"Brian Henderson" wrote in message
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The biggest problem I have with it is that it's really unnecessary. A
woodworker exercising reasonable caution has nothing to fear from the
tablesaw, and anyone who is so terrified of it probably shouldn't be
using it in the first place. There are thousands and thousands of
woodworkers out there who have all of their fingers and toes after
years of woodworking and they didn't need more than the guards and
splitters that came with the tablesaw.

And there are thousands and thousands that have lost their fingers. Have
you ever cut yourself ,EVER, with a knife? A lapse of judgement can be
quite costly and NO ONE is incapable of having an accident regardless of how
safely you think you operate a TS.
It certainly is not necesssary but if you can afford it, it's well worth
consideration.


The safety saw is ridiculously expensive for what you get, and
whenever it goes off, for whatever reason, it ruins your expensive saw
blade, plus requires you to buy a new expensive brake insert.

I would rather the saw falsely trip 30 times and correctly on the 31st time
than not trip at all.

These
things don't reset, people, you have to throw it away and start over
fresh. And as you say, it doesn't do a thing against kickback and
other real hazards.

Well in your own words, A woodworker exercising reasonable caution has
nothing to fear from the
tablesaw. With proper caution a kick back is not going to harm you either.
That said, the saw does indeed have a riving knife that goes a long way in
preventing kickback.


I wish you luck and to remain safe with your wood working.