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Puckdropper says...

woodchucker wrote in
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http://www.finehomebuilding.com/2017...new-safety-rul
es-tablesaws

Summary:
CPSC wants new table saws to stop the blade upon contact with flesh.

Response:
A nice idea, but its time isn't here yet. SawStop's tech is protected by
patents and there's no other competitors right now.

Actually, the free market might sort this out if the patent system actually
works. SawStop's patents will eventually expire (I hope!) and the
technology will be freely available. It's a very desireable feature, and
new saws will be built with it as sawmakers try to compete.

Puckdropper

Great, this bull**** again. Would the Earth please open up and swallow
Gass and his company?

The official NPRM can be found at https://www.regulations.gov/document?
D=CPSC-2011-0074-1154 and you have until July 26 to comment.