Do you need to read instructions when Woodworking?
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Kathy Hord
Advise for a beginner.YES! read instructions on line. And Keep your fingers away from the saw
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I agree! Always read the instructions, whether online, books or magazines. Pros wrote the articles, they provide tips and tricks to make things easier and safer. Power tools can be your friend AND your enemy. I cut half of my left thumb on a table saw back in '86. My fault, my ignorance, my negligence.
THis is good to repeat to me, I always want to skip the directions and dive right in. But your'e correct, read first an then go ahead!!
One tip. When using a power tool (esp any saw) always release the switch and let it come to a complete stop BEFORE you move it again. A friend pulled back a circular saw after he released the trigger. The blade was still spinning, and the blade guard did not flip back and cover. We had to bind him up and carry him down 80' of scaffolding to get an ambulance to cover his thigh. It was the end of his career working high steel.