"-MIKE-" wrote in message
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On 1/21/11 11:56 AM, Larry Blanchard wrote:
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.


I believe my situation is the exact scenario we're discussing.
Who's going to fall straight down onto a running saw?
Are guy turning your saw on and then changing your light bulbs or what?
:-)

The real life scenario is one on which someone's hand slips forward in
the same direction one is feeding stock into the blade. Several things
could happen.
You're leaning forward over the saw, feeding a board or plywood, there's
sawdust on the floor, your feet go back, your arms go forward.
You're feeding stock forward into the blade, there is kick back, your
hands slip forward.
You're using a lousy push stick that breaks or slips on sawdust, whoosh!
You're feeding stock, your dog jumps on your back because you didn't put
him on a leash and he's not don't playing. (real life scenario... I'm
not working with that guy anymore)

All of these are situations in which one's hand would go straight
forward, much faster than normal feed rate, under a flip-up blade guard.


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-MIKE-

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Max