> It seems that most injuries are caused this way from what I have read. Far more than by blade contact they say. > As > far as I know none of the safety systems currently available prevent this > from happening, although careful attention to detail and maintenance appears > to help. I wonder if there is a way to prevent this happening too, or > stopping injury when it does (I imagine it would be rather difficult given > the rather random nature of it, far harder than sensing fingers near the > blade) Some more research on the various factors involved in producing the > kickback would be needed. Maybe some way of detecting too much sudden > pressure on the blade would be an idea, but I wouldn't be too hopeful, > certainly without knowing a lot more about it all. > If the blade is well above the work the blade tends to pass more vertically throug it and has less flinging vector - or so they say. Having a guard which clamped the work near the table surface so it could only fling horizontally may also help. User education is probably a major factor - as in eg chainsaw kickback. Russell On 13 July 2010 06:20, Oli Glaser wrote: >> and the piece of metal caught and kicked back. > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist