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Originally Posted by Tim Hancock
It is a slippery slope..... I design automated machines for a living. The cost of the ever increasing demands for safety coupled with lawsuits against the manufacturers of machinery is getting out of hand. I assure you I am not ignorant about machinery and tools. I just happen to think that individuals need to take responsibility for safe operation of machines, cars, airplanes, tools, motorcycles, knives, guns etc.
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Sure but this one is pretty much a no-brainer. So many careful woodworkers do EVERYTHING RIGHT and still end up only being able to count to 7 or 8. If I was buying a cabinet saw, there is no question I'd spring for the extra few hundred bucks. Heck it'd be worth it just because I'm squeamish and would probably pass out and wet myself at the sight of a dangling digit.
And remember, no-one's mandating anything. SawStop makes pro-grade table saws with a target market way above the average hobbyist/DIYer. One would think the "pro" woodworkers would be the most careful... but obviously they see the value in this.
How much do seat belts cost? Trigger safeties?