Okie

The fact is that all the safety rules in the world won't save you if you just plain old make a mistake. One little bit of inattention, one more last cut when you are just tired and not as alert as you were early in the morning. All these things conspire to put you at risk despite following all the safe operation practices.
So, with that in mind, I bought a SawStop and solved the issues with making a mistake and it not costing me my hand. During the second year with the machine I did what I most fear and made a mistake and the machine saved the thumb on my right hand.
I think it has actually made me safer because if it goes off it costs about 180 dollars and 30 minutes of downtime.
I read about some of the objections to SawStop and mainly they involve money. The machine is about 1200 dollars more than a comparable saw and who would trade their fingers or hand for 1200 dollars.
I've been to the Marc Adams school of woodworking three times and I consider Marc Adams to be one of the most safety conscious individuals in the trades and he has replace all his table saws with SawStop.
Check them out and remove that present saw with the latest in safety.

New into woodworking several years back, I didn't know what to buy for handplanes but had some ideas. I called Craftsman Studio and left a voicemail. Not long later the owner of C/S called and talked with me for 30-45 minutes. He gave advice and answered questions. He never tried to sell me anything and I was impressed. At the end of the conversation I ordered 1200 dollars worth of LN planes. That was the beginning of an obsession to obtain not only the best tools but quality knowledge also. Which leads me to the point I'm at now. LN tools and Fine Woodworking Magazine are very closely related in pursuing the same goal; simply the best.