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<p>[quote user="zugmann"]</p> <p>I touched upon this in the other thread. We think we are making something less dangerous, and we end up making it MORE dangerous since it allows people to lower their guard. </p> <p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> [/quote]</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yes there is an unintended consequence to adding a safety measure that arises from the safety measure making the user less careful because he or she relies on the safety measure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Somebody invented a table saw on which you can touch the spinning blade and it stops instantly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>It stops so fast that it causes lots of damage to the saw, but it won’t cut you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But even if the cost were no higher than a conventional table saw, I am not so sure I would want to become habituated to the safety saw.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lowering you guard and relying on the safety saw, might lead to getting your fingers cut off in the jointer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p>
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