I've done this. Took like 200k cuts with a skilsaw but I finally slipped. This dude ain't lying. Only missing half of the end of my middle finger tho I got luckier than them hot dogs
Same here. I was ripping some architrave down. Done thousands of times, but the saw kicked back on yo my fingers underneath. Thought I'd lost a few pieces of them. Turns out I needed only 10 stitches. So lucky
Damn luckily first time I used a circ saw it was some cheap harbor freight garbage that kicked back on my third cut 😂 my fingers were no where near the blade but I said fuck that and learned how to use proper tools the right way.
Your line of thinking is exactly why fingers get cut off. Use the method in the video or let the wood fall down. It ain't worth your fingers. There is no reason to put fingers below, use a brain cell
My shop teacher from 25+ years ago reached under. He was a carpenter building houses. Caught his winter glove and spun his middle finger off. No cut.. just torque. Great teacher.
The only time I ever came close to getting hurt with a saw was by doing exactly what he said. I was holding the cut piece and when I tried to catch it my hand ended up close enough to the blade to nick my work glove. Great advise.
Even if the saw doesn't kick back, it can bind and make the two sides of the cut scissor past each other. That happened to me, squeezed the inside of my finger out like stuffing.
Thank you so much for this short! Been working on a project for almost 2 months a little here and there with the help of a circular saw VERY EXTREMELY CAREFULLY. Haven't had any kickback/unstable issues. Going to be cutting 90° elbow and flat aluminum in a couple days. Wish me luck, but pray for my safety!! Thank you again!
Even better lay a sheet of plywood on the horses to act as a table, then you just lay 2x4s underneath the plywood you're cutting parallel to the cut. Nothing gets sacrificed and your plywood is fully supported.
Even if it's much cheaper to buy a circular saw every diy guy should invest in a track saw! Clean straight guided cuts, allows you to break down big sheets of ply much easier than on a tablesaw, clean cross cuts off small pieces with simple diy jigs just like a mitre saw, jointing boards like a jointer, etc. And you are instantly ready to start even big high quality projects. Sell them or take the time to save up money and build up your tool collection. Circular saws in my opinion are for job sites because of portability
So apparently you have to stop the cut partway through, add support, then resume. Don't know that I would sacrifice wood, just add the support(s) under the already cut section, let the removed section fall (or not depending on support spacing) when the cut is finished.
Anybody else watch that old circular saw work safety video. Guy was standing right behind when the saw kicked back and it sliced into his thigh, specifically his femoral artery.
OMFG!!!!! I never want to go near a power tool again now 😭 Just when I was getting ready to tile my kitchen and build butcher block countertops!!! Nooooooo!
Holding the front corner of the guard is another foolish habit. I watched a guy cut the end of his finger off doing that. The saw bound and kicked so fast it was over just like that.
This basically a handheld kickback like a table saw but it’s the blade that cuts the deepest 😮 I was taught to have the blade set at 1/8 of an inch above the surface of the boards since that’s the amount it may cut you, basically a scratch rather than a half inch of a severe injury 😢
I’ve always sort of instinctively done this, I just let things fall to avoid my fingers. I wonder if you know how to avoid kickback from a chain saw? I am poor so I had to cut a split tree down myself and I cut the whole thing without any mishaps whatsoever and then got to the very last cut on the trunk and it kicked back and I almost cut my head in half. It was a 12” electric chainsaw because I’m a girl.
@@kevindumas1743 I’ll have to look into that, I had to cut another one down and got the saw stuck in the tree and had to wedge the tree open by hammering a hatchet into the cut to wedge it open to get my saw out of there. I’m going to have to cut another tree down this year or next, but it’s a lot smaller than either.
Great video demonstrations. Brings out precisely a VERY critical issue wrt safety while using the circular saw. 'MUST SEE' for all ameture first-time- users and those introducing circular saws into their work inventory.
