How to Avoid a Table Saw Kickback (captioned)
Posted on
September 3rd, 2010
by Alan
When using a table saw, this shows why and how a board can be thrown back at the operator, sometimes resulting in injury. Filmed by an Austin Community College, Building Construction Technology instructor. www.austincc.edu/bct
Video Rating: 4 / 5
You should get top you tube prize for captioning. YES, there are some wood enthusiast that are hard of hearing. A very good instructional on the fence and how it causes problems.
Doesn’t a powerfeeder solve much of the problems?
Holy deadly frisbee!!
this is a really good demo. I will recommend it to all my friends.
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I know my first woodworking experience when building an arcade cabinet ended one day with a small piece of wood (already cut off) getting kicked back and busting me in the mouth [only a busted lip and a hurt ego (got lucky to not loose any teeth over the mishap)].
I learned the hard way … even after you’d made your cut it’s possible for the saw blade to kick the remain piece so never stand directly behind the blade until it comes to a complete stop!
Perfectly explained !
@ACCBCT Is there a reason why these larger tablesaw don’t have the headguard like the portable tablesaw? I hardly ever have problem with the portable tablesaw.
today in shop class a kid had it kick back and it hit his thumb he thinks its broken he was not using the miter gage when he shuld have been when he was cross cutting
Great video! Gotta love saftey..
Good video. i’ll have to keep this in mind when I mess around in the shop.
Excellent video. Smart to use styrofoam to demonstrate kickback.
The older table saw technology in use today can be made much safety to operate and compete with Sawstop (? to date Sawstop cannot retro-fit older table saws) with a retro-fit by macduff of the Original Jimmy Jig,
ty this will help me with class
ACCBCT – THANK YOU. I have to do cuts on the table saw tomorrow in class and your video is the only one that has really explained the causes for kickbacks and how to prevent them. Nice Work.
Listen to this guy! He still has all his fingers!
that’s really foolish of him.. luckily most people know how to safely use this tool and they come with good safety features.
i had a piece of plywood kick back at me last year in construction class. scared me a bit and left a small bruise on my hip, but it taught me a lesson (:. another cocky guy decided not to use any mitres or the fence, had his hands on both sides of the board, and body over the blade. luckily nothing happened to him.
Watch it and learn.
I got my spleen removed for not payin attention in safety instructions. I piece of hardboard. Is very har when it comes flying at you…
Very good instructional video, I like the fact that you demonstrated what kick back looked like. I put my blade guard back, and now get zero kick back once the wood is contacted by the anti kickback teeth.
yeah its possible it happened to me but it doesnt hurt it just bounces off of ur pants or where ever it hits
Great vid.
this happened to me in 8th grade woodshop, i was lucky it hit my hand, it tore off a good amount of flesh from my finger but luckily it didnt brake my fingers.
Ok, thank you
(from the instructor) The cut off piece will never kickback with much force since it is not pinched between the blade and the fence. It may slide toward you but don’t let it distract you from pushing the board you are cutting all the way past the back of the blade.”