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"Fred" wrote:

A good and fair question - but to me the dangers of this device far exceed
this question. The problem with this device is people becoming dependent on
it and being careless, and then at a most inopportune moment, the device
fails.

That's a good point, but do most people drive recklessly simply because
their car has airbags?

The inventor of the SawStop actually tested it with his own finger. He
said that despite his confidence in the product it was unbelieveably
hard to force his finger into the spinning saw blade.

--
Hank Gillette