Leon wrote:
"Me" wrote

No one has pointed out the obvious (tap tap) use the safety guard on the
table saw ,F

That is not always possible. In my case I was cutting dado's. Typically a
factory guard does not allow it's use when not making through cuts.

That's why I'm looking at building an overhead guard with dust collection.

You could also use a sled with a built-in guard, I suppose.

Chris