Installing Three Phase Power In A Shop

Many times the shop tools that use 3 phase power are next level equipment. It took me two years
to lay all the ground work for this electrical upgrade. Thanks once again Kevin for making
time for me. Here's the saw before it was unpacked: • EC's Shop Remodel
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[@jchasew342]

I feel like Kevin does kick flips in his driveway when he gets home from work. Smart guy to have around for sure!

[@kevineckerman6175]

🤙

[@kryptonicloser]

Hell yeah

[@NSResponder]

I will never forget Mr. Tate, my shop teacher in 7th grade, telling us: "This is the table saw. The table saw can throw a full sheet of plywood the length of the shop, and it doesn't care how many heads are in the way."

[@publicmail2]

And as those heads fly they can break bones.

[@fdort3971]

Hahaha...sounds like mine...Mr Rhodenizer wouldn't let the caretaker change the ceiling tiles with holes bcuz it was part of the demonstration! He'd step to the side and let a piece of wood fly up into the ceiling...he had our attention...rip Mr Rhodenizer...I love woodworking bcuz of your teaching

[@anthonypiligno7618]

🎉 definitely I agree🎉 that is the kind of machine we used to use in school also where it almost sound like a two-stroke with a power band engine it would rim and then rim higher🎉.. kind of like a jet engine🎉..JJ... Jonjon...😊😊

[@ericfransen1309]

I like to say that we think the tablesaw's job it to cut wood for us but the table saw resents it and will throw it back at us any chance we give it...come to think of it kind of like a strict Sensei or boxing coach shows you your weakness with a quick connect to your head. BE alert especially when cutting multiples. Do not say at the last "Ah, last one.". Your mindset changes and goes onto the next task but I have learned to say at the last one; one more after this, keeps me focused on the task at hand so I can keep my hand.

[@adamkendall997]

Well my shop teacher told us that if we broke a bandsaw blade, it would shoot across the room and get stuck in the cinder block. In reality, from experience, once the blade breaks it comes to an immediate halt and you don't even know you broke a blade until you open the cover.

[@6point5]

That burke bar does everything. Need to move a 4 ton saw? Burke Bar. Need to remove shingles from a roof? Burke bar. Cat is about to hack up a hairball on the floor? Burke bar.

[@psidvicious]

Really 4 tons? Or are you exaggerating? That would be a BEAST!

[@trentjensen96]

Hairball😂

[@whitey211]

I would really think about installing a splitter on the saw. That thing is terrifying, but I'm glad you're finally getting to use it.

[@MattsAwesomeStuff]

What's a splitter? Same as a riving knife?

[@andrewalexander9492]

@@MattsAwesomeStuff Similar. A splitter is fixed whereas a riving knife raises and lowers with the blade. So you couldn't, for example make a partial cut with a splitter installed.

[@slaveofjesus3878]

Wouldn't you be able to make that partial cut as long as you changed out a taller splitter with one that was short enough to 'duck' below the height of the blade height in question?@@andrewalexander9492

[@tropifiori]

i agree

[@whitey211]

@@MattsAwesomeStuff essentially, yeah. Just can't go up and down since it will be a retro-fit.

[@randyselby1913]

This video had me doing a Google deep dive into phase rotation, delta/wye configurations, eddy currents, etc...and damn I have a new found respect for electricians and electrical engineers.

[@psidvicious]

All Greek to me 🤷‍♂

[@trentjensen96]

You know what's funny to me, I've been around electricians my whole life. Done electrical myself some. I constantly think: "Well if HE can figure out or, I sure as heck can." And then I realize that electrical isn't my thing. The same look of astonishment that I give my electrician when he wired my whole house and it worked was the exact same look he gave me when his house flooded and I had to redo the drywall and plumbing. Things that he never had a clue or interest in. We both cover each other and it works. ❤

[@mcarroll598]

@@trentjensen96I I just took the master electricians contractors test in Ohio about 6 months ago. I’ll tell ya what it was super hard 110 questions but I passed. Been doing electrical work for 25 years and you never stop learning!!

