See my other topic OWCH......
Before the pictures here are some contributing factors and prevention tips.
These four pictures are a re-enactment step-by-step of what happened:\
1)trimming a sliding dovetail
2) compleation of cut right before attempted lift away
3)bit grabs stock pulling it down and back at extreme speed (kickback)
4)Bit catches left index finger and slightly grazes waving finger!
continued in reply below.
Before the pictures here are some contributing factors and prevention tips.
- table opening around bit was too great
- fence opening around was perhaps too large
- horizontal surface was too short for above conditions
- I could have used a sharp bench chisel to trim dovetail
- I could have enlarged the slot in the pin part (tail was oversize by about 1/32" and split upon dry fit)
- I Should have dry fit before trimming the ends of the dovetail
- I could have cut the dovetail before cutting out the curved part
- I could have made a fence riding jig to hold the work piece
- I could have attached a longer straight edge to the workpiece before routing.
- I'm sure there are other ways that this could have been avoided.
These four pictures are a re-enactment step-by-step of what happened:\
1)trimming a sliding dovetail
2) compleation of cut right before attempted lift away
3)bit grabs stock pulling it down and back at extreme speed (kickback)
4)Bit catches left index finger and slightly grazes waving finger!
continued in reply below.
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