I am guessing pinch points would refer to how it is possible to get you fingers trapped between the board and the table and/or sides of the planer as the board is being feed by the power rollers. (Wow that was one long sentence!)
I would have to also add kick back even though it is unlikely due to the safety features on most planers.
Keep the floor and surrounding area not cluttered. Unlike most other shop equipment you must walk from the front to the back while it's running. If you trip or stumble bad things could happen.
NO loose clothing (could even be a shop apron or dangling tie cords, etc.) and NO gloves or the like to get caught on and/or pulled into the auto-feed pinch points that bubinga refers to.
A pinch point could also be a board coming out of a planer ,and pinching your body, or a body part,against another object ,that you did not realize was close enough for that to happen, or is not usually there.
Feeding a shorter board ,when the planer grabs it , can pinch your hand,or fingers between the board ,and table.Potential Pinch points are every where in the shop.
Any where, any thing that can get pinched
Don't slam your foot in the door on the way out
even learning a child to start mashinery´s is not a save thing to do
and here they are crazy enoff to let them climp around on it
its only a matter of time before an accident happens in that shop …sadly
I had read or seen somewhere about a "sled" to run short pieces through a planer. I have several pecan boards to plane, maximum is about 4 feet. Any tips that follow the theme here?
To me, the jointer is the most dangerous of tools. Maybe it's because it is not used as much as other tools, like saws. A table saw can cut your finger off cleanly, but a jointer can grab your digits and pull them further in. Think of a jointer as a circular saw with a blade 6" (or 8") wide. I exercise special caution around a jointer.
I looked at little Frank near that big jointer and was horrified. When my kids were that age, I did everying in my power to protect them. Some 30 years later, they still have all their fingers and have developed a respect around machinery of any kind. My way was to teach them to respect machines and firearms. I never had to worry that they would get into my machines or firearms. I know they are smart enough to recognize danger and how to avoid it. When you hear gunshots, the stupid person will go towards it out of curosity; the smart one will go in the opposite direction. (Some police will do the same thing, but that's for a different discussion)
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