[@zednott]

in my high school wood shop class the teacher was pushing a piece of wood threw the table saw demonstrating how to use a push stick. and a sliver of wood decided to let go and came back at him. it went threw the web of skin between his thumb and pointer. straight threw. he calmly finished his cut. turned off the saw. held his hand finishing his "speech" and walked to the nurse. always had respect for him for that.

[@synapticburn]

I do this kind of work all the time, and we use a VFD (as Kevin mentioned) to convert from single to 3 phase right at the unit itself, and as a bonus you have infinitely variable speed control if you want it. AutomationDirect sells them cheap, less than even an equivalent phase converter and you don't have the moving parts or the parasitic losses either!

[@slaveofjesus3878]

Will lowering the speed control increase heat in motors at all?

[@synapticburn]

@@slaveofjesus3878 The voltage and load stays constant, the vfd just changes the ac frequency (hz). Running a fan cooled motor slower will decrease the cooling though, so at really low speeds it can cause overheating (like 20hz or less which is 1/3 the regular speed). If someone needed to run a motor at 1/3 it's speed for long duration, they be looking at slowing the final output mechanically (different gearing / belt arrangement etc.) But if for some reason you have to you can install a separate fan too. It's not often that you want to drastically change speed for non-production work, you might fine tune the speed a bit, but the main purpose of the vfd is to give you that flexibility to run 3 phase loads on single phase. They're also useful for testing and prototyping or situations where the speed is tied to some other input (job being run, temp, load etc.)

[@brstilson]

​@@slaveofjesus3878to add to what @synpapticburn said, it is recommended to use an "inverter duty" motor. Inverter duty motors are insulated for those slower speeds. Also keep in mind a VFD does not output a sine wave like the three phase electricity that comes from the power plant. The VFD works by converting line AC voltage into DC volts. This "bus voltage" then goes through a series of devices called insulated gate bipolar transistors or IGBTs. Essentially they are electronic components designed to switch large voltages on and off very quickly. What they will do is on each phase, they'll turn on and off very fast, creating pulses of DC voltage on the output terminals. These pulses are designed to mimic AC voltage. They'll pulse very short durations when the sine wave is closer to zero, and then pulse longer and longer at the peak. Then another IGBT will open and do that same pulsing with a reverse polarity. This is usually good enough for "Dumb" electrical components like motors and transformers and will respond as if they were being fed true AC power. The VFD also allows for control of the IGBT pulsing so that you can run the motor at different frequencies. The trade off to this is that VFDs tend to put out a lot of radio frequency interference and sensitive electronics can actually be damaged or crippled by it. But you can sine wave filters, which are essentially specially built three phase isolation transformers, to convert that "chopped up" DC pulse signal to a relatively clean AC sine wave. Most don't though, since they aren't connecting sensitive electronics to it anyway. You don't need to do that if all you're doing is running your Bridgeport or your lathe with it.

[@kendavis8046]

You brought back a memory from my misspent youth. "One more time I have to retreat to the standard position that 'too much is always enough'" brought to mind a phrase some fellow named Bill wrote a while back. "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more". Thank you for continuing to put out great videos!

[@foundryman1985]

Beside the power, the best part of that saw is the fence. Super fine adjustment and always square. I used a saw just like it in a production pattern shop, cutting 4" lumber like butter.

[@terryl7874]

I remember testing on site table saws powered with three phase motors. When activated the experience was exciting and terrifying at the same time. I have total respect for this type of power.

[@fdort3971]

What does that mean please? I've never heard the term 3 phase

[@terryl7874]

@@fdort3971 Three-phase power is a three-wire ac power circuit with each phase ac signal 120 electrical degrees apart.

