On 9/19/13 9:17 AM, Pat Barber wrote:
On 9/18/2013 6:48 PM, woodchucker wrote:
Even careful people can get burned. I was back in the shop tonight,
just a few minutes ago my hand almost hit the TS blade.

I assume you are not using a guard ?


Guards don't do much for a handing slipping forward into the blade.
I'm surprised how easy this happens when your footing slips.

I believe the non-ability of traditional saw blade guards to protect
again this was was of the deciding factors that got so many new laws and
regs passed for Gass' saw-stop.


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