"JackD" wrote in message ...

Earlier you said you had not read the petition. Have you read it since
then?
It is fairly simple to understand. It does not appear to require a lawyer
to
understand.

I glanced over the petition but have not read it. My comment was based on
openions made about the petition. The openions seem to be rather broad
based and and non specific. The lack of specific indicators mentioned lead
me to my comment. While that was probably not a good thing to do and
contrubutes to the " he said she said" chatter concerning the petition.

Leon, you were in the automotive field right? How do you propose to stick
a
simple pin into a hole in a part that is moving at 4000RPM?

Well Jack I dont want to reveal all my secrets... LOL.. It was just a
suggested avenue to explore. The disk and caliper method would be an easier
solution and that could be followed with a back up pin locking in to insure
absolute imobility. Something like applying the parking brake after putting
the transmission in park on an automobile.


Anyway, the discussion of alternatives is meaningless as stopping and
dropping the blade upon contact is one of the patent claims. Doesn't
matter
that you have another way of doing it.

I wonder if the insert were to raise from the table with a shield around it
to encase the blade with out dropping the blade would be in violation?


You are certainly an interesting person, however you seem to contradict
yourself fairly often. First you are a automobile upper management type
wealthy enough to retire at 40, then you are a professional woodworker
making cabinet doors for 7 years or 8 years


Well Jack, like I dont know all the details of the petition, you dont know
all the details of my professional working career. But to put some clairity
on my career,

From the time I was a senior in HS and attended college 1972-1976 I worked
for Ameron Automitive Centers. I was eventually promoted to store manager
in 1976.
In 1977 a better position was offered with BF Goodrich as an assistant
manager.
Again in 1978 I was offered a better job opportunity as Parts Manager of a
new Oldsmobile franchise in Houston. I was 23. This was also the year that
I started taking woodworking more seriously.
This was a start from scratch company. The dealership was Ray Hewitt
Oldsmobile. One year later the franchise was sold and became Rice Menger
Oldsmobile.
I advanced to Service Sales Manager in 1983.
In 1985 I was promoted to Parts Coordinator of the Oldsmobile and Isuzu
Dealerships.
In 1987 I was offered a position as General Manager of a AC/Delco 3M
wholesale distributor. This was a relative small company that was very
profitable while I was employeed there. The retirement plan was extremely
attractive and afforded me the opportunity to retire in 1995 at age 40. One
of the owners that was my age retired 5 years later as a millionaire.
In 1997 I started my own Woodworking business so that I could do what I
wanted to do and make money in the process. From year 1 I have been
profitable and work at my leasure.

So from 1978 to the present I have been involved in woodworking. That is
about 25 years.
I was in the Automotive field from 1972 untill 1995 when I retired at age
40. That is about 23 years.
Since 1997 I have been self employeed to keep my self busy. That has been
about 7 years.
I will be 49 next month.


I find it hard to believe that you are being honest about what you say.
I'd
hardly be surprised to find that you have some financial interest in this
device though you claim you do not. The other explanation would be that
you
are a troll.

Now, I can assure you I have absolutely no financial interest in SawStop
unless my mutual funds portfolio include SawStop. To tell you the truth
there are hundreds of companies that my mutual funds invest in and I could
not name one company off the top of my head.
As far as being a troll, No, not a troll, I have been a very active
participant in this news group since early 1999 maybe 2000 IIRC. I doubt
any one would consider me a troll. That said, the poster of this SawStop
thread posted this thread under another thread started by Jim Mc. If there
is a troll, it would be Gary Milliorn. He is the one that has dropped this
piece of bait that started this OT conversation under another thread and has
yet to mention a peep since his original post as far as I can see.

(you have claimed both) and with
both of those activities you are still too broke to buy this thing and are
wishing for government regulation so that economy of scale will bring the
price to the point where you can afford it.

Well certainly not broke and certainly not rich but very comfortably retired
at 48. I can certainly afford the SawStop brand saw now but like I have run
businesses and run my business now I choose not to buy a whole new saw now
when my current saw is 3 years old. When I do replace my saw I will go for
stop system similar to the one we are talking about. I did not retire at 40
by spending frivolously.