On 10/24/2010 3:30 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:17:55 -0500, Swingman wrote:

I'm of the opposite opinion ... Anti-tilt on the Makita is totally
unnecessary when the saw is operated properly, and most dangerous when not.

This flexing of a long guide will guarantee kick back (yes C-less, even
in sheet goods) and particularly so on a saw with no riving knife.

My opinion is that you're overstating things along this line.

You're certainly welcome to your opinion. Mine is based on considerable
use and operation of the particular genre of tool (rail guided plunge
saw) ... yours, admittedly not.

Anyone is free to decide for themselves which opinion has the most merit.

Safe and
proper operation should be a "given" hypothesis.

The only time "safe and proper operation" becomes a "given hypothesis"
is immediately following the first accident ...

Either that or they think "Dayum, this saw cost so much, it couldn't
have kicked back unless I was doing something wrong. I won't say
anything about it because it's _all_my_fault_!"snort

What is indeed a "given" is that these tools are not for everyone.

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