"Swingman" wrote in message

Never quite understood that rationale (or attempt at rationale). It's been
years since I've seen a blade guard that wasn't see-through. I've had four
different guards on two saws in 20 years and I've never had a bit of
trouble
"seeing the blade" with any of the guards.

Yeah, but as you know, it's not as perfectly visible as no blade guard. I
suspect that most (all) tablesaw accidents start with the "who me, I don't
make stupid mistakes like that" thought before the inevitable happens.