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Re:After years of trying, the U.S. government may mandate sa... by mdpye on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @10:29AM (#39979824)
Unfortunately there are lots of materials run through a table saw which can trigger a sawstop. A false positive destroys the blade. Decent blades cost several hundred dollars, and are intended to be resharpened and last for many years.

I belong to a community hobbyist workshop. There are a lot of rules, lockouts and a key in place around the table saw usage, but they won't install a sawstop because they can't afford to keep up with the wasted blades.

Personally, I think I'd rather have one, but I can absolutely see why people would disable them if they were mandatory.

Re:After years of trying, the U.S. government may mandate sa... by sidewndr46 on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @02:29PM (#39982536)
And after this change passes, the hobbyist workshop won't have a table saw at all.