Good to know, I bought my first circ today! I made some sawhorses with a hand saw last week out of an old gate, once I finished that I went ahead and decided my life would be much easier with an electric saw after all 😆 My dad lost the tip of his thumb last year when a saw kicked back and this is exactly the type of thing I would’ve done trying to support it like I do when I cut with a hand saw 😅 Many thanks!
as a hobby woodworker since 1985, despite being experienced, I literally just did that yesterday in a moment of idiocy and instantly realized but had to stay committed or risk destroying the cut. good thing i got away with the mistake and still have all my digits intact.
More shorts and vids like this please!! What May be common sense to you may be life changing for us. Keep up you great content. I just found you and liked, shared, sub half a dozen bids in a row!!
pro tip: run your sacrificial board all the way along your cut and clamp it. your bottom surface will look like it was cut with an xActo knife. perfectly devoid of splintering fibers.
I’ve done thousands or rips. Yes it may kick back an inch. Who would hold the material that close to the saw?! If you’ve got the forearm strength of a newborn child then it may be an issue.
Great advice! Surprised users aren't so paranoid of this tool that they would do something so reckless. This is tied with the angle grinder for tools that scare me the most. I'm so paranoid, I'm building out a full size table saw table that can hold a full 4x8 sheet so I never have to use one of these again if I can help it.
What scares you about the angle grinder? Just curious, I’ve never really been worried about it. Just eyeball or test which way the blade will shoot the sparks and wear glasses when cutting stuff like rebar.
Thank you. Started making Halloween decor earlier today with no real guidance or training… I was determined. My boyfriend fed me to the wolves and left me with this tip, “good luck not loosing a finger when the saw kicks back”. I proceeded to work on my project and accomplished a lot. For some reason, his words just popped back in my head so I decided to look up saw kickbacks…. Yikes! Glad I did. Thank you for this video because I for sure am that person who will try hold up my longer falling pieces. Just glad I didn’t run into any problems earlier and will certainly take extra precautions. I really was taking the guard and other built-in safety precautions for granted.
I've done my 5th cut when saw kicked back. From that point on, both hands on saw, gloves, glasses and ear covers always. I was not supporting piece with other hand, just was lazy and guided saw only with one hand when it hit the nail I didn't know was inside the wood.
Battery powered Sidewinders shouldn't kick back that hard if your grip is correct. In fact there should be plenty of warnings in feedback to let you know to stop F'n around. Not that you should put your hands back there, but there is absolutely no reason for the shitshow to progress that far.
Put a sheet of foam board under the workpiece and set your depth of cut so you cut through your workpiece plus about 1/4 inch into the foam board. Nothing falls, much safer.
Happy this vid came back on my home screen so i can give thanks. I've always disliked working with my circular saw cause it felt complicated preparing the cut for big pieces. Such a simple solution to make it faster and safer work!
The first time i used a circular saw, i actually watched safety videos first, but i never knew about kickbacks. Great advice here. As im planning to use it again soon. 🙏
I have a rule, never put flesh over an active cutline. I do do this, but I use my fingertips along the under edge, never actually reaching across the cut. You don't want or need full support, you just want to prevent it from cracking. Also I'm quick to let off the trigger when the saw does anything I don't like. Still, good thing to know.
Not the same thing, but made me think of it. I used to always tie off the safety lever on my walk-behind mower, convinced I'd never reach under the mower deck to remove clumps of grass. But! Lo-and-behold, one day I was lost in thought when I began to reach under the mower deck with the mower blade spinning at full rpm. Suddenly my focus returned and I jerked my hand back, promising myself I'd never again defeat the mower's safety device. I was so so lucky to come away unscathed. All it takes is a moment of inattention for disaster to strike.
Yes I know a guy who did exactly that. His whole hand was so messed up. Yes they patched him up but not all the nerves and blood vessels could be reattached. He is crippled. Do like he said or just let the piece of wood fall.
I'm very cautious around these kind of tools. I always hold the wood piece from behind but not crossing the cut path. I find this advice a bit excessive...
