RE: T/S Inertia

Lew Hodgett · 2010-08-08T02:31:08+00:00

I have been taking a basic wood working at a local community college.As you would expect, there is a heavy emphasis on safety.They have a collection of table saws including General, Delta Unisaw and PM66.Over the years there have been a few T/S accidents.Analyzing these accidents revealed the following:1) The majority of accidents involved the PM66.2) After shutting off, the PM66 required 20-30 seconds more to come to a rest than either the General or Unisaw.Looking at the saw blade, it was very difficult to see if the blade was still spinning.You had to literally "feel" the blade still turning by touching the table.Those of you who have a PM66 are aware of this phenomena; however, if you buy a PM66, be aware.A PM66 is NOT the same as the General or the Unisaw.BTW: These saws were all equipped with Biesemeyer fences.Strong like bull, but give me a Unifence anyday.Lew

RE: T/S Inertia

Aug 08, 2010 162 Replies

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Lobby Dosser 15 years ago

Maybe you could quote enough so that a person could see WTF you were talking about?

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Leon 15 years ago

The simple solution to this problem is to simply plonk him. I did that a few years ago and things are much nicer. He wants to argue, not actually accomplish anything.

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J. Clarke 15 years ago

You're right, Dosser does want to argue. If he actually cared about truth then he wouldn't have made a stupid statement to begin with.

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