Wrecked Aluminium from chopsaw

[Aren_Hill]

Originally Posted by fox46

This is the internet- everyone has an opinion and everyone is an expert. It's why we have discussions like these.

How many times have you had or heard of a workpiece being picked up and shot across a room by a circular saw? How many times has the same happened with a bandsaw or recip. saw?

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.

Therefore, it is not the best option regardless of speed or convenience.

You're going to argue this by saying "it can be just as safe as long as *** and *** and you don't ***." Well each of these *** represents increased chances of something going wrong.

Ultimately you need to put safety before speed cost and convenience because nothing brings a build season to a screeching hault faster than a student getting hurt.

Man, cars are a bad idea, I should just walk everywhere.

Teaching proper usage of equipment and enabling students and team members to be more productive is always the best idea.

But you do need to draw the line somewhere, in this case some have chosen proper training and using equipment designed for the job, You have chosen to require less training, and addition ops.

-Aren