getting to be a long list. Once again, not wearing goggles ... duh! Just proves there is a God & he loves me.
First time with bandsaw (used HF). Playing with scrap; "resawing" short piece of oak. Short meaning ~2.5". Well ... the plastic insert shattered, the wood wedged in the table cutout. The blade torqued, shattered the guide mount into several pieces, bent the blade so now it will not track at all regardless of tension? All happens in less than a blink with a loud POW and the motor stops. I'm standing there, unharmed, with (I'm sure) the stupid look of realizing I've just gotten away with something ... I'm not sure what.
The lessons are obvious ... But why won't I learn?
other lessons ... Grizzly sells metal inserts ,,, got to be safer than plastic ,,, (of course the blade on the saw is not centered so I had to file it out). Grizzly also sells guide mounts for HF-BS that fit better than the originals?
First time with bandsaw (used HF). Playing with scrap; "resawing" short piece of oak. Short meaning ~2.5". Well ... the plastic insert shattered, the wood wedged in the table cutout. The blade torqued, shattered the guide mount into several pieces, bent the blade so now it will not track at all regardless of tension? All happens in less than a blink with a loud POW and the motor stops. I'm standing there, unharmed, with (I'm sure) the stupid look of realizing I've just gotten away with something ... I'm not sure what.
The lessons are obvious ... But why won't I learn?
other lessons ... Grizzly sells metal inserts ,,, got to be safer than plastic ,,, (of course the blade on the saw is not centered so I had to file it out). Grizzly also sells guide mounts for HF-BS that fit better than the originals?
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