"RicodJour" wrote in
ps.com:

On Mar 1, 6:58 pm, "Charles Schuler"
wrote:
You are about as wrong as you could possibly be in this particular
case.

You have got to be kidding. Tools that cut can cut anything in their
path. Tools that cannot cut fingers also cannot cut the work
material, in all situations. OSHA inspectors often cite safety
devices that have been defeated ... why?, because there is no other
way to get the work done.

You are an obvious shill.

Any tool that cuts can hurt you, especially so if you are a stupid
ass.

I have a friend in the lawn-mower industry who has stated and
restated that when lawn-mowers are completely safe, so is the grass.

It's just common sense.

There's common sense, and then there's common sense. Have you seen
the SawStop in action? Tom Silva demonstrated one on This Old House.
He used a hot dog to simulate a finger. As soon as the blade touched
the hot dog there was a LOUD bang and the blade disappeared
immediately. The hot dog skin was just _barely_ scratched. It
works. Of course every time the brake engages the blade is fried and
you have to replace the braking mechanism and the blade.

Is the technology good? Yep. Is it for everyone? Dubious. Do I
approve of SawStop attempting to have legislation pass that will
require their product on every table saw? No way!

I'm a firm believer that stupidity can't be legislated out of
existence. There will always be someone who will manage to hurt
themselves.

R



there's an issue of Wood Magazine that had an article on this
product.Pictures too.

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