Woodworking: Basic Safety Tips

Woodworking can be a dangerous undertaking if you are not careful and choose to disregard safety guidelines. A circular saw, router, or other piece of power equipment can disfigure and even kill if not used properly. Even hand tools, which must be extremely sharp to provide best results, can cause serious injuries. In addition, the sawdust and fumes from wood can be harmful to the lungs if inhaled o­n a regular basis, especially if the wood was harvested from an orchard or tree farm where pesticides were used to control insects.

Fortunately, the advances in equipment and safety products have made it much more easy to have a safe working environment. Many tools come with built-in safety features like blade guards or emergency shut off switches. Other items such as feather...

Some DIY Maintence will put Used tools back in Main Stream Operation:

Professional grade tools are made to withstand long hours of use and abuse. Many home shops have a number of Professional grad tools but for the most part most home shops have tools that are some what less in quality.

No matter what grade of tool you have none of them are made to be the "last tool you will have to buy".

What is nice is that for the most part the average grade as well as the professional grade tools are designed and built to be reparied which will translate into many years of service.

For the home shop items such as pads, electric cords, o­n/off switches and motor brushes can be easily replace and done so without a huge pinch in the pocketbook.

A lot of these repairs can be done without even taking the housing off the tool. So to extend your tools service life and get the most from it lets examine a few things you can do.

Always remember SAFETY FIRST:

The first thing before anything else is done is always remove the power source. Make sure that the tool is unpluged or if it is cordless remove the battery. Do this before you pick up any other tool.

If you are going to have to unassemble any part of the tool you need to remember that you will at some point have to put it back together.

When I start to take something apart I get a shallow cardboard box to lay the parts in so that I can keep them seperated and organized. This will make reassembly go much smoother. Watch for different lengths of screws and bolts. A perfectly good tool can be ruined because you try to put the wrong screw back in and strip out a thread.

Enemy #1

The number o­ne power tool killer is HEAT. If you want your tools...

Power tools are some of the most useful devices ever invented, but by their nature of concentrating and directing force you need to be prepared for the extra juice.

What is Hand Arm Vibration?

Hand Arm Vibration is the effect of long term or extreme vibration exposure from power tool use. It can result in the following medical conditions.

• vibration white finger
• carpal tunnel syndrome
• permanent and painful tingling and numbness in the hands and arms
• damage to bones in the hands and arms
• painful joints and muscle weakening

Not too nice is it? It is estimated...

Here are a few quick power tool safety tips.

Tip 1 - Always use the correct power tool for the environment.Power tools that are made for outdoor use have better insulation, heavier wiring and a three way grounded plug.

Tip 2 - Keep your power cord tangle free and away from the tool "action" zone.

Tip 3 - If you get any nicks or....

INCIDENT

Significant Incident Summary 1/2001 advised of the death of a worker while operating a concrete cutting saw o­n an unstable surface. This Significant Incident Summary supplements the information...

Brisbane Australia Lecture May 2000
We all know that we are happier when we hear pleasant sounds. Yet what we hear most of the time is not pleasant. We are bombarded by noise from radio, television and from records, tapes, cassettes and discs played incessantly in shopping centres, hotel foyers and supermarkets. We also put up with noise from police sirens, ambulance vehicles, cars, buses, trucks and railway traffic all of which adds up to a significant source of environmental pollution.

The aim of this discussion is to examine how we can block harmful sounds from entering our buildings. We will then

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