Phil Pascoe
Established Member
:roll: I recently bought a bandsaw - I won't mention a brand, because it's probably no worse than anything else. Got some new blades from Tuff Saws =D> =D> and set about setting it up. Pursuing perfect safety, no doubt, the cover in front of the blade comes down so far that you can't see the guide wheels or the entry point of the blade without your eyes being at near table level.
Why make accurate adjustment and working nigh impossible in the interest of safety? My fingers are not going to be anywhere near the front of the blade, and it's not as if children are about to buy a bandsaw to play with! It was easily rectified with a junior hacksaw, but that's beside the point - how does making something difficult to use make it safer? I used to have a little three wheel saw that came with a safety guard - the first thing I did was remove it, because it was impossible to see past it. I never again saw the same machine anywhere that the owner hadn't done the same.
Don't the designers stop to think??
Why make accurate adjustment and working nigh impossible in the interest of safety? My fingers are not going to be anywhere near the front of the blade, and it's not as if children are about to buy a bandsaw to play with! It was easily rectified with a junior hacksaw, but that's beside the point - how does making something difficult to use make it safer? I used to have a little three wheel saw that came with a safety guard - the first thing I did was remove it, because it was impossible to see past it. I never again saw the same machine anywhere that the owner hadn't done the same.
Don't the designers stop to think??