Keep All Your Fingers, Read The Tool Instructions

Tool safety is nothing to joke around about. I know, for many people that use a power tool, this will make them roll their eyes and asking them to look at the owner's manual before operating the new tool is almost as hard as getting a teenager to open their schoolbooks to study. But any real craftsman knows how important it is to read through the manual and to fully understand what they are looking at.
You can identify these craftsmen because they are the ones with all of their fingers still attached to their hands. But seriously, tool safety and reading the operating manual is very important. First of all, you need to know the functions that your tool offers and sometimes you wouldn't know all of its capabilities without reading the manual.
Secondly, along with knowing what the tool does, you will know the proper and safe way to operate the tool following the manufacturer's guidelines. They test the tool and know what it is capable of and what is safe and what is dangerous; it's not a good idea to completely dismiss what they have to say. Third, you will learn how to take care of your tool and how to maintain it. This is important of course, because when you buy a new tool, it makes sense to know how to take care of it so you can have years of carefree use.
Lastly, the very best reason of all to read and understand the manual is for safety to you and others. Power tools are powerful machines that provide a great deal of labor saving to any activity. There are so many different kinds of power tools that perform a variety of functions. There are tons of manufacturers, models and styles, but even though they are so diverse, they nearly all have one universal thing in common-they have sharp moving pieces.
This is where the finger losing situations comes into play. They have blades and bits and sharp moving parts that are meant to cut through metal and wood and a variety of other material. They will have no difficulty cutting through your skinny little finger and just keep on going. Also, because most of the tools are electric, they are inherently dangerous and should be used with care. It is often simple to get caught up in the moment and not reference the manual or to not even look at it at all, but it is always a good strategy.