@Arnold D. Cribari posted:MWB, I don't know the details of the hedge clipper accident, but if one was using them on a ladder and fell, I think it is possible to cut oneself with them. I think it could also happen if one is using them, fumbles, and lost control of the power tool.
If you were using them on a ladder that right there depicts poor judgement; fumbling about probably falls into the same category. Falling off a ladder with a power tool - you throw the power tool away from you as hard as you can. Learned that with a chain saw long ago. Bad decision making does seem to be something that too many have good luck in pursuing...
Concerning cutting stone or ceramic material, what power tool would you use to cut that?
Arnold
I'd find a tool specifically designed for cutting ceramic tile and not a hand tool at all. Small table saw with a blade for that purpose would be my 2nd choice. 1st choice would be to visit a tile shop and pay someone else to cut it.
Cutting stone; I do that using a set of hand tools specific to that task; something that I was taught how to do by my grandfather. I have a set of chisels, a mallet I like, and I used to have a set of feather & wedges. I've not cut stone at that level in 20(?) years; did some landscaping stones with just a cutting wedge a few years ago. Not unlike riding a bicycle; one remembers "how to".
