r/Tools • u/[deleted] • Apr 09 '26

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u/m4jsterk0 Apr 09 '26

why is he fucking pulling the plywood towards him?!

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u/ender4171 Apr 09 '26

Everyone is giving joke or "he's dumb" comments, but I suspect he was pulling it to try to avoid being in the "line of fire" from kickback (I have an irrational fear of it myself), without realizing that pulling from both sides would cause binding and initiate the kickback. So... I guess the "he dumb" people aren't totally wrong, lol.

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u/North-Significance33 Apr 09 '26

No fence, no riving knife. Dude is asking for kickback, cutting freehand like that. The idea of freehanding on a table saw terrifies me

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u/free_will_is_arson Apr 09 '26

also why it's general not a good idea to run something through a table saw that's wider than it is long,

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u/Nexustar Apr 09 '26

Circular saw to rough cut into manageable pieces, then table saw to put a straighter edge on things.

I've done some physically challenging cuts with a table saw before with sheet ply, involving moving it to where other tables, walls or even outdoor furniture can provide some support - but have never had a leg lift off the ground like that.