Lew Hodgett wrote:

Also the disconnect is in the "OFF" if you are even going to think
about removing the throat plate to change blades, install dado,
remove/replace splitter, etc.

Did not have a disconnect on my personal saw; however, did have a plug
and receptacle the served the same function.

NEVER trust just a switch, sooner or later it will bite you.

All I do is turn off the saw. I was making up a railing for a friend
just yesterday and putting on the dado blade. He said don't you pull
the cord... I don't. Never saw a light, appliance or power tool go on
by itself. He said what if someone turns in on by accident? I said that
would have to be me, and if I'm that freaking dumb, I deserve to lose an
arm. I'm sure a switch has gone on by itself at least once somewhere,
but in well over half a million hours of experience, I've not witnessed
it, I asked him if he ever witnessed same, he said no, so thats well
over one million hours of testing... so I live on the edge...

Geez, no guard, no splitter, no disconnect... Thrill a minute...

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