"Mike Marlow" wrote in news:1ac0c$4f2751b0
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wrote:

Remember, they are attempting to make an IDIOT PROOF table saw.

A true idiot proof table saw would have:

- no electrical connection
- no blade
- no room for the idiot to stand behind the saw


Here's an idea... You lay out the lines on the piece of wood (using a
regular pencil) and the saw detects the lines and cuts the wood. The
wood is enclosed 100% in a sealed environment (add a couple thousand for
HEPA seal) and the user can't get anywhere near the blade when cutting is
in operation.

In other words, crossing a line-following robot with a CNC style saw.

It would tend to take the interesting bits out of it, cutting the wood,
planing it and seeing how it reacts, etc, but it would be 100% safe.
That is, until someone gets cut on a splinter or sharp edge. Doh!

Puckdropper
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Make it to fit, don't make it fit.