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@harpintn

3 ай бұрын

If you need plans to make a push stick, you should rethink the whole woodworking thing. Any long thin scrap will do.

@Peaches491

3 ай бұрын

Has that awesome miter fence landed in your shop yet??

Grandpa always told me, “your tools want to kill you, always give them the attention they deserve” Great video, KM!

I want to thank you and Stumpy Nubs and others for these type of videos. I take them to heart mainly because I am above 77 years and feel I need a reminder often. Thank you!

@robertfrancis4876

26 күн бұрын

Totally agree with you

Brilliant. Thanks, Jonathan! Also, loose clothing, hoodie drawstrings, etc. I'm a medic and just had a call where the hoodie drawstring got wrapped up in their table saw blade. I'll leave that story unfinished and hopefully your imagination is gruesome enough to have you dressing properly around these potentially dangerous tools. Cheers folks and stay safe.

Best table saw safety video I've yet to see. You don't waste a lot of my time talking, you get right to the point. Other video producers could learn from you on how to keep a viewer engaged.

I _never_ skip a safety video that shows up in my feed/subscriptions. Most of what you covered I've seen, but it always helps to review. Still, you gave me a few new things to think about when I step up to the tool and think to myself, as I do, "How am I not going to the ER today?"" 👍

I took a Table saw "uses and safety" class at the Woodcrafters in Sterling Hts. MI several years ago. The instructor said "belly up to the bar..." it meant to stand exactly where you just instructed. Shortly after that, an experienced woodworker was doing his cut and had a kickback that propelled the board back and up which made a serious dent in the HVAC piping in the ceiling. Had he not "bellied up to the bar" he would have been seriously injured. Great video, keep them coming.

@angazi1341

4 ай бұрын

I’ll look for that the next time I’m in that store

@briankillebrew

4 ай бұрын

@@angazi1341hah! Same here !

@georgestgeorge5110

4 ай бұрын

I gotta stop going to that store.😂

@billymorrish4466

4 ай бұрын

Now I have to look for the rent next time I’m there 😂.

@jraglob5924

4 ай бұрын

It was in the classroom up in the ceiling vac pipe.

Love these types of videos. Even though I know all of this, it's great to have a safety refresher every once in a while!

@SWA-Projects

4 ай бұрын

Thats exactly why I watched this

Thank you for an excellent reminder about safety. I think even a seasoned woodworker should watch this once a month before starting.

Good one, JKM. I’ve been an ER doc for 32 years, and I can confirm from my own practice that table saws cause more injuries than any other power tool… and as you say, these can be LIFE-CHANGING. For a little perspective: having to learn how to wipe your butt with your non-dominant hand because you cut your fingers off your dominant hand is only one example of “life-changing”. Yes, buying a SawStop is a great option, but using the tips outlined in this video is just as valid for most of us woodworkers.

@alexandersangster7137

4 ай бұрын

What’s the statistic on chainsaw injuries, specifically chainsaw millling

You're right about kickback. Forgot to put riving knife in. Got hit very hard on the stomach. But didn't learn from that one. A few minutes later got whacked again in the same place. Huge bruises. Thank goodness there was enough Fat insulation to not have been any more serious than it was. Just a purple left side and a bruised rib. Learned my lesson for sure.

One method I use to minimize risk with a table saw is to use it as little as possible. A track saw can do most cuts especially when combined with a MFT type set up, much easier for cutting sheet goods. Then next is the miter saw for many cross cuts, which is not without risk, but is safer than a table saw if used with care. For dados I have my router and router table as options. Not without risk, of course. One advantage to minimizing the table saw is you can use a smaller table saw. Thank you for the excellent video. Much appreciated.

Great video! I trimmed the tip of my finger a couple months ago and have been changing everything about the way I use my saw. This video didn’t present anything I didn’t know, but it reinforced almost everything I need to be doing around my saw. In my case the problem was not lack of knowledge but the ineffective use of that knowledge because I was in a hurry. Thank you every reminder helps!

Thanks for all the great tips and reminders!!!

As a new woodworker i have watched numerous videos like yours to help me be very careful. I stand just as you suggest when using the table saw. I recently had a kickback that sent my wood 40 ft up my drive way....if i had been in front of it, that would have been quite a "punch". It was a good first experience because i didnt get hurt, but i saw how strong the kickback really is. I respect the power of the saw!

Thanks you very much for this necessary woodworking content!

