I did something stupid

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

There are easier ways to source Bloodwood, mate...

[Waldo]

et tu.

[BobL]

yeah, why not try and cut a groove in your whole hand rather than just lopping off a digit. grr Rippers still have your hand/fingers running past the blade. Bah bow.

Depends on the gripper.

[martrix]

Gday Bob, hows tricks?

Within the push motion with that gripper pictured, your hand still goes over the blade, or at least is being pushed directly in the path of the blade. What happens if it loses its grip with the timber?

Anyway, I'm not saying its totally unsafe, its just something I myself wouldn't use.

This topic has been discussed before and there is some good reading regarding grippers/push blocks here.

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...hlight=gripper

[BobL]

Gday Bob, hows tricks?

Sick, flu bug - bad - no millin, no wood work no action, and for some reasin everything tastes like just petrol?, just laying around a moaning and groaning.

What about your mill? anything going on?

Within the push motion with that gripper pictured, your hand still goes over the blade, or at least is being pushed directly in the path of the blade. What happens if it loses its grip with the timber?

Firstly it has to lose its grip.


Even if it loses its grip, if the gripper is adjusted properly it slides forward and passes over the blade. If the blade is always set less than the height of the gripper not even the gripper will gets cut. Even if the gripper gets cut the gripper is made of Jam wood, that stuff is like gidgee, it's not MDF, its just not going to cut it in a hurry and 1/2 mm into the cut and you will smell the raspberry and the nose is supposed to have the shortest pathway of any sense organ to the brain.

I agree it's not foolproof and given the average fool they could still eventually work out a way of cutting a groove in their hand but they would have to work pretty hard to do it. I only use it in special cases and don't let anyone else use it. Normally I use push sticks and/or clamp stuff on my mitre slide.

[Wood Borer]

What hurt the most - the thumb, the pride or the nagging?

[Waldo]

G'day Rob,

The thumb, the others don't come into it.

[The Bleeder]

Waldo,

I sympathise with you. But at least I know you won't do it again, I and you hope so. (as Dr Smith says 'Oh the pain, the terrible pain"). Hope your back in the shed soon.

Steve

[Waldo]

Bleeder.

[Bob38S]

Geeeez Waldo - bit of a scare - could have been a disaster - and when you get your head around what could have happened - that's when the blood runs really icy cold.

Really pleased to see that [in military terms] it is "only a flesh wound" and that you are still like most of us [I hope] who can still easily count to 10 without having to remove our shoes.

[Yonnee]

Man, that was close...

Couldn't bear to think 'what might have been'.

I think we've all suffered from that "momentary case of stupid", it's just some have suffered more than others.

Glad to see it's something that'll heal.

[Waldo]

Thankfully Yonnee, as soon as my finger made contact it was pulled straight back out thanks to quick refelxes, but not at exactly 180º to the blade as I got a slight cut on the way out.

Still a stupid thing to have done and just hope it helps others, like I wrote - not a gloat just a wake up.

[bitingmidge]

yeah, why not try and cut a groove in your whole hand rather than just lopping off a digit. grr Rippers still have your hand/fingers running past the blade. Bah bow.

You've never actually seen one at work have you Martrix?

I've been using them for four or so years, and haven't had a situation where they've slipped. They do lose their grip occasionally, but you can feel it happening and a quick clean fixes them. (Bob L's sandpaper versions won't work on melamine finishes). As Bob says if they do let go, they'll simply glide your hand safely over the blade.

If you're stupid enough to run a saw 40mm higher than the piece you are working on, and run your hand over the top, may I suggest that you don't use a Grr-ripper, you may as well save the hundred bucks replacement cost and just whack your hand straight in.

They aren't completely idiot proof, but they are the most secure gadget I've found for use with the table saw. It would have stopped the sort of injury we are talking about without question.

cheers,

P

[Wongo]

Yes, you are stupid but you can't help it. It is not your fault.

I got you didn't I?

Come here big fellow. Let me give you a big . Feeling better now.

[Waldo]

Thanks Wongo, you're all heart . I need someone to tie my shoe laces (no joke) can you come down for a while?

SWMBO last night told Sarah, that when she gets married to marry a bloke who can do things with one hand, not like Daddy.