[@l.george7517]

On household power you have 2 hot leads (black and red) which are 230v from black to red and 120v hot to neutral. This is single phase. On 3 phase you have 3 hot wires (example red, black, orange) and again 230v hot to hot and 120v hot to neutral. First phase is black to red, second phase is black to orange and third phase is red to orange. This is much more efficient than single phase. In fact all brushless battery tools are DC converted to 3 phase AC.

[@fdort3971]

@@l.george7517 thanks!

[@Hoaxer51]

I can see two accessories you need to build or make, 1- A push stick (sooner the better) 2-An out feed table. They’ll both make a good video! Nice saw, and that’s a really good friend to have. You seem to have a lot of high quality friends, so do they.

[@apollorobb]

Those silver capacitors are technically the run Capacitors The black capacitors are the Start capacitors . Nice install sir

[@GibClark]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 I put a contactor on mine before the phase converter/motor feed and installed a key fob relay in the control circuit so I can fire it up from anywhere in the shop, so it doesn't run all the time.

[@bobkmac]

14:41 you need AvE's sticker that reads "DANGER - Not only will this kill you, it will hurt the whole time you're dying"

[@OniRubberNinja]

8 months later i find this video, and im thinking this exact phrase to myself when they turn it on for the first time... I need to get some stickers.

[@MK-ih6wp]

@@OniRubberNinja I always upvote AvE

[@LifeontheMoose]

Who knew 3-phase conversion could be so interesting! Great video.

[@scottgordon954]

I have been waiting for this video for a long time. My brother is the guy you dealt with for the saw, and I couldn't wait to see it in action.

[@bearbarre6435]

Damn! You've got some guns on you, Old Man! Your shop is something out of my wildest dreams! Well done! You've earned it! Also, you give credit where credit is due. I love your videos. You show humility and are grateful for the help and instruction you get. Not a lot of contractors out there that will admit to those areas that they needed help in. Thanks for another great video!

[@kevinwhite307]

Wow. I worked in a cabinet shop that had 3 phase and when the wood bound up on the blade it started the sawdust to smoking. Your final words, on this video are golden advice.

[@vince6829]

Thank you for sharing

[@DaveChurchill]

Kevin can definitely do a kick flip

[@kevineckerman6175]

🤙

[@TheSteelArmadillo]

What a man! Took that supersonic knot to the tender part of the arm and didn’t freak out, didn’t overreact. Just stayed cool and finished the job because he has the experience to know that a freak out would endanger them both.

[@fixittony]

The sound of that saw turning on, brought back memories for me, too. A three phase tablesaw was in a tool shop that I worked at as a college student often I was asked to make plywood shipping crates. One time I was cutting a sheet of plywood and I don’t remember exactly what happened but there was some kickback and plywood shards flying. I had a piece stuck beneath my chin that I had to pull out with my fingers. Unbeknownst to me, 30 years later I was getting an x-ray, and there was something metallic in that same location. When the x-ray technician zoomed in on the image, the shape of the metal was very similar to what a carbide tooth would look like. Now I have to decide whether to take it out or leave it in.

[@ADBBuild]

Clough42 has a great video on explaining the nitty-gritty details of how a rotary phase converter works. It's very technical though and might be hard to follow for some.

[@ctrlj]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4a7fauBlN98aJYfeature=shared

[@sumrandomguy31]

Putting a rotary phase converter in my shop was one of the best things I ever did. Opens up the variety and quality of machines you can buy immensely. Looking around my shop these days and I only have 1 or 2 tools left that are single phase. The VFD's are good but it can be a lot to spend the money on a new vfd every time you buy a new machine. Awesome Install!

[@stoffes]

a saw that can cut just about anything the power are insane

[@bobkmac]

14:36 nobody told us we were going to the gun show!!

[@robwilly2096]

Beautiful saw! Would highly recommend installing a riving knife to reduce the probability of a kickback.

[@slaveofjesus3878]

It may be difficult to mount a riving knife, maybe impractically difficult. Adding a splitter may be easier, if not quite as versatile and safe.

[@kevinthomas895]

You may want to have an e-stop cable placed around the saw as an additional safety measure.

[@t.richocereus3577]

What your roto phase is doing is converting a single phase AC input into a three phase AC output. Think about single phase alternating current as a single sine wave on a chart. A sine wave alternates between positive and negative values, therefore youll have a dip in power when the wave goes below its highest point (its hardly noticeable because the wave is operating at 60Hz, or 60 cycles a second). Now, your roto phase is basically just a circle divided into 3 sections, each at 120 degrees. These three sections are coils of copper that are spun around a magnet. Each of the coils generate a sine wave of their own. With these sine waves, the high point of one matches up with the low point of the last, so this gives a much higher power output to your equipment. A VFD is needed because not everything is perfect, and one leg/phase could get more power than another causing sensitive equipment to get kinda squirrely. Hopefully that clears things up a little bit. Im an apprentice electrician and im trying to make sense of it all as well lol

[@tonyn3123]

A sawmill veteran needs a substitute sawmill. You have it. You and Dave at Engle's couch shop make me envious. Enjoy and thanks.

[@brihal6498]

"Your friends magnify your capacity..." Amen For good or bad.

[@mikel5582]

Interesting. I tried to educate myself on commercial 3-phase supply when planning for a new mass spectrometer in the lab. As I understood things, power delivery in that case is via three 120V legs that are 120 degrees out of phase with each other, yielding a voltage potential of 208V. I assume the 240V leg discussed here is some sort of compromise required when deriving three phase power from single phase distribution. Now I need to read up on this too. That Oliver T.S. is definitely a beast; easily capable of turning that 4"x8" into a missile. A couple decades ago I was using a 12" Oliver jointer on a 2"x12" hunk of redwood when the cutter knocked a knot loose. I was already feeling less than 100% so the noise of that knot busting loose and banging around under the board scared the bejeezus out of me. But it taught me the important lesson to only operate big power tools when my mind and body are 100% ready for the task at hand.

[@synapticburn]

"240" and 208 can both be a part of 3 phase. "neutral" is just 240v tapped midway on the transformer windings to halve the voltage. For single phase 230 for example you have two conductors with between 220 and 250 volts between them (it can vary). For 3 phase you have 3 conductors, and yes the pulses are out of phase with each other. So you always have that 230ish volts between any two of the three wires. But you can also have a "high leg" which will give you 208v relative to ground. So on a 3 phase breaker, you can connect a regular single phase load to the top and bottom of the 3 breakers and get 230ish volts to run regular equipment. This is all better learned visually though, there are some great entry level brief vids on youtube about all this, it's interesting. Another fun thing is that 3 phase motors can reverse direction. If you hook it up and it spins the wrong way, you can reverse any two wires and it will turn the other way. 120v 3 phase with 208 isn't something I see a lot, but it's apparently used more in schools and apartments etc. In an industrial environment I see 230 v 3 phase or 480v 3 phase most of the time.

[@cpwright82]

Scott, it is worth pointing out that even a saw stop won't prevent a kickback; it just makes it less likely you'll have a serious cut from the blade. The force of an ejected workpiece can still hurt you just the same.

[@Goalsplus]

Exactly! They can still spit out material under a guard, too. I don't know if it's possible to avoid all risk.

[@delprice3007]

This is awesome, I was lamenting not having three phase power for an electric powered circular sawmill!

[@BNOBLE.]

God bless electricians⚡

[@PVS3]

Scott - Watch that 4x8 cut again and imagine it's one of your grandkids doing it... you'll byoass the old carpenter confidence and the hackles should go up. Push sticks, add a splitter, and please never reach that close to the pain circle.

[@justtisha]

I love this. I love your content.

[@nancyjamieson8398]

Thank you for making my day better 🙂

[@scottieblankenship2643]

Scott you are a gem....

[@americanangler94559]

Lot of bracelets for just one man.

[@nathanhawkins4108]

Going to have to give you crap about not using something to push through with. Safety 3. I enjoy watching and would like to keep it that way 👍

[@kiyelchase85]

Great video

[@CPUDOCTHE1]

That saw is big enough to cut your finger off at the shoulder. We only have single phase in the area of our shops. My son bought a 3 phase mill and a used 3 phase rotary converter. There was a wiring diagram on the converter that showed how to wire it up. Luckily we live in an area that no building, plumbing, or electrical inspector will dare tread.

[@wizardofhoz7216]

Love to watch this channel thanks!

[@duckboatsdotnet]

Nobody mentioned it but for future hook-ups be sure the phase converter generated leg isn't being used to energize the motor starter contactor coil. You want utility provided power to go to the starter coil. Otherwise, your motor starter may not work.

[@ChristmasLightsTonight]

Now that is a beastly machine

[@bamabackroads1203]

I still have no idea what's going on there. Lol I used to run a RC car club and someone donated an old air compressor for us to use. The only problem was it was a giant three phase compressor. Luckily we had a guy that was super smart with anything electrical. He took an old motor of some sort and used it to spin another motor that created the third phase. So when you wanted the air compressor on you had to wrap a rope around a pulley on the first motor and pull to get it started, then flip the switch for the compressor. There were no capacitors or anything. I still don't understand it even though I've learned a lot more about electrical systems since then.

[@EngineersHomestead]

That saw is terrifying. Please make up some push sticks and push blocks.

[@betobrito]

Thank you for showing us! Stay safe!

[@robertn2813]

That saw is a beast !

[@tvelektron]

This detail seams so much better here in Europe, 3 phase power is standard, more or less every single house is connected to the 230V/400V system. Okay there are some regions in the south with to week and old power lines but in general it is not a big deal to power such a saw - just plug in and You are good to go

[@rhekman]

That's a pretty common misconception. US homes receive 240V, and most homes built in the last 40 years have 200 Amp service, providing 48 kilowatts of power at our disposable. The 120V circuits everyone likes to poo-poo are simply wired to half the transformer to provide a smaller voltage potential, but every home gets a hot leg from both halves. Combine the two, and boom, you've got 240V to power heavy loads like ovens, clothes dryers, water heaters, etc. The youtube channel Technology Connections has a pretty good explainer.

[@tvelektron]

Hmm, it is not about 120V/240V and the amps, thats enough for most uses for sure. The real difference i wanted to point at is the 3 phase system. So You can connect a three-phase motor withut anythng in between. And this has a lot of advantages, no capacitors, nor carbon brushes that wear out and cause radio interference, quieter running and as far as i know better efficiency... Have a lot of them here, water pump, drillpress, saw, planer,...@@rhekman

[@casterman2]

Just sharing what I learned from my monster saw. Not quite as monster as yours. 14” 5hp. Old Delta/Milwaukee from the 40’s. Came from an organ factory. When I first turned it on and ran wood without the guard, I noticed shorter, smaller pieces wanting to lift the back end of the piece. It took a while to click but my guard is made of magnesium and the splitter has anti kickback spurs inside the guard. So I installed it, dialed it in. The weight of the guard holds the work piece down. Make an assortment of push sticks and feather boards. Hopefully it came with the guard. Happy sawing

[@elamigobethooven9213]

wow that machine is powerful , Nice!!! thank you for all the videos i be ready for more and more videos .

[@shinigami052]

A VFD typically uses insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs), to convert the incoming fixed-frequency AC power into direct current (DC) using a rectifier. This DC voltage is then subjected to pulse-width modulation (PWM), where the voltage waveform is rapidly switched on and off, generating a series of voltage pulses. The width (duration) of these pulses is varied according to the desired motor speed. The generated PWM waveform is then passed through an inverter stage that transforms the DC voltage into a variable-frequency AC voltage. By altering the frequency of this AC voltage, the synchronous speed of the motor can be modified since motor speed is fundamentally governed by the frequency of the applied voltage. In order to maintain the required voltage-to-frequency ratio for optimal motor operation, the VFD incorporates feedback loops that monitor various parameters such as motor current, voltage, and speed. These feedback signals are processed by a control algorithm embedded within the VFD's microcontroller, enabling precise regulation of motor speed and torque output.