OMG.. I seriously felt weak when I saw that visual! But, thank you for the heads up. I’ve probably done that. I had no idea I was a possibility, even though I call myself over vigilant.😊
I made cuts with the material unsupported with a Milwaukee m18 fuel circular saw and the technology in the tool saved my thigh from a nasty laceration. The moment the saw is about to kickback, the ESC of the powerstate brushless motor senses from that the tool is at an unsafe condition for the user due to excessive bog down and the saw stops. I don’t trust any handheld circular saw other than a Milwaukee fuel.
DeWalt did the same exact thing with the 20volt handheld! Plus it won't let you start with the blade engages in uncut wood! 👍🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼 Milwaukees are sweet tools too!I have a few of each! DeWalt seems to me to just be another action and Milwaukee seems to be just engineered the best! As in solid and well thought out etc!👍🏼✌🏼😊
Cabinet guy for almost 40 yrs...I have the same exact saw...I reached under one month ago and saw hit a finger. II got real lucky tho...a tiny nick that didnt even bleed. A smart carpenter knows that the Sawstop is the proper tool for cutting hotdogs😅
I've done this. Took like 200k cuts with a skilsaw but I finally slipped. This dude ain't lying. Only missing half of the end of my middle finger tho I got luckier than them hot dogs
Hey, same here 😂
Same here. I was ripping some architrave down. Done thousands of times, but the saw kicked back on yo my fingers underneath. Thought I'd lost a few pieces of them. Turns out I needed only 10 stitches. So lucky
Damn luckily first time I used a circ saw it was some cheap harbor freight garbage that kicked back on my third cut 😂 my fingers were no where near the blade but I said fuck that and learned how to use proper tools the right way.
Same here pinky finger lol, cut 3/4 through and flipped my knuckle around
Oh that's AWFUL !! Must have been SUPER PAINFUL !! 😱😱😱😱😱
Thank you I've done that same thing and never realized it to be dangerous thank you very much never again
They’ve told me not to but now never again😂
I was just doing this and thought "this ain't right..." So I youtubed my way here.
I just let material fall if it wants to fall. I keep my fingies above the saw.
Me too, but I hate when the end breaks the corner of my otherwise perfect piece. I will use this trick next time.
The end piece will break off ruining the cut of you do that
Your line of thinking is exactly why fingers get cut off. Use the method in the video or let the wood fall down. It ain't worth your fingers. There is no reason to put fingers below, use a brain cell
My shop teacher from 25+ years ago reached under. He was a carpenter building houses. Caught his winter glove and spun his middle finger off. No cut.. just torque. Great teacher.
Done this so many times not even thinking. Learn something new every day, thank you...
I find supporting my workpiece with sacrificial cuts of wood helps with cutting accuracy too.
The only time I ever came close to getting hurt with a saw was by doing exactly what he said. I was holding the cut piece and when I tried to catch it my hand ended up close enough to the blade to nick my work glove. Great advise.
It all happens in the blink of an eye! Glad you didn't get hurt Allen.
Even if the saw doesn't kick back, it can bind and make the two sides of the cut scissor past each other. That happened to me, squeezed the inside of my finger out like stuffing.
I use a big piece of rigid foam insulation. Works everytime
That's a great idea for when your using a track saw too.
Thank you! A great reminder. I never touch the wood but instinct is to hold it. Those hotdogs just made a core memory for me!!
Never arrived to get a kick back with that tool. Even cutting without support. That's a good advise for a bigger saw i suppose
So nice of UA-cam to not let those links be active in the description.
Most battery saws, I have the same makita. Don't have the power to really kick back.
They have a anti kick back if they feel resistants they shut off
@@mikegillihan4428even so don't hold work piece by hand ever
Thank you so much for this short! Been working on a project for almost 2 months a little here and there with the help of a circular saw VERY EXTREMELY CAREFULLY. Haven't had any kickback/unstable issues. Going to be cutting 90° elbow and flat aluminum in a couple days. Wish me luck, but pray for my safety!! Thank you again!
Even better lay a sheet of plywood on the horses to act as a table, then you just lay 2x4s underneath the plywood you're cutting parallel to the cut. Nothing gets sacrificed and your plywood is fully supported.