Thank you for making this superb table saw safety video!

Thanks for putting this together and sharing your knowledge.

KM, you are a great ambassador to the woodworking industry and community; thank you!

@katzmosestools

4 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend!

@kzenias

3 ай бұрын

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I always learn something new watching your content. Thank you.

One of the best thumbnails in woodworking KZread history.

@katzmosestools

4 ай бұрын

Hahaha which one did you get? We’re running three different ones in an ABC test. Was it the one with my daughter or lizard eyes 👀

@dtemp132

4 ай бұрын

@@katzmosestools heh I got the lizard eyes one!

Thanks Jonathan for such a clear educational video!

Excellent and very comprehensive. I appreciate your sharing these mistakes and tips!

all great reminders. Thanks Jonathan

I love watching a good video like these every year. Even those of us with a fair amount of experience need to check in and dust off our safety practices regularly. So easy to get complacent or to get rusty when take breaks from the shop.

Fantastic tips, Jonathan! Thanks a bunch! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Such a great video. Thank you for this.

Excellent video as always. Recently got a big cabinet saw so I find myself looking for safety tips and tricks.

Tremendous video, thanks Jonathan

absolute must watch video! thank you JKM!

Thai you for all the safety tips. I had a nick to my thumb on the tablesaw, and that was a real eye opener

You are awesome. I've seen many similar videos and yet you covered some aspects I had not considered. Your method of creating thin sticks is genius - Many thanks!

Thank you for the safety lesson. Even if we know this it's really good to be reminded now and then. I always appreciate your content Johnathan. Thanks 👍 again!! 😊😊😊❤❤❤

Very well explained

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the outstanding video. I teach a table saw safety class where I work and will definitely incorporate a lot of what you alluded to in your video.

Thank you so much for these videos! I'm just starting out and though I will be building my first couple of projects with hand tools a table saw is something I will be getting down the road. Stuff like this is what beginners like me look for and I've been researching a lot of your vids. It's very appreciated

Awesome, awesome video. Thank you for sharing such valuable information. I absolutely learned a couple things, e.g., the need and reason to make sure you’re pushing toward the fence before the blade. I’m also thinking I should check that my blade is square. I knew about crosscutting smaller vs. longer but didn’t know why.

Thanks for making these videos about safety. I watch them time to time to remind me and not to get sloppy for personal safety. Thanks. 👍

Excellent!!!! Even though I have a Sawstop the kickback issue doesn't go away. Thanks for explaining WHY kickback happens and how to prevent it. Hopefully your video will keep this beginner out of the emergency room....

Great informative video, thank you!

This is a great overview. I’m adding it to my training for new hires.

Great video and reminder- easy to take the table saw for granted

I knew all these safety tips, but still watched the video. As a hobby wood worker, I think it's great to reinforce those same tips whenever you can.

As always amazing video amazing tips thank you for sharing

Great video. I am neurotic about safety on the table saw and yet I still learned a couple of things I was doing wrong.

Excellent safety video.

Always good to review so we can remain diligent. Thanks for this video. :)

Great to wake up to a video from you this cold January morning. Thanks.

@katzmosestools

4 ай бұрын

It’s even freezing over here in the west. Can’t imagine what you guys are experiencing haha

Great video. I believe the outfeed table is one of the most important safety features that doesn’t get talked about enough.

Great tips! Thank you, sir!

Very helpful!

Absolutely love your videos, I am visually impaired and working on my woodworking and I appreciate your foundation that is fantastic.

Thank you so much for this video. I just acquired my first table saw (haven't used it yet) and have been reading the manual on how to set it up. I was aware of some of the pitfalls and dangers, but this video informed me of why and how they happen and some of the mitigation strategies. Great video for a beginner. More research to do and I'll start by searching your video catalog. I do want to be able to show off and talk about my projects rather than have them be remembered as the circumstance of my dismemberment, injury or death. Again, many thanks.

You point out good safety tips for beginners. 40 years ago I was ripping Oak 1" and reached over the table saw and cut my index finger on the right hand and took my fingernail off the middle finger. I now never reach over the saw blade only if it is NOT running and ALWAYS use push stick. I can't have a Losse time accident because I'm a self-employed furniture builder, 36 years. Thank you.

Doing gods work with these videos.

