I had some pieces of hardwood lumber from Lumber Liquidators from some time back. Very dirty with weathering and even some water marks but quite dried out. Looked OK. Chose a piece to use and ripped it some.
Then put it on the jointer to clean up one side. Wham! A hidden nail took out 1/4" of my jointer blades.
Here's what it looked like after the accident...
I checked the other rips with a metal detector wand (which I stupidly failed to use prior) and found this on another piece
I can see why I missed it visually. Could have wiped out my table saw blade as well.
Don't be stupid, Don't be lazy. check all used and scrap lumber for nails with a metal detector before using your expensive tools.
Then put it on the jointer to clean up one side. Wham! A hidden nail took out 1/4" of my jointer blades.
Here's what it looked like after the accident...
I checked the other rips with a metal detector wand (which I stupidly failed to use prior) and found this on another piece
I can see why I missed it visually. Could have wiped out my table saw blade as well.
Don't be stupid, Don't be lazy. check all used and scrap lumber for nails with a metal detector before using your expensive tools.
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