[@falkfluegel5557]

You are truly crazy, you need a big push stick or something. I've got some really old 360 volt 3 phase industrial equipment from germany that my dad brought over. Planer, jointer and shaper. He used it all in the late 80s and 90s to build his home from hus own lumber. We will be using it again later this year with generator driven by a tractor. I will look into a setup like yours sometime in the future. I'm in awe.

[@davidgagnon2849]

"I don't intend to have to run power under this floor again anytime soon". You just HAD to say that, didn't you, Scott? LOL

[@aerialrescuesolutions3277]

Engels Coach Shop has the same saw, two blades, and serious power. I really liked the video of you visiting Dave, and Buckin Billy.

[@giovannifiorentino8947]

Scott, I really appreciate your videos and it will be nice to have you around as long as possible. Next time, please use the pushing stick to go between the blade and the fence.

[@Labaris]

Great project! Just a tip: you should probably wear hearing protection with that noisy machine

[@michael-michaelmotorcycle]

What? 👂

[@psidvicious]

@@michael-michaelmotorcycle I CAN’T HEAR YA, THE SAW’S TO LOUD!

[@tropifiori]

Because of the high cost of refilling fire extinguishers, I always hire out electrical work.

[@PhilWaud]

Please pleae please use a push stick and never put your fingers past the saw blade! We love you too much to see you get hurt! Great video, cant wait to see your workshop evolve.

[@leesayao8046]

Scott’s got quite the guns after all those years in construction!

[@prototype3a]

Clough42 has a couple of good videos where he probes and prods the output of a RPC to disprove several myths and misconceptions relating to RPCs and their function.

[@stellarluna2637]

Watch those fingers , a push stick would make us all rest a lit easier. Keep up the good work.

[@willmonson5691]

With a saw that size and with that much power, it's not just fingers he would end up missing. He was hovering directly over the blade as he pushed it through.

[@wayneswonderarium]

Adam Savage has a healthy attitude towards table saws - constantly terrified of them. It's the only way to respect them enough to avoid serious injury

[@briancorboy1042]

Hell of a cut on that 4x8. I'm jealous of the power you have at your disposal. Thumbs up from VA.

[@squatch2461]

Heard it, and noticed you barely reacted. Fair play, Sir. Perfect home for that saw. Really glad it only hit you in the arm. Just the saw's way of introducing itself, I guess.

[@edzachary8657]

Damn that roar of that saw was impressive

[@Bluenoser613]

Burke bar for the win!

[@joehackett9471]

That saw sounds awesome

[@tristanconnolly5675]

Nice

[@FarmsteadForge]

That is very interesting about the power. I've often wondered about three phase in the event I get another power hammer. That table saw sounds like it has massive power! Thanks for the video.

[@mayhemmayo]

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

[@leanderward6060]

I have been waiting for the day you showed more on the saw great video

[@garyhwhitlock]

The one shop tool that our woodshop teacher refused to let us use was the table saw. He ran a no-compromise, no BS classroom. One day he was using the table saw and took the tips of three fingers off. He calmly turned off the machine, told us to stow our tools and clean up, and said nobody move until the bell rings. He left for the hospital with the blood and fingernails still sitting on the table saw. Nobody said a word or moved a muscle until that bell rang.

[@quinnsmith2955]

that's a serious table saw!!

[@gtbkts]

Thanks for all the awesome content and great videos!!

[@BrittCHelmsSr]

Awesome machine! Use it in good health!

[@garysperling4392]

thats going to be a nice saw, wow.

[@krenwregget7667]

dual 16" blades.... that saw is awesome.

