I’ve been kicking this can down the road for years, but I finally got a job that involves cutting so much melamine board there’s no way I’m doing it with a circular saw.
I watched multiple safety videos before even opening the package, and now I’m just sitting here staring at it wondering whether I should fire it up and cut off a finger or two. I’m fucking terrified of this thing.
I don’t think I’ve ever met a more vicious tool in the home shop than a radial arm saw or table saw. They just want to take a bite out of you, either via the blade itself or kicking some piece of material back hard and fast enough to take a piece of you with it. A table router is second to that.