[sdiy] bandsaw

[Scott Juskiw]

At 12:54 PM -0700 2003/04/11, Tim Ressel wrote:
>My standard bandsaw lecture:
>
>The bandsaw is the most dangerous machine in the shop
>in terms of accident rate. This is the same machine
>the butcher uses to cut up sides of meat. So be really
>careful. Use a stick or something to push the work
>through. Have the guide yoke positioned as close to
>the work as possible. Wear eye protection. Fiberglass
>dust is VERY nasty. Wear a dust mask.

I concur. I worked in a food store many years ago and every 6 months 
somebody in the meat department lost part of a finger on the bandsaw. 
We almost got to the point of betting who would be next and which 
digit it would be.

I use a tablesaw with a very fine tooth blade to cut my PCBs. I 
believe the blade is intended for cutting veneers and thin sheets of 
plastic.