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For anyone that uses a tablesaw or table mounted router it is worth looking at the GRR-Ripper pushblock system:

www.microjig.com/GRR-Ripper.htm

The tool enables you to carry out complex cutting operations over an unguarded blade in complete safety.

Perfect for rip-cutting very thin strips for producing mouldings, trim, etc.

At around 90 Euros, better than losing fingers!

No connection with the company other than a satisfied user.

Regards,

Bob Clarke

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/grindoux

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Bob. Thanks for the info. My husband nearly lost his thumb this year on a table circular saw which jammed and like a lot of artisans,he refuses to work with a guard as he says it hinders him. Luckily it has only been his first accident in 32 years of woodworking machinery and I hope, the last and the flesh and skin are just about healed up after looking like a piece of steak with the bone almost exposed.
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Our tech assistant at school was rushing to rip some timber (it was his birthday and he wanted to get home early) and he decided to do without a push stick. Now he can only count up to nine...

Does anyone watch Rico Daniels on the Discovery Channel (The Salvager) - he plays pretty fast and loose with a table saw, too, even leaning over an unguarded spinning blade - doesn't bear thinking about!
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I've been a pro chainsaw user for more than ten years, chainsaws are very much safer (in my humble opinion) than some woodworking machinery. Any machine user should develop safe working habits from the outset, like putting on a seatbelt before you drive or donning protective equipment before starting a chainsaw.

Chris

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"Bob. Thanks for the info. My husband nearly lost his thumb this year on a table circular saw which jammed and like a lot of artisans,he refuses to work with a guard as he says it hinders him."

Val,

You have the obvious answer for a Christmas present!

I understand your husbands need to work without a guard and often do myself - but it is very dangerous without a tool like the GRR-Ripper. It gives you control over both the workpiece and the off-cut.

Often forgetten is the danger of off-cuts being caught on the blade and being thrown back at the operator at incredibly high speeds.

There are no distributors in France for the GRR-Ripper - I obtained mine from Capelleman in Belgium www.capellemanmachines.be

Stefaan there was very helpful - payment by bank transfer was 82€ including shipping ex TVA if you are TVA registered in France.

Dick is right re American programmes - I subscribe to a number of American woodworking magazines and on the whole their working practices are safe but many of the TV programmes are fairly dangerous.

Chris has also made a good point re safety - for many people purchasing a rural property in France, their first purchase is a chainsaw - probably even more dangerous than a table saw!

Kind regards,

Bob Clarke
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/grindoux

 

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