On 15 Nov 2004 14:38:42 GMT, otforme (Charlie Self)
wrote:

What's the spin down time. If it isn't instant stop, a la Saw Stop, it seems
useless to me.

It's not about stopping it in an accident, it's about avoiding those
old heavyweight machines (chiefly bandsaws and spindle moulders with
iron heads) that carried on turning long after they'd been switched
off and gone quiet.

Here's a useful site:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/woodindx.htm

and here's the relevant link
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/wis38.pdf

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