Puckdropper wrote:
Robatoy wrote in
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On Sep 14, 9:08 pm, -MIKE- wrote:

Yet if everyone in here went out to check their table saw guards
(except those foolish enough to remove them),
Any idea how many here HAVE removed their TS guards?

All serious table saw users have at one time or another removed the
guard from their saw. So, the real questions a How many serious
table saw users do we have here, and does removing the guard make you a
serious table saw user?

No TS I've used even came with one (old iron). I don't want one either,
they look damned dangerous to me. Norm never uses one, but thats just
for TV (right!) and I don't *think* David Marks used one on TV either.
Scott Phillips uses one and watching him makes a guard look dangerous.
Like I said, I personally never used one, and I'm (33 years so far)
always VERY respectful when using the saw, but I can see as I age, the
likelihood of me screwing up and cutting off a finger, a hand, or even
an arm is getting better. Not just age, but less usage. I still think
a guard would be a waste of time for me, I would be better off getting a
saw stop, but then that can wait until it's too late:-)

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