Great video! To date my only serious table saw incident was a kickback of 1/4” ply that hit me in the belly. VERY nasty bruise resulted. Now I have a KM Tools apron that I wear, which I feel would have greatly minimized the injury I sustained. Since that injury I also upgraded from an old Craftsman contractor saw to a SawStop PCS. I feel much safer in my shop now and always try to be mindful of safety. Keep the great content coming!

You are one of the few yt channels that can get views from a safety video, which I really appreciate!

Great video, I was relieved to see that I was already these safety things already except the push stick staging thing. Great tip. One thing I have noticed about feather board safety is to never use one with a board that is at already milled or the same width along the length of the board. Your method of using a manual stick of wood behind the blade so you have some control is the best way to handle trimming a rough edge.

Another great video and great reminders!

Muy bueno el contenido acerca de los peligros de la sierra de mesa... Kats moses es el mejor hablan de consejos y tips. Great video!

Got my table saw about a year and a half ago. Only took about a month to eat a kick back right in the stomach. Left a perfect bruise outline of a chunk of 1x6. Learned where to stand and how to support the fence-side cut right away.

Good info... Thanks!!

Very useful information. Thank you!

@katzmosestools

4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great advice all around. I’m going to pick up your thin rip jig; that thing looks super helpful. Yesterday I was ripping some 8/4 walnut and maple for cutting boards and the 3/4 and 1 inch thick strips seemed too close to the fence so I did them with cuts of the blade only raised half way up then rotated each piece to cut the other side. Jon Peters did a good demo of that once. That’s the only tip I would add to your impressive list.

Great reminders here!

Great video - thanks!😊

I enjoy your safety and informational videos. When I get the links via email I place them in a separate folder. Videos like this one help me enforce what I am trying to teach my sons or my nieces.

@katzmosestools

4 ай бұрын

That's so good to hear. Thank you

Very good video. Thank you so much

Johnathan - Good video content - good safety lessons! As the ER doc commented, even loosing proper function of a finger. Lost the proper function of R-Middle finger 6 years ago from an infection - hard to work in my shop with it now - can't imagine loosing any more than that from a hand. I have a Saw-Stop - wouldn't be without it. Accidents happen So Fast! Keep up the good content. Lowell

Thank you for your emphasis on safety. I would love to see people explain what I think is the greatest benefit from a featherboard: it blocks your hand from getting to the blade. I had a close call last year, cutting into my index finger of my left hand. I can only thank God for keeping me from cutting off my fingertip. Before I made another cut on the table saw, I got a featherboard. I use it for every cut I can, and it keeps me from getting anywhere near the blade.

Thanks!

Excellent video!

Nice video as always! 👍🏻 One more thing… the table saw blade I got off of you are unreal! They are scary sharp! 😁 Plus, I put one on my miter saw too! Thanks for all you do!

I am a long-time recreational woodworker. Unfortunately, we have all become complacent at times. I am guilty of that too. And yes, I still have all my fingers (LOL). This is an excellent refresher on table saw safety for experienced woodworkers and beginners. Thanks for the video!

Great great info! Don’t rush it….think before you turn that saw on!

I'm left handed and standing toward the right side of the fence is perfectly natural for me. I make an effort to keep my workpiece pulled into the fence and I work hard to avoid kickback. I hadn't previously thought about the kickback "danger zone" you highlighted. Next time I'm in the shop I'm going to check carefully to see if I'm out of the path of kickback. Thanks

I haven't used a table saw in years. I was amazed ar how much I had forgotten. This video probably saved me from making many of these mistakes. What I really liked was the thoroughness in which every issue was explained. THANK YOU! My hands and face thank you too. Best and most useful video I've seen in years.

@harpintn

3 ай бұрын

The main thing with any tool is keep your body parts away from the business end, wear proper PPE, keep the safety shields in place, and stand to the side when you can..

Another great vid, JKM! I, too, like using shop-made, wooden push blocks. In a movie mill-shop, we normally make them out of good plywood. They often get grooved enough to where they are no longer safe. I like to take those, trim the damage off, glue on a piece of solid wood, and re-profile the shoe. It's a lot quicker than fabricating new ones, and I find the solid wood more durable than the laminations.

Great video for new workers and experienced. Thank you. You covered pretty much everything I could think of except...the stuff you wear. (Yes you mentioned aprons.) I'm talking about gloves, loose shirts and cuffs, neckties, loose hats, necklaces (anything worn around your neck), long hair, and anything else that could be entangled in moving parts and drag you in. I once saw a guy with long hair get it caught in the highspeed rollers of a printing press, and had his head slammed against the side of the press. I'd hate to think of what could happen at a table saw or other woodworking tools.

