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  • durango dude
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2011
    • 937
    • a thousand or so feet above insanity
    • 50s vintage Craftsman Contractor Saw
    #1

    Kick Back

    When I bought my BT3000, I purchased it from a person who complained about kick back --- so I've always known it was capable of kicking back.

    I installed my riving knife and anti-kick-back claws some time ago --- and never really thought about it much.

    Then - I saw this:

    http://www.newwoodworker.com/basic/kickback2012.html

    WARNING ---- will make you cringe ---- and it should! YIKES

    Don't know if you noticed ---- but watch the video - and you'll see this guy's hands came incredibly close to the blade ---- even while he's using push pads.
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    • cabinetman
      Gone but not Forgotten RIP
      • Jun 2006
      • 15216
      • So. Florida
      • Delta
      #2
      Proper operating technique and having safety equipment on the saw minimizes the possibility.

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        • LCHIEN
          Super Moderator
          • Dec 2002
          • 22035
          • Katy, TX, USA.
          • BT3000 vintage 1999
          #3
          That is a classic table saw kickback... those that leave the curved gouge on the bottom of the wood where the blade picks it up and tosses it.
          Loring in Katy, TX USA
          If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
          BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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            • phrog
              Veteran Member
              • Jul 2005
              • 1796
              • Chattanooga, TN, USA.
              #4
              Holy cow! Thanks for posting. I know I will be looking at my techniques from now on.
              Richard

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                • cwsmith
                  Veteran Member
                  • Dec 2005
                  • 2808
                  • NY Southern Tier, USA.
                  • BT3100-1
                  #5
                  That is just NUTS!

                  I would never get my hands that close to the blade and in fact would NEVER get it between the blade and the fence like that; or for that matter in a position on the trailing end of the feed. Anything that goes wrong at either point is likely to pull your hand and/or fingers into the blade even with push blocks.

                  That's how my Dad lost two fingers and mangled a third, when I was 14. I was there, and I sure don't want to visit that nightmare again!!!

                  So thanks for the reminder... though I personally am reminded everytime I hear my table saw (BT3100-1) spin up,

                  CWS
                  Think it Through Before You Do!

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                    • gerti
                      Veteran Member
                      • Dec 2003
                      • 2233
                      • Minnetonka, MN, USA.
                      • BT3100 "Frankensaw"
                      #6
                      Maybe this should be a sticky post. Drives the point home, especially those slow motion parts.

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