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>> Larry Blanchard wrote:
>>> Well, the tablesaw finally bit me this afternoon. I was ripping a
>>> piece of padauk to 2.5" wide. I had my fingers hooked over the rip
>>> fence and was pushing with my thumb and index finger. I'm still not
>>> sure what happened, but at the end of the cut somehow my thumb slipped
>>> and caught the back edge of the blade.
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>> Y'know, I'm beginning to like the idea of those Grabber gizmos more and >> more. >
> Upon reflection, I think what happened was that the wood started to fall
> off the back of the table and while pushing down my thumb slipped
> sideways. If so, the rollers wouldn't have helped, the wood would have
> been past them. But I do use them a lot and like them.
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Ever go to your butcher and see the guys cutting meat using those Chain Mail gloves. Not sure of the spelling but that could help if your fingers weren't forced into the blade. Just wonder if anyone would ever bother to put them on.