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power tools kinda scare me... can I still be /diy/?

>> No.2469363
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2469363

>>2469360
Here ya go.

>> No.2469385

>>2469363
dear god, those look like from Halloween movies.

>> No.2469390

>>2469360
no
troon off to >>>/g/

>> No.2469396

>>2469360
Once you put in earplugs, they are a whole lot less scary

>> No.2469482

>>2469360
Yes, look up Roy Underhill.

>> No.2469498

>>2469396
But I thought ear plugs weren't safe because of situational awareness?

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2469510

>>2469360
No

>> No.2469534

I hate spinning injury and spinning death implements too. But I've only actually ever cut myself with my hand tools.

>>2469498
They don't block out everything.
But if you don't wear them, then start wearing them, they don't get rid of the ringing.

>> No.2469634

>>2469360
you can use old timey hand tools but one of two things will happen. 1 you will give up because you are weak, and your blood line is weak. Or you will stick with it and become an old fashioned giga-chad with insane arm and leg strength.

>> No.2469635

>>2469360
What's scary about them anon? They're no different than any other tool where if you use them properly you'll have no problems

>> No.2470436

>>2469510
why are american tablesaws stuck in the 1890s

>> No.2470443

>>2470436
They're not, but I'm sure that boomer will tell you that all the saftey devices he removed are pointless crap for "today's snowflakes".

>> No.2470444

>>2470443
wait a second, the right hand looks like that of an amputee lol

>> No.2470445

>>2470444
LMAO you're right, I wonder where all the fingers went...

>> No.2470455

>>2470443
>that boomer will tell you
clearly, dumbass, that guy intentionally turned the board to demonstrate what can happen, and was showing why the safety guards are there, etc.

>> No.2470458

>>2470455
literally
>i was just pretending to be retarded

>> No.2471099

>>2470458
it's a safety demonstration video...how are you this dense?

>> No.2471289

>>2469360
If you're a little scared of them then you can use them safely, it's when you get complacent and no longer fear them is when the fingers start to fly

>> No.2471294

>>2469534
My coworkers refuse to wear hearing protection and complain about tinnitus and being basically deaf. I'm like, my negro in Christ, you spent the day cutting aluminum on the chopsaw, wtf did you think would happen to your hearing?

>> No.2471297

>>2469360
no
(of course you can use hand tools you silly billy)

>> No.2472087

>>2469360
Honestly dude you should be a bit scared of them, they will fuck you up if you arent paying attention, just respect that your jointer or table saw is going to rip your fingers off if you arent thinking, the people without fingers werent thinking and werent scared, that leads to complacency...

>> No.2472088

>>2471289
>>2472087
I like the way you think anon, said the same thing to him

>> No.2472106

>>2471294
90% of guys in construction are like that. Too manly to lift with proper form or to wear the correct protective gear, and then they're all deaf hunchbacks who can't breathe, move, or see properly at 40-50, sometimes sooner.

>> No.2472945

>>2469498
What situation do you think you’ll be able to avoid by not wearing them?

>> No.2472962

>>2469360
That's better than me. I am not scared of anything because I don't care about anything. Luckily my fine motor control is good and I try and be safe.
Like using a push stick on a table saw instead of my hand.
Or not using the whole hog sideways with a big augur bit through earth(rip coworkers thumb).
>>2472106
Yeah lifting has helped me a fair amount when I was a laborer.

>> No.2472973

>>2471099
He a zoom zoom

>> No.2472985

>>2469360
there is nothing wrong with having a healthy respect around tools. too many people think that despite e.g. a drill being powerful enough to be able to do in a few seconds what would take them minutes to do manually that if they grab it or got sucked into it that they could somehow overpower and stop it.
when i was a kid i got a circular saw as a present and i absolutely hated it, it was loud, had a long flex that kept getting in the way, the blade made a strange noise when it spun up that made me think it was going to fly off and the tab to lift the guard for plunging was uncomfortably small and close to the blade.
but you read the instructions, watch a few videos, have a think about what you are going to do and how you are going to do it. if something goes wrong don't try to improvise, turn the tool off and rethink what you are doing.
eventually you just get used to it and become more and more complacent about it.

>> No.2473110

>>2472985
>too many people think that despite e.g. a drill being powerful enough to be able to do in a few seconds what would take them minutes to do manually that if they grab it or got sucked into it that they could somehow overpower and stop it.

That video where the apprentice wants to be cool and hold against a lathe in low gear...

Wood tools are on another level though they store so much fucking energy in super fast rotating thingies i don't like that. If that gets released things happen so fast you can't even see it.

>>2469510
Like this dude who intentionally did it wrong and was prepared for whats going to happen and still nearly cut his fingers off.

>> No.2473305

>>2469510
whats going on here?

I remember i started a job and we had to cut through concrete encased in corregated steel. the guy training me pulls out a grinder with no gaurd and starts hacking at the metal/concrete and breaks two discs. then he goes at it with the concrete saw.

safety guy came by and made him use his own angle grinder that had a guard. so then it was my turn to learn to chop through the steel/concrete. i kinda know how to use an angle grinder safely but i ask him "ive never used a concrete saw before, is there anything i should know about it before using it?" he replies "just be as safe as you can with it"

then he sends me into a little enclosed space to chop through the metal/concrete and im taking my time to keep my face out of the plane of rotation and he gets mad at me for being slow and tells me to move out the way and he starts hacking at the metal/concrete with the angle grinder and chopsaw like 12-18 inches from his face.

ugggh

>> No.2473307

>>2469360
You can .. it will limit you.. there is always cnc.. milling machines and 3d printers that are somewhat more hands off.

Power tools dont scare me other then a table saw.. i am always looking for ways to avoid using that one.. just don't wanna deal with the idea of cutting off a finger... (sawstop is a thing i know) but even with sawstop there is the issue of dangerous kick back

>> No.2473325

>>2473305
>whats going on here?
planned demonstration of what can happen with a saw

>tells me to move out the way and he starts hacking at the metal/concrete with the angle grinder and chopsaw like 12-18 inches from his face
Just be like an economics student and think about it risk wise. A prosthetic hand recondition to a usable level will run you $500k at least. Lots of RnD involved. There are save ways to use tools (still dangerous) and unsafe ways. Unsafe ways are not net profitable until several hundred $ an hour (as an example oil field work can be high risk high reward).

You're better of doing some office work in a lot of cases. It's always a gamble but the tail risks of a lot of those more dangerous jobs are much higher than people think. Loosing a finger is one thing but the counter value of loosing your eye sight is in the 7 figures at least.

Let people be stupid if they want to but don't do it yourself unless you don't care.

>>2473307
>there is always cnc.. milling machines
No 1 reason for going CNC or semi manual for me is i'm out of the danger zone. Health care is so hardcore expensive would you bet a million $ for working manual? Nobody in his right mind would. A million bucks is nothing caring for disabled persons.

It's fine if you hurt yourself doing hobby work or for your own gain but i don't put my body on the line for some greedy corporate guys. That's some 1940s warzone coal mine shit.

>> No.2473349

>>2469360
Start with cordless drill or impact.
Then get dremel.
Then grinder and welder.

Let's be honest, only grinders and saws are scary.

>> No.2473416

>>2473305
Guy was showing what happens when you are too retarded to use a table saw properly. Short side against the fence. Pay attention, keep it against the fence. Stay in shape, don't become a fat fucking piece of shit on your way to 600 lbs.

>> No.2473435

>>2469360
You could learn electronics first and make your own motors, so you can find out how safe they actually are.

>> No.2473661

>>2473349
Routers, man. Routers are the stuff of nightmares.