is it somehow a cure for stupidity? Keeps
the brain warm or something?
--
Mike G.
[email protected]
Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net
"vmtw" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Saw the following while looking at RAS safety on the accident survey
> over on the woodworkers central web site about 3/4 of the way down. I
> think he missed the point, don’t you?
>
> http://www.woodworking2.org/AccidentSurvey/search.htm
>
> Experience Level: Beginner Injury Type: Needed Medical Attention
> Accident Description
> I needed to cut a bunch of short pieces of steel re-inforcing rods. I
> didn't have a power hack saw so I used my radial arm saw. I replaced
> the saw blade with a large grind stone from my grinder. The shaft
> wasn't quite long enough, so I used some wire twisted around the shaft
> to hold it on. I then used some duct tape to cover up the sharp ends
> of the twisted wire. I started cutting the re-inforcing rods, and
> about half way thru the first cut, the grinding stone exploded. A
> large piece of the grinding stone hit me square in the nose, and a
> piece of the wire ripped off my left ear lobe.
> Advice to other Woodworkers
> Wear a helmet when you work.
>
> By the way, I am in the process of setting up a Dewalt 7790 RAS that I
> picked up at a school sale. It has a built in motor brake that is not
> working. Is the brake easily repairable? Help would be appreciated.
> Scott
[email protected] (vmtw) wrote:
>Wear a helmet when you work.
What an idiot. He obviously didn't use enough duct tape.
Michael
"Michael Press" <[email protected]> wrote
> [email protected] (vmtw) wrote:
>
> >Wear a helmet when you work.
>
> What an idiot. He obviously didn't use enough duct tape.
>
Duct tape his hands and feet together. Place him outside of the shop. Lock
the shop door.
Then MAYBE he won't hurt himself.
On Thu, 13 May 2004 22:43:57 +0100, Andy Dingley
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 13 May 2004 08:34:59 -0700, [email protected] (vmtw) wrote:
>
>>Saw the following while looking at RAS safety on the accident survey
>>over on the woodworkers central web site about 3/4 of the way down.
>
>Interesting site. I liked this one:
>
>> Tool Type: Jigsaw
>>
>> Accident Description
>> Older cheap jigsaws that have the blade held in with either a slotted screw or an allen head screw can be dangerous.
>>
>> I have had a couple of accidents with this design where a finger can get caught between the foot plate and the head of
>> that screw as it cycles up and down with the blade. The effect on a finger tip is like being hit with a hammer repeatedly
>>
>> Advice to other Woodworkers
>> Get rid of a jigsaw that has the blade held in this way, they are accidents waiting to happen.
>
>
>How about "Don't stick your finger in the jigsaw"?
or don't replace the setscrew with one 2" long....
[email protected] (vmtw) wrote:
>By the way, I am in the process of setting up a Dewalt 7790 RAS that I
>picked up at a school sale. It has a built in motor brake that is not
>working. Is the brake easily repairable? Help would be appreciated.
>Scott
I've asked around about repairing the brake on my DeWalt 1400. As
best I can find out, brake parts are not available from DeWalt, Wolfe
Machinery or the Original Saw Co (main sources for DeWalt RAS parts).
And if they WERE available, the brake would not work for long, anyway.
So I just make it a point to keep my fingers away from the blade while
it spins down.
On 13 May 2004 08:34:59 -0700, [email protected] (vmtw) wrote:
>Saw the following while looking at RAS safety on the accident survey
>over on the woodworkers central web site about 3/4 of the way down.
Interesting site. I liked this one:
> Tool Type: Jigsaw
>
> Accident Description
> Older cheap jigsaws that have the blade held in with either a slotted screw or an allen head screw can be dangerous.
>
> I have had a couple of accidents with this design where a finger can get caught between the foot plate and the head of
> that screw as it cycles up and down with the blade. The effect on a finger tip is like being hit with a hammer repeatedly
>
> Advice to other Woodworkers
> Get rid of a jigsaw that has the blade held in this way, they are accidents waiting to happen.
How about "Don't stick your finger in the jigsaw"?
"vmtw" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Saw the following while looking at RAS safety on the accident survey
> over on the woodworkers central web site about 3/4 of the way down. I
> think he missed the point, don’t you?
>
> http://www.woodworking2.org/AccidentSurvey/search.htm
>
> snip
> Advice to other Woodworkers
> Wear a helmet when you work.
Even better advice: Don't be a dumba$$ with your radial arm saw!