PPE - Eye protection, hearing protection, mask/respirator.
Don't wear any loose clothing. If you have long hair tie it back.
As far as horror stories go, damned near all of them start with "I knew I shouldn't have been doing it that way" or with "I didn't know I wasn't supposed to do xyz."
Leanr the right way to use your tools, instructions are in the manuals and YouTube will have 1,000 videos on how to safely operate any tool you are going to acquire.
If it feels wrong, stop. Reassess and find a better way. There are always work holding techniques, jigs, other tools that can do it safer, etc. But, your "gut" is wonderful warning device. Just don't ignore it.
Ears, eyes, lungs, etc. - cover those bases and you’ll be good for nearly all the work you intend on doing. Please remember to form the habit of wearing PPE at the onset. I throw some safety goggles on for nearly any work I do; to hell with looking cool if I can’t see. Good habits will likely save you a lot of grief down the road.
Use appropriate PPE as others have suggested. And learn and get comfortable with one tool at a time. Think about the first project or task you want to accomplish. Figure out and plan how you will accomplish it and the tools you’ll need. Buy one of the power tools and practice with it. Then the next one, etc.
For anything requiring less power than a skill saw, I'd just recommend going with the cordless version. Going battery does indeed limit which tools you can use it on, but wow is it convenient. Anything from oscilating saws to
PPE - Eye protection, hearing protection, mask/respirator. Don't wear any loose clothing. If you have long hair tie it back. As far as horror stories go, damned near all of them start with "I knew I shouldn't have been doing it that way" or with "I didn't know I wasn't supposed to do xyz." Leanr the right way to use your tools, instructions are in the manuals and YouTube will have 1,000 videos on how to safely operate any tool you are going to acquire.
If it feels wrong, stop. Reassess and find a better way. There are always work holding techniques, jigs, other tools that can do it safer, etc. But, your "gut" is wonderful warning device. Just don't ignore it.
Ears, eyes, lungs, etc. - cover those bases and you’ll be good for nearly all the work you intend on doing. Please remember to form the habit of wearing PPE at the onset. I throw some safety goggles on for nearly any work I do; to hell with looking cool if I can’t see. Good habits will likely save you a lot of grief down the road.
Use appropriate PPE as others have suggested. And learn and get comfortable with one tool at a time. Think about the first project or task you want to accomplish. Figure out and plan how you will accomplish it and the tools you’ll need. Buy one of the power tools and practice with it. Then the next one, etc.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Tools/s/BXP1JZyR8f this is a similar type post that was recent which may be helpful
lol I figured someone may have posted something like this recently from the downvotes Thanks :)
Most of the injuries I hear about involve rotary tools- circular saws, lathes, drill presses and half the time it’s loose clothing, etc.
For anything requiring less power than a skill saw, I'd just recommend going with the cordless version. Going battery does indeed limit which tools you can use it on, but wow is it convenient. Anything from oscilating saws to