I am and have been a professional woodworker for 40 plus years. I have all my fingers.
I pre-ordered the saw stop before they'd arrived in this country and never looked back. It is, hands down, the best table saw I've ever owned, and I've owned a bunch. No, it is not a 12 or 14" industrial unit and will not stand up to industrial use, but as a cabinet saw, primarily cutting plywood and 4/4 materials it'll handle everything you can throw at it. With a thin kerf ripping blade you can bury it in hardwood and with the correct (slower) feed rate, it will handle that too.
As for the arguments that "you can't legislate safety" or "use a push stick" or "pay attention", while all valid points, we are human, and humans make mistakes, get tired, get distracted, etc etc. This is as close to "fixing stupid" as you can in a wood shop.
Feel free to look at my work: www.charlesfreeborn.com
I pre-ordered the saw stop before they'd arrived in this country and never looked back. It is, hands down, the best table saw I've ever owned, and I've owned a bunch. No, it is not a 12 or 14" industrial unit and will not stand up to industrial use, but as a cabinet saw, primarily cutting plywood and 4/4 materials it'll handle everything you can throw at it. With a thin kerf ripping blade you can bury it in hardwood and with the correct (slower) feed rate, it will handle that too.
As for the arguments that "you can't legislate safety" or "use a push stick" or "pay attention", while all valid points, we are human, and humans make mistakes, get tired, get distracted, etc etc. This is as close to "fixing stupid" as you can in a wood shop.
Feel free to look at my work: www.charlesfreeborn.com
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