Smitty Two wrote:

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DerbyDad03 wrote:

On Sep 14, 11:31 pm, Smitty Two wrote:
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"MiamiCuse" wrote:

The plastic clear shield is broken.

You're better off without the damn guard. Rip the other one off, too,
then you might actually be able to use the saw. Oh, and don't cut round
stock on *any* power saw while holding it by hand. Jeez. You ain't gonna
finish your house with you in one piece if you keep doing stuff like
that.

Be safe:

"don't cut round stock on *any* power saw while holding it by hand.
Jeez"

Be dangerous:

"You're better off without the damn guard. Rip the other one off, too"

Anybody else a bit confused?

What's so confusing? I have yet to meet the plastic retractable saw
guard that didn't interfere with using the saw. If you're fighting the
guard, you can't be paying attention to making the cut. You have to
*feel* the tool cutting the material, whether it's sawing, drilling,
milling, turning, whatever. Otherwise it's impossible to know whether
the speed and feed are correct, tool is sharp, lubrication is
sufficient, etc. Feeling the cut is impossible when the guard is
dragging on the material with a constantly varying amount of friction
and resistance.

I quite agree.

These asinine clear "safety" guards on tools are a pathetic attempt by
some lawyer who has never used a tool in their life to make a built in
substitute for safety glasses.

My advice: Remove all these dangerous "safety" add ons from your tools
and learn to always wear your safety glasses or goggles. The end result
is much safer than trying to work around the worthless guards.