On Sep 29, 7:42*pm, Larry Blanchard wrote:
On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:30:20 -0500, wrote:
All those inventions and new-fangled stuff that have been legislated
down our throats - seatbelts, intermittant wipers, airbags. *And forget
about houses! *CO and smoke detectors, standardized stair dimensions,
GFIs and AFCIs - hell, the whole electrical panel requirement is a
government-let plot to separate people from their liberties! *

There was no government mandated monopoly for any of those.

I wonder how many prospective woodworkers will abandon the hobby when
they find their first tablesaw is going to cost them $1500-$3000?

Wouldn't the price come down once all tool manufacturer's were
manufacturing either licensed SawStop or competing technology? And
there's always used.

The real issue is what is going to happen to other spinning-blade
tools. Once that 10" CMS touches flesh, and the device is triggered,
where's that blade going to go hide?

Soon enough all the Norm-ites will be coming over to the Neander-
side!

R