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Chris Friesen

wrote:

This saw is NOT a RAS as configured.

1 What is the potential danger for kickback when using a slide table
and a screw hold down?

I'd prefer to have another screw on the other side...you can see the
hold down warp as he tightens the single screw.

2 What is the potential danger to the operator's fingers if the
operator pushes the slide table from the sides of the table and there
is a slide stop well short of the blade?

Minimal.

One final suggestion would be to use a negative hook blade. As it
stands, the positive hook will tend to want to lift the workpiece from
the table, fighting the holddown. A negative hook blade would tend to
push the workpiece into the table and fence.

Chris