my finger VS the Router
Oh man, I'm glad I saw this after routing the trim rings for my door pods .... I may not have made them... I was scared shitless running my hands that close to my uncles table router. My top rings are only 6 1/2" round & 1/2" wide so rounding them was scary. Fingers way too close.
I'm glad your alright man.... could have been much worse. Must have hurt and bled like hell.
I'm glad your alright man.... could have been much worse. Must have hurt and bled like hell.
Dude, at my friends cabinet shop i seen a 40 year carpenter lose all his fingers on a 2.5" wide fancy bit "not sure of the name"......chunks were too small to glue back together.
You can never be to experienced to have a big accident....we still occasionaly find chunks of flesh stuck around the shop.
You can never be to experienced to have a big accident....we still occasionaly find chunks of flesh stuck around the shop.
50 Watt CAFz'r
Joined: May 2008
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that was a close call to loosing a finger. glad to hear you ok though. please read below for future referrance!
not to sound like a jack *** but, you never use your hands to hold material close to any moving type of blade/bit..
take router out of the table and double side tape the material to a piece of scrap and use a circle jig. if you place the tape where the two pieces would separate either piece will not move and your hands are securely on the router at all times. pry the pieces apart when you are done and remove the tape..
leevalley.com sells a double sided tape called "double sided turning tape" product #25U03.11 for 1" x 75' roll for $10.90 or a 2" x 75' roll for $20.50 (25U03.12) this stuff is great. its a pressure tape that hold like hell but comes apart easily by twisting motion and leaves no residue on the wood surface. check it out.
$10.90 to save a finger is well worth the investment guys..
thnx for letting me rant!
Oh man, I'm glad I saw this after routing the trim rings for my door pods .... I may not have made them... I was scared shitless running my hands that close to my uncles table router. My top rings are only 6 1/2" round & 1/2" wide so rounding them was scary. Fingers way too close.
I'm glad your alright man.... could have been much worse. Must have hurt and bled like hell.
I'm glad your alright man.... could have been much worse. Must have hurt and bled like hell.
take router out of the table and double side tape the material to a piece of scrap and use a circle jig. if you place the tape where the two pieces would separate either piece will not move and your hands are securely on the router at all times. pry the pieces apart when you are done and remove the tape..
leevalley.com sells a double sided tape called "double sided turning tape" product #25U03.11 for 1" x 75' roll for $10.90 or a 2" x 75' roll for $20.50 (25U03.12) this stuff is great. its a pressure tape that hold like hell but comes apart easily by twisting motion and leaves no residue on the wood surface. check it out.
$10.90 to save a finger is well worth the investment guys..
thnx for letting me rant!
