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Originally Posted by fox46
Have you heard of anyone losing fingers to a circular saw? What about bandsaws or recip. saws?
You can't deny the circular saw is far more dangerous than the other two.
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A bandsaw requires you to use your hands to push the part towards the cutting blade. How is that better then having one hand (or both) on the cut off saw handle which is several inches away from anything that can cut them?
I've come much closer to cutting my fingers on a band saw than I ever have with our Dewault cutoff saw.
I'm not going to debate which is safer. Is it a factor that should be used in determining which tool is best for your needs? Sure. I'm just proving a point that a band saw being used normally has a greater potential of cutting fingers than a chop saw that is used properly and so I could argue that it is more dangerous than a chop saw when it comes to finger safety. I could also argue that a chop saw is more dangerous because it has a greater potential of flying debris and so it could cause harm to anyone standing in the path of the saw blade. Would it be safe to cut a round shaft on a bandsaw? NO! Would be be safe to cut a round shaft with a chop saw? Absolutely!
So why are table saws so dangerous? The user is always pushing the part towards the saw blade with his hands. This is the same as pushing the part towards a sharp moving bandsaw blade.