Well I just contacted him via email, prices are way cheaper than a Dr bill or worst case a hand, thanks for the tip.
John,
Jim will cut you any custom size, down to 1/16" if you want. Any length that can be mailed Priority without any oversize fees.
Good guy and nice to talk to or deal with.
As a kid, I was always making things with Dad’s table saw. Guardless, of course. Never did cut myself. With a chunk of old 2 by 4 and an idea, I’d be busy all afternoon.
There’s a thread about using a table saw at mls in the tools section. The guy is a real expert and shows such clever and easy techniques for doing difficult things safely. Eek! I see I always did a no no. His way is much better.
I’m with you, Tom.
About 10 years ago, I took a chunk of skin off my thumb, just skin, no meat, so it grew back fine.
I went to a church retreat that weekend, and one of the ambulance chasers that attends with us asked what happened, I told him, he asked if I had used the guard, and when I told him that none was supplied with the saw, he came all high dudgeon, and suggested that I sue the manufacturer for mega bucks, with him as the attorney, of course. I told him that the saw manufacturer went out of business in 1954, and that the saw was manufactured in 1940, back when the user was expected to keep his fingers out of the blade when it was twirling.
It was fun to watch the air go out of him, so to speak.
Thanks for all the feedback, support, and advise. The finger is healing well and does not hurt as bad when I bump it now and again, I have received the pre-cut lumber from from Jim at Northwest Precision Lumber, delivered on time and at a reasonable cost. The Urgent care bill arrived and I was surprised it was only $645.00, as I was expecting more. Now I can get back to finishing the project for this season. Cheers
Come on guys, a TS is a lot less dangerous than the car/truck you drive to work. Same rules apply: turn it on and keep your eyes on the road/ on the blade. The only time you take your eyes off the blade/road is when you check the fence/mirror and that is for a very short period of time. That way you always respect the danger without fearing it. I personally do not like to use a push stick. If that stick slips you are pushing your hand into the blade. Better to use a push block. Take 10 inches of a 2x6 and rip a ½ off an edge leaving a 1 inch uncut heel on the end. Use that heel to push both your work and the cutoff through the blade. Yes you will chew up the block, that’s why I make 6-8 of them at a time. If the heel slips that 2x6 will keep you safe. You may want round over the corner your hand is on for comfort.
Bill
My main concern is where I’m soon going to buy good, kiln dried redwood to cut on. I use a commercial, 12-inch guardless saw to cut my stripwood on.
I’ve been using 30-year-old kiln-dried grade A redwood that was from tabletops in my dad’s old greenhouse. It will be gone soon and I’m starting to think about where my new redwood supply will come from.