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> I would pay more for a technology that saves my finger Same, and I'm horrified to consider that professional tradesmen whose livelihood depends on their fine
by falsedan 9y ago
> I would pay more for a technology that saves my finger
Same, and I'm horrified to consider that professional tradesmen whose livelihood depends on their fine muscle control would choose not to pay more for a tool like this. Part of it is the mindset of "I'm not an idiot, I'd never accidentally position my hand anywhere near the blade"; but wood is a natural product with variations, and hitting an unexpected dense section might cause the piece to kick back. Then you might move rapidly to avoid it, and trip & fall onto the blade, or stumble & reflexively put out a hand…
- AstralStorm 9y agoYou know why heavy gloves are used? Work clothing? Why there are safety rules and mandatory training? Why there are emergency stops? See, there are other ways to provide safety in this situation. And you cannot make anything really idiot proof. World will find a better idiot. This automated solution has a major drawback when sawing through anything too capacitive, wet wood, wood with nails etc. The company pushing the legislation has a major agenda that is not safety - patent licensing.
- yladiz 9y agoIsn't sawing through wood with nails really dangerous?
- AstralStorm 9y agoYes, but sometimes necessary if you cannot extract the nail. It is mostly risking damage to equipment. (Oh, forgot safety glasses.)
- jessaustin 9y agoYou wouldn't do that on a table saw. That's why they sell Sawzalls.
- AstralStorm 9y agoIf all you have is a table saw... But yes you're right.
- jsjohnst 9y agoI've cut metal many times with a table saw. All you need is the right blade!
- falsedan 9y ago> The company pushing the legislation has a major agenda that is not safety - patent licensing. I'm not convinced this is reason enough to argue against it; rather, it's reason to demand that whatever regulation is proposed doesn't mandate the technology used, or to fix the licensing fee at a reasonable amount. > You know why [… other safety precautions for woodworking …] I don't find this argument very compelling. By analogy, you could argue against airbags in cars, since people wear seat belts, have licensing + supervised training, brakes, etc. All of those things are human-dependent, and thus may not be used appropriately in all situations.
- sjs382 9y agoPlease please please don't wear gloves while operating table saws or any other spinning tools.
- AstralStorm 9y agoYou actually should wear form fitting tough gloves. (Unless you like splinters.) You should not wear loose gloves or clothing that could get pulled into the saw.
- sjs382 9y agoNot with spinning power tools. Nope nope nope nope!