This seems like a great tip
Even if it's much cheaper to buy a circular saw every diy guy should invest in a track saw! Clean straight guided cuts, allows you to break down big sheets of ply much easier than on a tablesaw, clean cross cuts off small pieces with simple diy jigs just like a mitre saw, jointing boards like a jointer, etc. And you are instantly ready to start even big high quality projects. Sell them or take the time to save up money and build up your tool collection. Circular saws in my opinion are for job sites because of portability
Not untrue
I usually clamp a support board to the main piece of wood
So apparently you have to stop the cut partway through, add support, then resume. Don't know that I would sacrifice wood, just add the support(s) under the already cut section, let the removed section fall (or not depending on support spacing) when the cut is finished.
This guy is a great carpenter, very knowledgeable. Good to see a short.
Anybody else watch that old circular saw work safety video. Guy was standing right behind when the saw kicked back and it sliced into his thigh, specifically his femoral artery.
OMFG!!!!! I never want to go near a power tool again now 😭 Just when I was getting ready to tile my kitchen and build butcher block countertops!!! Nooooooo!
Holding the front corner of the guard is another foolish habit. I watched a guy cut the end of his finger off doing that. The saw bound and kicked so fast it was over just like that.
This basically a handheld kickback like a table saw but it’s the blade that cuts the deepest 😮
I was taught to have the blade set at 1/8 of an inch above the surface of the boards since that’s the amount it may cut you, basically a scratch rather than a half inch of a severe injury 😢
Words to live by!
Great Saturday morning PSA. Sadly hotdogs were harmed in the making of this video.
I’ve always sort of instinctively done this, I just let things fall to avoid my fingers.
I wonder if you know how to avoid kickback from a chain saw? I am poor so I had to cut a split tree down myself and I cut the whole thing without any mishaps whatsoever and then got to the very last cut on the trunk and it kicked back and I almost cut my head in half. It was a 12” electric chainsaw because I’m a girl.
I recommend using a wedge, it creates a gap while you’re cutting and should eliminate kick back, I highly recommend it…
@@kevindumas1743 I’ll have to look into that, I had to cut another one down and got the saw stuck in the tree and had to wedge the tree open by hammering a hatchet into the cut to wedge it open to get my saw out of there. I’m going to have to cut another tree down this year or next, but it’s a lot smaller than either.
i am glad i saw this because.... i would do exactly that
Should be taught in all carpentry classes, plus many other digit saving techniques
Also self flipping the blade guard, seen multiple injuries
I have that same saw .. got it in home depot parking lot for $60
Man that’s some great advice! Thank you
NEVER thought of this potential hazard. I typically let the pieces fall but you never know. Just takes that one time. So a huge thank you from me.
Great video demonstrations. Brings out precisely a VERY critical issue wrt safety while using the circular saw. 'MUST SEE' for all ameture first-time- users and those introducing circular saws into their work inventory.
Thanks for checking it out🍻
I've never done this, thankfully. Thank you for pointing it out so that I never make this mistake.
Sufferin' duck, that bit with the sausages scared the life out of me!
My dad had this happen to him just a few days ago. His thumb hanging a thin strip of skin and the blood came gushing out. It was a nightmare to see.
Very good advice!!!
Thanks for watching!
Good to know, I bought my first circ today!
I made some sawhorses with a hand saw last week out of an old gate, once I finished that I went ahead and decided my life would be much easier with an electric saw after all 😆
My dad lost the tip of his thumb last year when a saw kicked back and this is exactly the type of thing I would’ve done trying to support it like I do when I cut with a hand saw 😅
Many thanks!
Thank you for this! Bought my first circular saw today.
Hope you enjoy it!
Didn't think of that as a newbie, but I was letting the wood fall on my feet. Thanks.
as a hobby woodworker since 1985, despite being experienced, I literally just did that yesterday in a moment of idiocy and instantly realized but had to stay committed or risk destroying the cut. good thing i got away with the mistake and still have all my digits intact.