[@chandominique1305]

Holly cow, double the power of mine, i think i'm in love with this machine (even if i feel scare about it 's power) 😮

[@ericfransen1309]

Any table saw can cut your hand off...do not be fooled by those little jobsite saws. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpSqaGSKaqumbK8

[@44R0Ndin]

Those VFD's are really something, they basically use a few diodes and capacitors to turn the incoming AC to DC, and then they use transistors to turn that high voltage DC right back into AC, but because they use 4 transistors per phase (in an arrangement called an "H bridge" because it looks like a big H in the electrical schematic), they can turn that HV DC into HV AC with as many phases as they have sets of 4 transistors. SO for 3 phase AC, they use a grand total of 12 high power transistors, plus all the little signal-level transistors (like you'd find in a radio) that do all the signal control to make sure the right transistors turn on at the right times. They're even fancy enough that you can turn a knob on the VFD and change the frequency of the AC coming out, otherwise they would just be a "solid state phase converter" which probably do exist. That ability to vary the frequency is pretty important, because as you might or might not know, the rotational speed of a 3 phase induction motor (or most any AC motor that doesn't use brushes) is DIRECTLY related to the frequency of the input power! So the higher the frequency of the power coming out of the VFD, the faster the motor spins, and vice versa. It's an incredibly synchronized ballet of electrons inside that little "black box that makes the motor spin" as you described it. And 20 years ago those things were virtually unheard of, at least in the "small-scale industrial" space. If you did find one, it was gigantic and unwieldy and prone to blowing the power transistors at the slightest insult.

[@firemanj35]

Wow, what a beautiful piece of equipment. Don't know what you have planned, but it's just awesome

[@mcarroll598]

I installed a bunch of VFD’s for 250 hp 3 phase 480 volt motors, they are very interesting how they work.

[@crushvapor1147]

Very interesting, Carpenter in a in a plant I worked at in buffalo had a big saw like that, he wore a full chest and abdomen guard cuz I guess he got hit before.

[@charlesjohnsjr.5809]

Chest guard wise move. Know a guy who ruptured a spleen on kickback. He lived to tell the tale.

[@user-yb9pb8rf8x]

Loved the video. Understood a bit of it. Will stick with my Dewalt contractor saw on the mobile stand for now! Thanks

[@brentjenkinsdesigns]

Whoa! Thank God! That coulda been REALLY bad. I'm glad you have your saw up and running.

[@b1zarre23]

Dear Lord - Scott!! Push stick brother!!

[@TheBuilderdad]

Your going to Love using that saw. Good prewar iron

[@bradhorton9969]

Great video. Remember to have a dedicated set of ear plugs/muffs at the saw for each use. Also as another mentioned, Remember that push stick. Don't need any "essential first aid" videos. Thanks for being honest and real with us.

[@psidvicious]

Like the accident they had with the planer over on that other YT channel, Perkins Bros, I think it is. Horrendous!

[@nevinkuser9892]

That saw is indeed terrifying. I think most people would shudder walking up to it while it's screaming like that.

[@tomp538]

Always a good thing to "know a guy" that is an accomplished electrician... Yeah, table saws can and will hurt you in many unexpected ways.

[@nwcompounding1]

Scott taking an opportunity to show off the guns at the end :) I call planned accident!

[@AaronCossey]

Here in Sweden it's normal to have 3-phase, 25A 400V to the property.

[@DKWalser]

Scott -- Please start wearing a full face-shield whenever you use that saw. Had that knot hit your face, you might be missing an eye. It's your shop and your rules. But, we like you.

[@nickdoessht]

It’s ok, he was wearing eye lids

[@mumblbeebee6546]

“a little dated, but it’ll do the job….” yep, thass me 😎

[@ChrisLoganToronto]

I'd use a hockey stick as a push stick on that saw

[@adnacraigo6590]

Very interesting.

[@FirstLastOne]

That saw needs the words "I'm not playing around" put on it somewhere in plain view to remind anyone around it and using it of its potential. 😉

[@johnscott2076]

I’m guessing he’s an old school skateboarder

[@kevineckerman6175]

Still skate. 45+ years. 🤙