VERY SCARY!?! Bandsaw and round objects… is a DANGEROUS problem! #diresta

Please watch this Bandsaw workshop tip… working with round objects on the bandsaw can be a dangerous challenge.

[jakeoutdoors]

In high school a kid in my shop class tried to cut a golf ball on the bandsaw. When is started going nuts he tries to grab it, resulting in a tiny injury. Be careful.

[nickdarbenzio]

Thanks! I always pay attention to tips like this

[tomislav.pl.ivankovic]

Jimmy Diresta, you to write a book, a huge one. The amount of knowledge in that beautiful brain of yours is immense :)

[The_Plant_Man]

I can’t believe you actually demonstrated that. I’m really glad you have both your thumbs.

[travispinkerton]

The way I think of a band saw is usually nothing goes wrong with a band saw but when something goes wrong, it really goes wrong.

[johnhunter]

I love it when he looks at the camera and almost sticks his arm into the saw 👏

[JohnWick-mihy]

Thank you for making these types of vids. When is the next season of Making Fun? My daughter and I love it! We love making stuff together

[chrismorgan]

The upper blade guide should be set just above the work piece. This supports the blade properly and offers some protection to the operator (if it hasn't already been stated).

[Cetrifuga]

Ciao tutto fare sei un fenomeno del lavoro al centesimo 👍❤

[OhBoysPaintball]

Look up the video where Adam savage tries to cut an aluminum foil ball in half on a band saw. Thought he was gunna loose a finger for sure.

[tooljunkie]

I have the same insert! 😁👍🏻
20 yrs ago had a bandsaw mistake like this and yes VERY SCARY is right

[dylangray]

The base woodshop in Pearl Harbor had an accident where a sailor cut four fingers off a decade ago trying to cut a 6" log on a 7ft tall band saw. After surgery, he walked away with two and a half fingers, just enough to hold a mug. They installed saw stop upgrades on everything they could. A couple months later another sailor turned the first joint of three fingers into pink mist using the joiner without a guard. Due to stupidity, the woodshop was no longer allowed to be a temporary duty.

[kevindoyle]

There is no better teacher for the bandsaw.

[jjboswell]

So the lesson is, when you don't hold something tight and ram it into the blade with just your finger tips you inevitably lose control.

[steamfan]

The thing to remember is wood shop equipment is very similar to butcher shop equipment, both are great at cutting meat.

[gfixler]

Same with table saws and miter saws. I even knew this, and still put some thicker round stock in my miter saw. Thankfully I had just started wearing a face shield around my saws. That thing flew at me like a baseball from a pitching machine. Deafening crack against the shield. Probably saved me some teeth. Dumb move on my part, but I've never done it again.

[johnhunter]

This is everything that you don't want to do around a saw blade. I'm not sure if anyone mentioned it, but it should definitely be in the title.

[joddog]

I’m a butcher and a cabinet maker. Cutting bones on a band saw gives you a titans grip 😂 I don’t need a clamp for my cabinet making anymore haha

[venividivici]

A kid in my high school was in a program called O-tech. It was a place to learned skilled trades while still in high-school. Anyway he was doing something similar to this and came back to school the next day, 2 digits down. Be safe everybody!

[meme-duxj]

I want to cut a plank of wood to be very thin.
Like 1/16" thin. What saw would you use for this?
Band saw, table saw?
Thanks Jimmy