On Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:22:52 -0600, -MIKE- wrote:

Is your guard not tapered on the front like most? Doesn't it get lifted
up by the stock pushing into the front of it? Again, how is that
different from a hand slipping off the wood, or someone slipping forward
and pushing their hand forward to catch themselves. Both are pretty
common causes of table saw injuries.

As Max says, nothing is foolproof. But what you're positing is a
situation where the hand is pushing a piece of wood under the guard. Not
the case under discussion where someone is falling into the blade at high
speed. In that case their hand would hit the top of the guard.

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