On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 09:59:53 -0600 Sam MacDonald <smac at visi.com> wrote: > > A radial arm saw (one of my favorite wood working tools by the way) > by Delta has a 14 inch blade and a 3 horse motor, it produces about > 3400 rpm. I would not want t be in the way if that blade comes off > the spindle. At least it would _not_ go in the direction of the > user if it did. > Sam, you may want to rethink this.... A blade that comes off would most definately go towards you. The teeth push the debris away from you, which means that the rotation of the blade above the material will surely go straight towards you. Which is why you see many professional wood workers wearing leather aprons. Not only is it heavier and protects against heavy debris possibly hitting them, but it will also help to protect their front sides should an overhead blade drop from the spindle and spin towards them. Come to think of it, even a table saw blade will go in the direction of the person operating it as well. =\ -- Shawn "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear -- not absence of fear." -Mark Twain Ne Obliviscaris -- "Forget Not" _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list