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LuckyCharms

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36. I did that one too.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #31)

Mon May 11, 2026, 10:40 AM

May 11

I don't remember exactly what happened, but I was removing the blade to change it. My cheap saw had no kind of blade lock on it, so I jammed a piece of wood between the table and the teeth when trying to remove the arbor nut.

The wood slipped somehow, the blade rotated, and somehow it caught my hand. Pretty good cut, but no stitches.

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Well. The neighbor's contractor just cut his finger off on a table saw. [View all] LuckyCharms May 10 OP

i love table saws...but they demand respect (nt) ret5hd May 10 #1

I have one of those 10 inch Delta ones. A cheapo. LuckyCharms May 10 #5

Awful Marthe48 May 10 #2

Sounds terrible! True Dough May 10 #3

Jesus! LuckyCharms May 10 #10

I retired from a utility company, Americanme May 10 #14

OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!! True Dough May 10 #15

That's got to be the worst way to get sacked. Orrex May 11 #27

Does he want to be the next Jerry Garcia? Ptah May 10 #4

He may be the next Jerry now! LuckyCharms May 10 #8

Did the contractor give you the finger? Ptah May 10 #17

I'm stirring my tea with it. LuckyCharms May 10 #18

Just glad True Dough May 10 #20

I recall as a lad coming across an article about a construction worker who sawed off a thumb. Harker May 10 #23

I lost my big toe because of diabetes. oberle May 11 #32

Sawstop has a table saw that prevents this happening. waterwatcher123 May 10 #6

I'd buy one of those if I used them more than I do. LuckyCharms May 10 #7

One of my good friends did that Freddie May 10 #9

I'm sorry, Freddie. LuckyCharms May 10 #11

Our Guitar Player's Dad Had A Table Saw Accident ProfessorGAC May 10 #12

I knew a guy who lost both arms in an agricultural accident EYESORE 9001 May 10 #13

I remember a kid in the 90s losing both arms to a combine harvester Orrex May 11 #28

Sending healing vibes to this unknown contractor Niagara May 10 #16

Still remember sitting in class in Junior High, surfered May 10 #19

Oh no 😯 any saw is dangerous. We have always been very careful using them TommieMommy May 10 #21

I like them more than a circular saw. Phoenix61 May 10 #22

my wife lost her pinky finger onethatcares May 11 #24

Table saws are dangerous. I prefer Emile May 11 #25

While in trade school, we used a 14 inch radial arm saw... LuckyCharms May 11 #33

I'm always SUPER careful with mine... GiqueCee May 11 #26

We had a Shop Teacher FalloutShelter May 11 #29

Rham Emanuel lost his middle finger on a meat slicer when he was a kid. mobeau69 May 11 #30

I split the back of my middle finger on one. Took a lot of stiches. OAITW r.2.0 May 11 #31

I did that one too. LuckyCharms May 11 #36

I bought a router, maybe 30 yrs ago, that I've never used Nittersing May 11 #34

I've used a router only once (a month long period) when... LuckyCharms May 11 #35