Re:Why software engineers like woodworking
by CoastalCoder on Friday June 10, 2022 @12:00PM
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Thanks. I only started using table saws a few years ago, so I watched a lot of youtube videos on safe operation.
It seems clear that using (riving knife) + (blade guard) + (push sticks or similar) + (feather board) + (careful adherence to safe operation) eliminates most of the risk.
I'm still unclear how much risk remains when following those rules. Maybe because most injuries I hear about involve people skipping at least one of those five elements.
We were in a 'newer' school district - the middle school was less than 10 years old at that time. All equipment was relatively 'new'.