Shirt caught in table saw blade? - Woodworking Talk

Chaincarver Steve · 02-23-2012, 03:06 PM

PLEASE DON'T take this video to mean that the danger is small or that it is OK to have clothing dangling around your spinning blades. The danger is very real. NEVER allow clothing to get too close to your power tools.

I'm posting this only because of the surprising and interesting nature of it.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Matthias.../1/UeQzIzj3j_Q

**rrbrown** · 02-23-2012, 03:26 PM

Well can't say he didn't try almost everything to make it happen.

SteveEl · 02-23-2012, 03:32 PM

He tested.... one kind of light flexible fabric; no buttons; no hems...... lets see it with an actual jean jacket cuff, or sleeve off a carhart jacket;

How about sliding in across the table instead of dropping down onto the airflow from above?

Could the loose sleeve ever catch on any holddowns or jigs and cause a mishap or making him lose his balance?

Maybe not, but still........

It's interesting, certainly, but no way is going to make me less wary every time I turn on a tool

Chaincarver Steve · 02-23-2012, 03:45 PM

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It's interesting, certainly, but no way is going to make me less wary every time I turn on a tool

I agree. It should in no way encourage anyone to let their guard down or think that the danger is any less than common sense would have you believe. On a different day and time the results could be devastating.

user27606 · 02-23-2012, 03:51 PM

i'm in physical therapy with a guy who lost his whole hand because his sleeve of hist regular cotton long sleeved shirt got caught by the blade. the blade never touched him it just grabbed and twisted the shirt around his wrist so tight that it deastroyed it utterly. all of the surgeons and all the nurses couldn't put humphrey together again. he was in therapy for his other hand he fell while roller blading. the guy is only 24 years old.

cabinetman · 02-23-2012, 04:08 PM

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i'm in physical therapy with a guy who lost his whole hand because his sleeve of hist regular cotton long sleeved shirt got caught by the blade. the blade never touched him it just grabbed and twisted the shirt around his wrist so tight that it deastroyed it utterly. all of the surgeons and all the nurses couldn't put humphrey together again. he was in therapy for his other hand he fell while roller blading. the guy is only 24 years old.

Is his name "Lucky"?

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user27606 · 02-23-2012, 04:23 PM

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Is his name "Lucky"?

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naw lucky was his three legged spayed one eyed dogs name.

i just posted so people would know that inspite of what the video shows not only can it happen but it does happen.

safety tips like take off long sleeve shirts and dont wear gloves are real and valid.

on a personal level again this fellow at my shop got his glove caught on the drill bits and bore bits of our door hing boring machine and almost lost a finger. he was lucky since the bits were powered down and just free wheeling. and he was using the machine properly.

Chaincarver Steve · 02-23-2012, 04:28 PM

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on a personal level again this fellow at my shop got his glove caught on the drill bits and bore bits of our door hing boring machine and almost lost a finger. he was lucky since the bits were powered down and just free wheeling. and he was using the machine properly.

Someone ought to tell this to the guy on here who thinks it's a good idea to wear gloves whilst using power tools.

mikeswoods · 02-23-2012, 05:48 PM

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Someone ought to tell this to the guy on here who thinks it's a good idea to wear gloves whilst using power tools.

Yikes--gloves and spinning blades---that's a scary combination--

**rrbrown** · 02-24-2012, 10:32 AM

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Yikes--gloves and spinning blades---that's a scary combination--

I remember one like that he was thinking about the mesh gloves that are supposed to stop you from getting cut. I think they are metal mesh and meant for like Knives. I think it would be worse then regular gloves for sure..

cabinetman · 02-24-2012, 11:14 AM

Remember this one?

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**rrbrown** · 02-24-2012, 11:36 AM

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Remember this one?

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Yep Sure do.

Itchytoe · 02-24-2012, 02:53 PM

That video, like the actual Myth Busters program, is nothing more than a test of futility. The "experiments" don't, in any way, mimic the circumstances they are "testing". Only reason i like Myth Busters is because they blow stuff up. Who doesn't like a good explosion?

Chaincarver Steve · 02-24-2012, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Itchytoe

That video, like the actual Myth Busters program, is nothing more than a test of futility. The "experiments" don't, in any way, mimic the circumstances they are "testing". Only reason i like Myth Busters is because they blow stuff up. Who doesn't like a good explosion?

I respectfully disagree. But that's OK.

Kevin07 · 02-24-2012, 05:25 PM

Im pretty sure that most people wear fabric that a little thicker than the tissue paper thickness stuff he was using. IM guessing that most people who wear long sleaves in there shop wear it because its cold, and most coats are alot thicker than that.

Never heard of the girls hair one, that must have been a messy site.

Steve Neul · 03-01-2012, 06:38 AM

I was working in a shop one time that a guy usually wore a long sleeve dress shirt. One day he was running dado's in some faceplate stock and caught his shirt in the blade. He immediately reared back against it and in a instant all he had on was the left sleeve. Somehow he kept himself out of the blade. Talk about lucky.

dbhost · 03-01-2012, 12:06 PM

I usually wear shirts untucked, but have recently seen a large number of clothing entanglement accidents close by me that I can take a hint... So now the choice is tuck the shirt in, or naked woodoworking. And nobody wants that...

ACP · 03-02-2012, 07:41 AM

That video he posted fails to factor in the most important aspect of that kind of accident. Murphy. He'll test that 1,000 with no result but the second you put a human into that sleeve it'll pull him straight into the blade. I don't know the purpose of such a video, but I sure wouldn't have posted something like that online.

Chaincarver Steve · 03-02-2012, 08:41 AM

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That video he posted fails to factor in the most important aspect of that kind of accident. Murphy. He'll test that 1,000 with no result but the second you put a human into that sleeve it'll pull him straight into the blade. I don't know the purpose of such a video, but I sure wouldn't have posted something like that online.

You're right about Murphy for sure. I also wish he'd added some disclaimers to remind people not to allow what is shown in the video to give them a false sense of security.

JoeNY · 10-03-2012, 01:30 PM

I can't ever see that happening to me. When I am in the workshop, I am only wearing 1 type of clothing - short sleeve one piece jumpsuit type coveralls.
http://www.automotiveworkwear.com/Re...coveralls.html