Re:LiveLeak shuts down after 15 years online
by _carbyau_ on Thursday May 06, 2021 @01:22AM
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Circular saws, mitre saws are sold with protective elements where I live. To respect, but it won't jump out and hurt you.
Angle grinders are next level, fundamental "respect or you'll be maimed" stuff.
Angular momentum is not as fundamentally easy to judge and is easily underestimated.
Re:LiveLeak shuts down after 15 years online
by bartread on Thursday May 06, 2021 @02:14AM
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> Circular saws, mitre saws are sold with protective elements where I live. To respect, but it won't jump out and hurt you.
That's true but they're not sufficient to protect against all injuries if you don't take proper precautions. And, as far as circular saws go, you're flat out wrong about them not jumping and hurting you: if they bind up in the wood that's exactly what can happen in the worst case. It's called kickback.
Re:LiveLeak shuts down after 15 years online
by culturestate on Thursday May 06, 2021 @03:09AM
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SmarterEveryDay prototyped an anti-kickback mechanism for circular saws[1] that I hoped would inspire some mfgs; it's crazy that we haven't seen more safety innovation in handheld power tools 10+ years after SawStop became widely viable.
It's even made me more careful when I use obviously much smaller power tools at home. Tools like circular saws, mitre saws, and even angle grinders have the ability to irreversibly change your life (or worse) in the blink of an eye if not handled with care and respect.
Just thinking about that video again has made me feel slightly queasy, but there's no doubt seeing it has done me a huge favour.