Band Saws/"Kick-Back"

[Greg Newell]

Joe,
    I agree that a bandsaw can be just as dangerous but kickback is not the
same as a blade snapping. I'm sure we've all experienced or heard about someone
else's experience of a piece of wood being hurled across the shop at a
terrifying speed or worse yet, right back at US if we happen to be standing in
the wrong place. A bandsaw simply cannot do this as the cut is down into the
table. This was the premise for my comment.

Greg

Joseph Garrett wrote:

> Some one made the comment that a band saw does not have "Kick-Back". WRONG!
> You haven't lived until you put a piece of stock in a BIND and have the
> blade snap on you! It's very disconcerting and can be just as dangerous.
> Don't ask how I know this one. <G> :-(
> Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)

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