I am a carpenter when your working on a house I look at homeowner an say do not do what I do with a saw. Saw don't care if it cuts wood or you
Thaaank you! Sooo helpful! I would like to see the other video but there is no info in the description 🙏🏻🙏🏻
More shorts and vids like this please!!
What May be common sense to you may be life changing for us. Keep up you great content. I just found you and liked, shared, sub half a dozen bids in a row!!
I just did this today. No kick back or incidences but I’m glad I ran into this
Glad you saw it, it's definitely something worth considering.🍻
Thanks! I just finished a project last week with my saw, but I didn't know the saw could kickback like this.
It's never to late to learn
pro tip: run your sacrificial board all the way along your cut and clamp it. your bottom surface will look like it was cut with an xActo knife. perfectly devoid of splintering fibers.
What about using a tool to grab the loose piece? I didn't fully grasp the sacrificial piece part
Ouch. Iv been close a few times. This is smart. Also never be in a hurry!
I’ve done thousands or rips. Yes it may kick back an inch. Who would hold the material that close to the saw?! If you’ve got the forearm strength of a newborn child then it may be an issue.
Great advice! Surprised users aren't so paranoid of this tool that they would do something so reckless.
This is tied with the angle grinder for tools that scare me the most. I'm so paranoid, I'm building out a full size table saw table that can hold a full 4x8 sheet so I never have to use one of these again if I can help it.
What scares you about the angle grinder? Just curious, I’ve never really been worried about it. Just eyeball or test which way the blade will shoot the sparks and wear glasses when cutting stuff like rebar.
@@kingtummy4646 exploding discs mostly.
Man up, if it can’t be cut with a circular saw then use a chainsaw, fancy safe tools are for sissies
@@CLove511grinding discs dont explode thats an urban legend
@hallowedbethygame2840 uh, a cutting disc sure as hell will.
Setting saw blades to correct depths will prevent cutting anything off, circular saw, table saw etc. And use push sticks
That's my number 1 fear, is zipping through fingers😂
Those sausage shots always make me clench
TY, for this video ! Your experience, knowledge and great teaching is Most Appreciated 🥈 🏆 🥉
I use a clamp to prvent the wood from falling off. I place at the end and begiining.
Thank you. Started making Halloween decor earlier today with no real guidance or training… I was determined. My boyfriend fed me to the wolves and left me with this tip, “good luck not loosing a finger when the saw kicks back”. I proceeded to work on my project and accomplished a lot. For some reason, his words just popped back in my head so I decided to look up saw kickbacks…. Yikes! Glad I did. Thank you for this video because I for sure am that person who will try hold up my longer falling pieces. Just glad I didn’t run into any problems earlier and will certainly take extra precautions. I really was taking the guard and other built-in safety precautions for granted.
I've done my 5th cut when saw kicked back.
From that point on, both hands on saw, gloves, glasses and ear covers always. I was not supporting piece with other hand, just was lazy and guided saw only with one hand when it hit the nail I didn't know was inside the wood.
I’ve done this sooooo many times and didn’t know it could be dangerous. Thanks for looking out brother! 👍
and that is why the saw should have a wedge behind the blade
eh... put the entire material on a thick bit of foam, it's always supported. nothing to hold or dicking with scrap wood/sacrificial wood.
You can also cut your hand with a seesaw. Just always watch your hands is good practice.
Thanks for sharing!
4 hotdogs were harmed in the making of this video
Great video, I typically just cut into my saw horse tops, I can always just throw a couple more 2x6 on them
Battery powered Sidewinders shouldn't kick back that hard if your grip is correct. In fact there should be plenty of warnings in feedback to let you know to stop F'n around. Not that you should put your hands back there, but there is absolutely no reason for the shitshow to progress that far.
Put a sheet of foam board under the workpiece and set your depth of cut so you cut through your workpiece plus about 1/4 inch into the foam board. Nothing falls, much safer.
Haha, dude. How hard did you try to make sure you couldn’t see what was holding those weeners?
Nice weener work!
