Thread: Do any tools scare you?

Table saws
Drop saws
Beam saws

From time to time people using lathes next to me

Dairy farmer that lived down the road from us.... wild hair, wild beard, wild eyes.... man he was a tool.

People scare me rather than tools but I have avoided owning a chainsaw.
The advantage of being am amateur is that time is rarely an issue, I would imagine tradies have more of a problem due to time pressure

The bench grinder. I'm always scared of the wheel exploding when I turn it on so stand to the side of it until its up to speed. When I was young the quality of wheels probably wasn't as good and there were lots of horror stories.

As for angle grinders, chain saws and circular saws. I only use sizes and powers where I'm confident I can handle the kick back. Leave the big ones to the professionals.

There is only a couple of things that I am more than respectfull of: The first is high speed steel saw that has a 600 mm fine toothed steel blade that spins at something like 5000rpm and the other is a nine inch grinder. It's not like I'm unfamiliar with them, I use them every day at work, but these two animals can kill and seriously maime.

I have to say that I treat all machines with respect, if you fear them, that's when you are more likely to have an accident.

I guess that I am echoing the fine thoughts expressed in previous posts.

Robert

The only power tool I have besides my battery drill is a circular saw, which gets used maybe once a year. It doesn't really scare me (it's a pain in the ears, though!)... What scares me is a razor-sharp chisel falling off my temporary bench and stabbing me in the leg, through the shoe, or worse, getting me in the man bits. It'll be much better when my proper workbench is finished - it has a well for tools. Maybe a week before it's done. Can't wait!

I agree, anything with a motor and able to be swing around. So Band saws etc I'm happy with but Chainsaws, Buzz Saws, Routers all used with extreme caution.

But if I'm honest, I've never hurt myself with any of them, but chisels, hand saw and striking knife, I nick myself quite often!

You know what they say 'Familiarity breeds contempt!'

Mash Hammers on cold mornings

Old Very Big 2 Stroke Chainsaws

LArge industrial Metal Cutting Bandsaws

Slew Cranes carrying heavy plate by blokes in a hurry

Apprentices welding in puddles of Water

Old worn out Punch n Dies

9 inch Grinders Outta Position overhead

And Large Fly Wheel Driven Superheavy Press Brakes

My biggest pet hate hot sharps n burrs not only do they pierce the skinn n go deep they burn at the same time.................Ouch! LOL i hate em and am truely afraid of th next time one catches me!

............Theres nothin wrong with being afraid and having a healthy respect for Dangerous tools n machinery in FACT it can keep you alive and in one piece!

I tried using my bosses 355mm hand held circular saw to cut up some old sleepers once. I won't do that again.

Complacency leads to carelessness leads to accidents

Top quality hearing protection seems to make it far easier for me to concentrate on the tool & the job.

There is one: a sewing machine.

I read somewhere that angle grinders are responsible for more injuries than any other power tool. I treat mine with great care. While I am not exactly afraid of my power saws I am very careful with them because they can and will kill you. If you cut your femoral artery you will bleed to dead before you can list the brands of your chisels. But any tool can hurt you. The chap you examined me for the machinery safety component of a course I did had fingers missing from his hand. He lost them on the hydraulic clamps of a horizontal borer.

...ditto the big old spindle moulder....I've never seen anyone injured by one, but just the thought of the damage it is capable of is enough..
..The tool I always have a healthy respect for is my little no.1 carving knife

Originally Posted by chook

I read somewhere that angle grinders are responsible for more injuries than any other power tool. .

Check these DIY injury stats out.
Ginder is indeed the most common DIY tool the use of which results in unjust - the vast majority of the injuries are eye injuries which would be prevented with simple safety glasses
However, the most dangerous DIY tool still remains the humble ladder - be respectful of it!
The older we get the more respectful we should be.