Yet Another Reason for Using Blade Guards on Saws

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Last week we were exposed to yet another reason as to why it's imperative to always use a blade guard on any type of saw. A hunk of sharp metal literally fell from sky and cratered into a parking lot in Bossier City, Louisiana. The event was witnessed by a man eating at a nearby restaurant who called the police and sparked a series of news reports and conjecture as to where the metal came from and how it fell. The piece of metal, weighing around 50 pounds, was a full 3 feet in diameter, with a curved edge and what looked like metal gears on the inside. It was initially thought to be something from an airplane that had fallen off. After city officials contacted the FAA it became apparent that the material was not something that would have been part of an aircraft of any kind. The mystery was solved when someone at Northwest Pipe company saw the report on the news and recognized the metal.

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