We used to say this a lot in the office. RAS - jack of all trades.

Gads! Jack of all trades, master of none!

That looks like a 2 man job! One to handle the plywood and one to call 911

I wouldn't want to be around when the weight of the upper half starts pinching the blade!! Gadzook!!!! What a nightmare!😧

The early RAS manuals showed a lot of cuts that can only be called stupid. That one right there is a good example.

14 hours ago, lew said:

one to call 911

Didn't have it then. Dial O

Reminds me of a video I saw once, an old guy carving ironwood stuff in Mexico, little animals and the like. He had a saw blade on a bench grinder, that was how he carved. Absolutely terrifying!

My standard response to nonsense like this, especially the latest trend in video short is:

"My condolences to your family. With your decision paradigm, it's only a matter of time."

"Not recommended for people with "beer bellies" or pregnant women."

Modern vertical panel saws have replaced that technology. Rollers on the bottom to roll the panel across. Saw in front rather than behind the panel with blade exposed. We have one in the fab lab where I taught. Safer than trying to manage a full sheet over a table saw.

3 hours ago, 4DThinker said:

Modern vertical panel saws have replaced that technology. Rollers on the bottom to roll the panel across. Saw in front rather than behind the panel with blade exposed. We have one in the fab lab where I taught. Safer than trying to manage a full sheet over a table saw.

Yes, we have one, too, at the furniture bank. The big difference is that the blade is away from the operator, not facing him, and it's enclosed.

According to "Stumpy Nubs" this came from a 1965 DeWalt catalogue or manual. Panel saws were invented in 1958 ( by the owner of the company who still makes them); but what small DIY'er in a one car garage has room for one of these?

Yeah, I used one at the job I retired from and yes, considerably safer than most other machines, but that huge footprint.

I did a reverse image search on Google to try to date the manual this came out of; and the AI insisted this was a table saw, not a radial arm saw, LOL, it's not really AI it's a Large Language Model that mimics AI.

I forgot I had this pic from (I think) a Dewalt MBF manual. This was pre-60, probably early 50s. OSHA would have a field day with this:

Scary.pdf

Looks like a hold my beer moment.

How about one of those 3 blade molding heads that you had to remove the blade guard to operate! Scared the bejesus outta me!