Despite Proven Technology, Attempts to Make Table Saws Safer Drag On

Re:Despite Proven Technology, Attempts to Make Table Saws Sa... by cptskippy on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @10:05PM (#15033176)

There's no need to justify yourself. Mindfulness is a learned skill and removing the necessity to practice it can be a bad thing. Just today I was remarking to someone how I felt automatic headlights and other assistive technologies were allowing people to be less mindful and more inconsiderate of their surroundings and other people.

I totally get where you're coming from and agree with you to an extent and I don't disabled the safeties on my guns or tools. I personally wouldn't spring for a stopsaw because the price is several orders of magnitude more than I'd spend on a saw however if given one I'd welcome it gladly and find comfort in knowing that I or a family member wouldn't accidentally be losing any limbs to it.

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Re:Despite Proven Technology, Attempts to Make Table Saws Sa... by luckydude on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @11:01PM (#15033466)

Oh, man, google maps. Holy crap has that removed skills.

And cash registers that make change, we can't do math.

On the sawstop, I still feel that having that in my shop doesn't make my shop safe, wouldn't let my kids in there.

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Re:Despite Proven Technology, Attempts to Make Table Saws Sa... by cptskippy on Thursday August 17, 2017 @12:40AM (#15033856)

I wasn't allowed in the shop as a child but I still found my way in there. We had a radial arm saw that I used quite often as a child, I'm really not sure how I survived.

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