I learned to make cabinets and use the table saw many years before KZread existed. And I have the scars to prove it. Nice job, great review.

Good video. I find that with my mag switch featherboards that they move a bit on waxed or treated saw tables.

Great video. All new users of a table saw should get their KM table saw licence, just a like a car licence. It makes sense when more people are hurt this way than in a car. Thank you your video will have saved many injuries.

Really great video

Like many, I’ve had my close calls. My greatest sin is letting repetition breed complacency. After watching your video I set a repeating calendar reminder for once a month with the subject “Are you being safe in the shop”. Thanks for the reminder and the great ideas.

@TheRealPlato

4 ай бұрын

As soon as I think "oh yeah i know how to do this cut" I take an extra second to add "...so dont get complacent"

@bluglass7819

4 ай бұрын

My 2 injuries both happened when I used to cut turning blanks to sell and was not fully thinking through every cut.

JKM, you really do some of the best safety content in the woodworking space of YT, so thanks, even though it's just a 'refresher' for many of us here. Two thoughts, no trolling intended: 1) I am not a fan of plastic push devices because they tend to shatter if they contact the blade; 2) Building routines and habits as you say is crucial, and one thing I do that the Army drilled into me is a rehearsal - I started woodworking actually physically rehearsing my cuts, and now stop to pause and visualize myself, my motions and and follow-through to make sure I haven't missed anything. From time to time, you'll actually catch yourself before a totally sketchy cut.

Nice job

I wish I had wood shop or machine shop classes in high school. They got cut right before my class could take them and now that I’m in my mid 20s I realize that this is what I have a huge passion for. Thanks for teaching everyone what the education system decided wasn’t important enough to teach.

Great vid. I would love to see this video adopted to the European type sliding saws as well.

Great video

I love that the blond push stick has its own apron! ❤

Great video. Very useful. I've got a great amount of respect for you and my table saw! I'd also say be wary of clothing (e.g. loose long sleeve cuffs that may catch the blade expectantly) and gloves. Possibly jewelry as well.

@jodilea144

4 ай бұрын

Yes, and long hair! I’ve seen several women with long hair either loose or in a long ponytail hanging down in videos on KZread and it’s scary to think of them leaning over and getting their hair caught in a blade - or in a spinning bit even! I understand they want to look good in their videos, but that’s not worth the potential outcome. And don’t even get me started on them wearing gloves when working with spinning blades and bits…

@mattelias721

4 ай бұрын

Great addition! I have to suppress my Gen-X grunge tendencies and remove my flannel shirt before sawing. No matter how cold my shop is, it's bare arms up to the elbows. You can put a hoodie back on, but not fingers or hands.

Great video. Subscribed.

Great video, while I know most of what you said, it is great to be reminded. I have a PCS and use the riving knife and blade guard as much as I can. The latter as much for dust collection as safety. I also have the Jessem Clear-cut guides that I also try to use as much as possible. They keep the wood tight against the fence. I see you had them on your table saw, but didn't mention them in the video. What is your take on them?

Hi, great video, thank you for doing this! You mentioned time to grease your saw, what grease do you use? Or have you done a maintenance video for your tools?

Just came here to say I lol’ed at your thumbnail 😂 great content as usual!

@katzmosestools

4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 that’s my favorite photo of all time. (It’s a camera trick don’t call CPS on me)

good video thank you ❤

@katzmosestools

4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

My saw (and this is probably not unusual in modern saws) has a great big paddle-style switch hanging out at the left end of the fence rail. So another advantage of standing to the left of the blade is that, in the event of a problem during a cut, I can turn my saw off without taking my hands off the work piece (or, more appropriately, my push stick) by just bumping my hip against the switch plate.

New woodworker here, and I thought the saw blade height had to be set so the bottom of the blade gullets are even with the top of the material for maximum material evacuation. Definitely knew to keep the blade low, but not as low as you showed. Thank you!

Your video content is always spot on and well done. Appreciate your important reminders to all of us, even 76 year old retired shop teachers. Having seen several student table saw kick backs over the years, they are extremely violent and damaging! I respect that your products mentioned are designed and used by you! Good health and prosperity in 2024 Sir.