"Peter Wells" wrote in message
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into the path of the blade as the whole blade assembly drops below the
surface of the tabletop, out of harm's way".

I'm not their engineer, but I thought it was their 2-stage safety system.

If the blade drops below the tabletop, what's the point of stopping it
? If it doesn't drop quickly enough to be safe, why drop it at all ?

To me - the blade stop is safety system #1. Dropping it below the saw is the
backup...