😂lol I had to shoot it a few times to get the angle right. I was getting tired of working with the wieners😂
Happy this vid came back on my home screen so i can give thanks.
I've always disliked working with my circular saw cause it felt complicated preparing the cut for big pieces. Such a simple solution to make it faster and safer work!
Every new woodworker should watch a few videos like this!
#1 fingers in front of blade, #2 is kickback, #3 is when your filming a scary scene in a horror movie
So, kickbacks aren’t just for politicians!?
Thank you. Very useful information
Pretty easy to out power a circ saw. If your over 125lbs you can easily stop kick back
wow.. been doing DIY projects never even tough of that.... thank you
The first time i used a circular saw, i actually watched safety videos first, but i never knew about kickbacks. Great advice here. As im planning to use it again soon. 🙏
I have a rule, never put flesh over an active cutline.
I do do this, but I use my fingertips along the under edge, never actually reaching across the cut. You don't want or need full support, you just want to prevent it from cracking. Also I'm quick to let off the trigger when the saw does anything I don't like.
Still, good thing to know.
Great tip!
Great tips...
Not the same thing, but made me think of it. I used to always tie off the safety lever on my walk-behind mower, convinced I'd never reach under the mower deck to remove clumps of grass. But! Lo-and-behold, one day I was lost in thought when I began to reach under the mower deck with the mower blade spinning at full rpm. Suddenly my focus returned and I jerked my hand back, promising myself I'd never again defeat the mower's safety device. I was so so lucky to come away unscathed. All it takes is a moment of inattention for disaster to strike.
Yes I know a guy who did exactly that.
His whole hand was so messed up.
Yes they patched him up but not all the nerves and blood vessels could be reattached. He is crippled.
Do like he said or just let the piece of wood fall.
Never let it drop
I stop n move it at a angle as i get close..
If it don't put it to depth
Thanks for the advice
dang kinda glad i saw this, i would definitely grab it with my hand and roll on the kickback, thanks for the heads up
So simple and yet.....I never thought of it. Brilliant!
I'm very cautious around these kind of tools.
I always hold the wood piece from behind but not crossing the cut path.
I find this advice a bit excessive...
Plus the battery powers don’t have as much torque to kick back with they just shut off ..
Milwaukee that is .. !!!
I’m so happy those were hotdogs… my heart just skipped a beat
Either I’m slow, or full video link in the description isn’t clickable through UA-cam shorts
After cutting a few inch’s off I normally put a clamp on the end to hold it together.
BTDT for decades, great safety tip.
OMG.. I seriously felt weak when I saw that visual! But, thank you for the heads up. I’ve probably done that. I had no idea I was a possibility, even though I call myself over vigilant.😊
I made cuts with the material unsupported with a Milwaukee m18 fuel circular saw and the technology in the tool saved my thigh from a nasty laceration. The moment the saw is about to kickback, the ESC of the powerstate brushless motor senses from that the tool is at an unsafe condition for the user due to excessive bog down and the saw stops. I don’t trust any handheld circular saw other than a Milwaukee fuel.
DeWalt did the same exact thing with the 20volt handheld! Plus it won't let you start with the blade engages in uncut wood! 👍🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼 Milwaukees are sweet tools too!I have a few of each! DeWalt seems to me to just be another action and Milwaukee seems to be just engineered the best! As in solid and well thought out etc!👍🏼✌🏼😊
This is why they had riving knives
Cabinet guy for almost 40 yrs...I have the same exact saw...I reached under one month ago and saw hit a finger. II got real lucky tho...a tiny nick that didnt even bleed. A smart carpenter knows that the Sawstop is the proper tool for cutting hotdogs😅
Thanks Mate - Great advice
This was very helpful. Thank you!!!
Those adjustable clamps are like the hands you’ll needin if ya don’t use em. Clem
Dude is so right. All you rookies (and overconfident carpenters) need to pay attention to this video.
Sacrificial is key
I like to use a sheet of rigid insulation. Particularly for prefinished or nice veneers
Put a spring clamp on the cut behind the saw that way you can make a full cut without stopping.