I'm Looking For Some Sympathy Here

[Scrappile]

I screwed up royally today.  Found a frame that would work for my moose picture.  I only needed to shave off a little on the width of the picture.  Put it on the table saw, started shaving off a little at a time and boom!  Pieces flying everywhere!!!  Not sure what happen, but it happened.  Luckily it was a stacked cut, so I still have one left.  Actually it didn't bother me that much, I kept thinking, I get to cut that again......

[Fishman]

Sorry to hear, I'm sure I would have been upset if it happened to me....even if I had an extra. It's great you had another one though. In the grand scheme of things, worse things could have happened though. That's what I always think if something goes wrong/doesn't work out.

 

I was just doing this yesterday (nothing as delicate though) and actually had this fear. So now I'm wondering, did you cut your moose on another piece of scrap backer for support, or just cut it by itself right on the table saw?

Edited March 27, 2015 by Fishman

[Scrappile]

By itself on the table saw.  But there was a fraction of a second of in attention.  It only takes a fraction of a second. 

[LarryEA]

As long as it was just wood damage... Sorry!!!

It's good to tell these stories as reminders to us all.  The big toys are dangerous!

[Scrolling Steve]

Wow!...Sorry to hear that Paul.....Glad you had a double.

[Multifasited]

Sorry to hear ,glad your safe ,so many possible dangers in the shop we forget we are not bullet proof ! Nothing can be said ,I am sure you have not already said to your self ,after thank you JESUS ! You have my sym. scared hell out of myself on ocassion ! Carl

[amazingkevin]

These are wake up calls that i need to keep rolling in the back of my mind when im using machines,Thank's!

[dgman]

Paul, thats why I make my own frames. I don't have to size the project to the frame, I size the frame to the project.

[wombatie]

Oh I would have cried.  But has Larry said at least it was only wood that got damaged.

 

Marg

[spirithorse]

Hi, Paul,

I'm really sorry to hear you lost such a beautiful project.

I can't help but wonder why you would choose the table saw over the scroll saw to

just tweak the border of the cutting/portrait?
God Bless! Spirithorse

[Phantom Scroller]

Haaaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaaaaa  Oh I mean't I'm sorry to hear that. I bet you said Oh dear, drat ,what have I done. Roly

[DWSUDEKUM]

Better the cutting than the cutter.  Consider it lesson learned.  Glad you were not hurt.  Next slight trim you have to make use the scroll saw

 

DW

[Kragax]

I just got a new table saw and had to remember all the safety points. I'm sorry that you lost your picture, by hey, you kept your fingers.

Edited March 27, 2015 by Kragax

[bobscroll]

WOW! Paul, I bet that was a heart stopping moment! I'm feeling sorry for you! But glad it was just wood

that got hurt! and not you!

Bob 

[JustLarry]

Feel your pain. Been there done that but I will not tell anyone.  Taping to a cheap ply backer will be my next try at resizing a finished piece.  Even when making my own frames, sometimes have to resize.  Must be my tape measure is off by a bit?

 

Larry

[Scrappile]

And, old Roly is the only one to tell how he really feels!!!!! :lol: :lol:

 

No thanks all for the sympathy.  Makes me feel better for sure.  It was a scare, but my heart survived.