Had a close call with the bench saw!

[njc110381]

I think I came about as close to getting badly hurt as I ever have today. My old but new to me saw bench came yesterday so today I gave it a basic check over and all looked well. I fitted it to the tractor and fired it up, looked good. Then the blade fell off!

 

I checked it before I started and it was tight, but on closer inspection the seller has fitted a blade with a 38.2mm bore to a 30mm arbor. There's no locking peg in it so when I throttled back the tractor the momentum spun the bolt off and the blade started flying around inside the guard. Luckly I'm a quick thinking chap and it didn't take me long to decide to leg it and come back when everything had stopped making noise!

 

I've emailed the seller and I'm not happy. The saw was well oiled and had clearly been apart fairly recently. He must have known about it and sold it anyway.... We'll be having words I think!

[njc110381]

I think I came about as close to getting badly hurt as I ever have today. My old but new to me saw bench came yesterday so today I gave it a basic check over and all looked well. I fitted it to the tractor and fired it up, looked good. Then the blade fell off!

 

I checked it before I started and it was tight, but on closer inspection the seller has fitted a blade with a 38.2mm bore to a 30mm arbor. There's no locking peg in it so when I throttled back the tractor the momentum spun the bolt off and the blade started flying around inside the guard. Luckly I'm a quick thinking chap and it didn't take me long to decide to leg it and come back when everything had stopped making noise!

 

I've emailed the seller and I'm not happy. The saw was well oiled and had clearly been apart fairly recently. He must have known about it and sold it anyway.... We'll be having words I think!

[miker]

glad youre not hurt , could of been verrrry nasty

[miker]

glad youre not hurt , could of been verrrry nasty

[oldwoodcutter]

goodness me,that was close - glad you're ok. For the first time ever,i fell off my scaffold whilst connie hedge cutting today,luckily fell still standing up and still holding my trimmer,just shook me up a bit. You never know mate.

[oldwoodcutter]

goodness me,that was close - glad you're ok. For the first time ever,i fell off my scaffold whilst connie hedge cutting today,luckily fell still standing up and still holding my trimmer,just shook me up a bit. You never know mate.

[Stereo]

A guy I know fell off the second step of a ladder while painting a fordson major. He's a paraplegic now.

 

Take care people. Things can happen quickly.

[Stereo]

A guy I know fell off the second step of a ladder while painting a fordson major. He's a paraplegic now.

 

Take care people. Things can happen quickly.

[easy-lift guy]

Always being aware of ones surroundings is very important all the time. Does not happen

that way, at least you did not panic and loose control. I am glad you were not hurt.

The seller of this machine should be taken to the verbal wood shed for a lashing!

easy-lift guy

[easy-lift guy]

Always being aware of ones surroundings is very important all the time. Does not happen

that way, at least you did not panic and loose control. I am glad you were not hurt.

The seller of this machine should be taken to the verbal wood shed for a lashing!

easy-lift guy