In article , "Bill" wrote:
On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 03:21:31 +0000, Samson wrote:

I haven't used a blade guard for years, but was reading a book
today on table saws that insisted to use them whenever possible.

Question: Do you use one? If not, why not?

My blade guard has been off since the day it was first plugged in. Today I
hooked it back up. I'll give it a trial for now, but I've already
noticed scratching where the anti-kickback pawls (Craftsman 10"
contractors saw ... all original except for the belt & blade) were
dragging across the wood. I'm not too thrilled with that.

I took the pawls off of mine on about day two, for exactly that reason.

And because they're unnecessary. With proper cutting technique, properly
surfaced stock, *and* a splitter in place, kickback is extremely unlikely.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.