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  • atgcpaul
    Veteran Member
    • Aug 2003
    • 4055
    • Maryland
    • Grizzly 1023SLX
    #1

    Drum sander accident

    Saw this posted on another forum. I've noticed an uptick in the number of drum sander purchases here so I want y'all to be aware of the dangers. My sander has one switch to turn on/off the sander and the feed belt, but it's possible to turn the conveyer belt off and have the sander run as this guy did. I can't imagine sticking my hand under the sander as this guy did, but it is the quietest of all my power tools so I suppose I could space out and forget that it's running.

    Warning, the pics are gory

    http://www.woodworkforums.com/f67/in...arning-116562/

    Paul
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    • SHADOWFOX
      Veteran Member
      • May 2005
      • 1232
      • IL, USA.
      • DELTA 36-675
      #2
      Those pics reminded me of my encounter with the jointer.
      Chris

      "The first key to wisdom is constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and by questioning we arrive at the truth." -Pierre Abelard 11th Century philosopher.

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        • Pappy
          The Full Monte
          • Dec 2002
          • 10463
          • San Marcos, TX, USA.
          • BT3000 (x2)
          #3
          Hey, Rod, what is is with Aussies and their digits??????
          Don, aka Pappy,

          Wise men talk because they have something to say,
          Fools because they have to say something.
          Plato

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            • bing!
              Forum Newbie
              • Apr 2010
              • 33
              #4
              I think this was posted just in time. I am waiting on a drum planer. I was planning to use it on my drill press. Gonna think it through a lot more.

              /bing

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                • Ed62
                  The Full Monte
                  • Oct 2006
                  • 6021
                  • NW Indiana
                  • BT3K
                  #5
                  That looks really nasty. I always look at pics of shop accidents, regardless of how bad they might be. It seems to keep me thinking about safety when using the tools. Thanks for posting.

                  Ed
                  Do you know about kickback? Ray has a good writeup here... https://www.sawdustzone.org/articles...mare-explained

                  For a kickback demonstration video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/910584...demonstration/

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                    • Shep
                      Senior Member
                      • Nov 2008
                      • 710
                      • Columbus, OH
                      • Hitachi C10FL
                      #6
                      Ok, that guy was stupid. There is no reason to get your hand that close to that drum sander. Ouch.
                      -Justin


                      shepardwoodworking.webs.com


                      ...you can thank me later.

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                        • RodKirby
                          Veteran Member
                          • Dec 2002
                          • 3136
                          • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
                          • Mao Shan TSC-10RAS
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Pappy
                          Hey, Rod, what is is with Aussies and their digits??????
                          No answer for that one

                          Ray White (I think), said "You can't fix stupid".

                          In my case, it was that nanosecond concentration lapse...

                          BTW It's exactly a year since mine happened. It's amazing how the body and mind adapt to a "change". I very rarely even notice now, and even building my Spitfire, I automatically adjust hand actions to compensate
                          Downunder ... 1" = 25.4mm

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                            • JoeyGee
                              Veteran Member
                              • Nov 2005
                              • 1509
                              • Sylvania, OH, USA.
                              • BT3100-1
                              #8
                              That reminds me of a time I got REALLY lucky. I was working in a corrugated container (cardboard box) factory. I was working on a machine that ran tape to tape together two sides of a box. Said machine had two conveyour belts--one on top of the other, similar to the belt/sander drum orientation.

                              I was bored, waiting for the helper to clean up the mess she made herself, stacking the boxes as they came out. Anyway, the machine was running, and I put my hand on the belt, and got it sucked in. Luckily, we were working on thick boxes, and the tension between the two wasn't THAT tight, and the belts were rubber (but still heavilly "pimpled"). I lost several layers of skin on two knuckles, but was able to pull my hand out.
                              Joe

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