Comment by potato3732842

Comment by potato3732842 9 hours ago

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The 4.5" angle grinder is like an agressive little dog that's just waiting for a chance to bite you.

The table saw is like an old pitbull that generally sleeps.

The 6"/7"/9" grinder is a skunk.

Everyone who's ever given it the chance has a story about the time the angle grinder nipped at them. The people who pestered the old pitbull until it got sick of their crap have 9 fingers. Nobody has problems with the skunk because it's pretty obvious what'll happen if you disrespect it.

ok_dad 4 hours ago

Yea, if I have to use my table saw, I’m planning cuts so they perform themselves with guides, and my focus is on pushing the wood properly through the guides while primarily keeping my hands at least a foot away from the blade. My grandfather went through life without his right index finger and it wasn’t too bad for him, but I use a keyboard for a living!

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wiredfool 9 hours ago

See also: Chainsaws.

I used to do a decent amount with them, dropping trees and bucking them for firewood/thinning. Then started doing things like cutting chairs out of bigger logs. I caught myself onetime being really sloppy with where my hands were. All from doing it enough, and then doing something a little more complicated that I probably shouldn't have been doing.

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  • lostlogin 7 hours ago

    There is a saying about aviation and danger that I am probably mangling. The dangerous times are at 100 hours when you think you know that you’re doing, and 1000 hours when you know you know what your doing.

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    • TeMPOraL 2 hours ago

      Or back to woodworking, the one saw (!) I always heard was, "When does a carpenter lose a finger? When they stop respecting the saw."

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