oceannavagator

I'm tired of posting about this. Now that Saw Stop is lobbying law-makers to shove this down our throats you can count on the woodworking hobby to fade away. Saws and accessories will be priced out of the market. Next will be jointer safety laws and bandsaw guards that don't allow you to use the thing. On the other hand older equipment that allows you to work wood will double in value.

Just to revisit this subject and clarify my experience; I began woodwork in the 60s in a small boatyard equipped with shop tools mostly from the early 19 century. Our bandsaw was a 60 inch ships saw with open wheels driven by a line shaft overhead that was powered by a 1950s Chrysler V8. The joiner had no guard and the 36 inch planer had none either. If a person could not recognize the hazards of these monsters they were as likely to die by bathing with an electric heater.
I assume that Mr. Marcomjl has a joiner and shaper in his classroom, if he has had numerous incidents with the saw stop, then why hasn't he had any worth mentioning with other tools? Seems to me that boys being boys; they may be intrigued by the violent action of the devise.(just saying)
And to mr. Robinmcc; my bladeguard and my splitter went to the dump the day I took delivery of my powermatic. I have all ten fingers and ten toes and have retained them by using what I have between my ears. I don't watch TV or listen to the radio while working, I keep my floor clear and rely on the training I received from old men who knew their trade from one end to the other and were able to build 60 ton wooden boats and place them in the water with only rudimentary equipment. I am not politically correct, but I am a hell of a woodworker, I believe this problem of fear is endemic in this nation, when I see a kid riding a bike on a sidewalk, wearing helmet, knee guards, shin guards, gloves, and elbow guards, catch a piece of his equipment in the bike and fall down, I wonder what the future has in store for this country.

Don't get me wrong, this is great technology but it seems to me that it promotes a caviler attitude about safety in the shop. When you know that you can get closer to your blade; you will and the safety doesn't transfer to joiners, bandsaws, shapers or sanding machines.The gentleman above is an example; the saw doesn't prevent kickbacks, the injury that caused his alarm, and yet he now feels safer.
In addition; Mr. Gass's tactic using lawyers and courts in order to try and force this technology on people is distasteful to me. Mandating this saw to be used will result in fewer woodworking classes and fewer small shops. If this is a good idea, it will stand on it's own.