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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ahall" data-source="post: 4250003" data-attributes="member: 49426">I don’t know I recall a 2x4  being ripped bind and kick back on a table saw in shop class.  It hit operator in the groin.  I think he got to “ F that” a bit faster than 2 bounces.I’m not certain what happened to him but I bought the saw a few years later at a school auction.  Still own it.  Any tool will bite you if you don’t respect it and treat it correctly.  Operator training and attitude are the least consistent part of tool performance.   Wood and metal lathes are very different beasts.  I enjoy both, but the skills and attitude to run a metal lathe are quite different than a wood lathe.</blockquote>