wilson17550

I had a severe laceration of my left thumb a number of years ago. Thumb has healed but nerve endings never totally recovered, and a certain area of my thumb is still without feeling. During discussion with a friend later, he gave me the best tip I can imagine. He said that everytime he uses his table saw, he asks himself 2 questions: 1) Where is the blade?, and 2) Where are my fingers. Always keep track of those 2 things and never, never loose sight of the absolute necessity to keep them apart. Since that time, I have thought of those 2 questions with every cut I have made. I'm not saying that I can't have another tablesaw injury, but those 2 focus questions help a lot. (My first injury was because I was just not paying attention. I had just completed a cut and turned the saw off. The ball of my thumb contacted the still - rapidly - spinning blade. So, even if you're not actually making a cut, you can still be badly injured.)