Steve wrote:
I encountered a fellow many years ago who had lost an eye to a Craftsman
Table saw. He had removed the blade guard, and was not wearing eye
protection when it happened. Even in the mid 70's, the owners manuals
(IIRC) clearly stated the need for these safety measures. Nevertheless,
he was suing Sears over it.

Weird.

Nope, just the current state of our society (in certain segments) No
responsibility for anything. It's always somebody elses fault.

The genius above probably argued that althought the guard was provided
and warning given, Sears made it too easy for an idiot to be, well, an
idiot.

No doubt that if Sears WELDED the guards in place and the guy took it
off contrary to their warnings, they would be sued for selling the
welding torch he used to remove itg