That time I tried to use a biscuit joiner with zero sleep

Last Tuesday I was finishing up a kitchen job in Tacoma and I was SO tired I forgot to set the fence depth. I plunged that thing right into my workpiece and it shot a biscuit clean across the shop. It hit my coffee mug and shattered it. Now I keep a Post-It on my joiner that says "check depth dummy." Has anyone else had a tool mishap because you were running on fumes?

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kelly_hart2813h ago

People really overhype these little mishaps. A busted coffee mug is annoying but it's not like you lost a finger or something. There's way more dangerous stuff in a shop than a biscuit flying around. I've run saws half asleep and never had an issue. Maybe you just need to learn your tools better so you don't have to rely on Post-It notes.

pat_hart11h ago

Yeah @kelly_hart28 that's basically how people treat every tiny thing like it's the end of the world these days.