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On 29 Jul 2005 04:06:22 -0700, wrote:

You'll never stop the blade spinning immediately, even if the power
does go off.

It's technically possible to stop the blade almost immediately with a
brake. But the momentum of the spinning blade has to go somewhere and
for a handheld saw that would simply jerk it out of your hands.

I have a Hitachi circular saw with electric braking. The blade spins
down pretty fast when the trigger is released but not so fast as to
create too much of an unwanted force.

Nevertheless, it gets treated with great respect.

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..andy

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