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> What's next? Chainsaw-stop? They've been default on new chainsaws since the mid 90s. That hand guard at the front is linked to a powerful brake so that if it

> What's next? Chainsaw-stop? They've been default on new chainsaws since the mid 90s. That hand guard at the front is linked to a powerful brake so that if it catches and kicks back, it's very likely to engage that brake and save you a life-altering injury. They have centripetal clutches to disengage automatically and most require two points of contact and a disengaged brake for the throttle to work (common to many outdoor tools). Chainsaws still aren't safe —you'd be an idiot to use one without steel-laced trousers— but they are much safer than they were. As I said in another comment, nobody needs this stuff until it saves their fingers, their hand, their face, their leg and their livelihood. And that's what these arguments come down to. You (and some others here) think you'll never make a mistake or forget to move a hand or misplace their feet, or ever cut too deep in a bit of stock that was cutting fine last week. These are pretty stupid mistakes on their on their own but people aren't robots; they happen all the time. Conversely I'm happy to say that I've been safe so far, but I respect how quickly that can change.

luckydude 9y ago
I should have given you some background, I used to be foreman on a tree service, I own 5 Stihl chainsaws currently (ms192, ms200t, ms261, ms362, ms660), I know what the brake does. I'm rural, 15 acres, I use all the saws regularly. That's not the stop I was talking about, I was talking about the same sort of stop as the sawstop has. Sorry if I was unclear.
- oliwarner 9y ago
  Edit: Removed needless flippancy. Do you consider somebody who demands they put their chainsaw trousers on first inept and unsafe? What about people who don't disable/remove their chainsaw brakes? Trained operators are the ultimate safety feature, right? And these features actually weigh you down. These innovations were obviously warmly welcomed by arboriculturalists. Why do so many woodworkers think they're beyond the need of similar precautions? Hell, half of you seem to think riving knives and guards were sent by the devil. And a chainsaw voltage loop could work but you'd need to make the loop through the operator, not to earth. You'd need to make conductive gloves and generate a voltage and trigger the brake. All possible, isn't it... but more weight.
  - luckydude 9y ago
    I dunno why you're all worked up. I didn't say anyone was inept (I sure hope I didn't, if I did, my apologies). Nor did I say you should remove your chainsaw brake. What I was saying was what works for me. If you want to approach things differently, be my guest, I wasn't trying to convince to be a clone of me, I was just saying this is what works for me. Not sure why that is such a controversial thing. Shrug.
    - oliwarner 9y ago
      You'd previously said: > If you need what sawstop offers then there is no way I'd let you in my shop. I just wondered if your feelings towards table saw safety equipment were transferable to other dangerous machinery.
      - luckydude 9y ago
        The sawstop solves one problem that tablesaws have. They have other problems, they can throw wood hard enough to go through a wall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5F9TiHF2tc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5F9TiHF2tc I said if you "need" what that sawstop has. I was specific in my choice words. I didn't say "want", I said "need" because that implies you are careless enough that the sawstop is a necessity. Let me try it this way: if you are unable to run a tablesaw without getting your fingers in the blade, of course I don't want you in my shop. I'm not against safety equipment, I'm against people leaning on it, to me that's a crutch that's going to let you down at some point. And just to be clear, this is the system that works for me. This is part of how I stay alert and don't let myself get complacent. You want to use a different system, great, in your shop do whatever you want. In my shop, all equipment is dangerous, that's the rule, people who don't like that rule aren't welcome to use my equipment. Pretty much the same rule that my shop instructor taught me 40 years ago and it has worked so far for me.
        oliwarner 9y ago
        WFM™ here is survival bias given form. Your system hasn't failed you yet. When it does —because you're human and we make mistakes— you get to lose a digit. The people saying they "need" this stuff are just saying they see avoidable risk and recognise their bodies are a finite resource worth the expense, even inconvenience of a few extra safety features. We're not talking about using sawstops in isolation. But anyway, we clearly differ in our approach to risk, or perhaps how we balance our own skills against it. Whatever it is, I don't think I'm going to change your opinion here. Stay lucky, dude.

luckydude 9y ago

I should have given you some background, I used to be foreman on a tree service, I own 5 Stihl chainsaws currently (ms192, ms200t, ms261, ms362, ms660), I know what the brake does. I'm rural, 15 acres, I use all the saws regularly. That's not the stop I was talking about, I was talking about the same sort of stop as the sawstop has. Sorry if I was unclear.

oliwarner 9y ago
Edit: Removed needless flippancy. Do you consider somebody who demands they put their chainsaw trousers on first inept and unsafe? What about people who don't disable/remove their chainsaw brakes? Trained operators are the ultimate safety feature, right? And these features actually weigh you down. These innovations were obviously warmly welcomed by arboriculturalists. Why do so many woodworkers think they're beyond the need of similar precautions? Hell, half of you seem to think riving knives and guards were sent by the devil. And a chainsaw voltage loop could work but you'd need to make the loop through the operator, not to earth. You'd need to make conductive gloves and generate a voltage and trigger the brake. All possible, isn't it... but more weight.
- luckydude 9y ago
  I dunno why you're all worked up. I didn't say anyone was inept (I sure hope I didn't, if I did, my apologies). Nor did I say you should remove your chainsaw brake. What I was saying was what works for me. If you want to approach things differently, be my guest, I wasn't trying to convince to be a clone of me, I was just saying this is what works for me. Not sure why that is such a controversial thing. Shrug.
  - oliwarner 9y ago
    You'd previously said: > If you need what sawstop offers then there is no way I'd let you in my shop. I just wondered if your feelings towards table saw safety equipment were transferable to other dangerous machinery.
    - luckydude 9y ago
      The sawstop solves one problem that tablesaws have. They have other problems, they can throw wood hard enough to go through a wall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5F9TiHF2tc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5F9TiHF2tc I said if you "need" what that sawstop has. I was specific in my choice words. I didn't say "want", I said "need" because that implies you are careless enough that the sawstop is a necessity. Let me try it this way: if you are unable to run a tablesaw without getting your fingers in the blade, of course I don't want you in my shop. I'm not against safety equipment, I'm against people leaning on it, to me that's a crutch that's going to let you down at some point. And just to be clear, this is the system that works for me. This is part of how I stay alert and don't let myself get complacent. You want to use a different system, great, in your shop do whatever you want. In my shop, all equipment is dangerous, that's the rule, people who don't like that rule aren't welcome to use my equipment. Pretty much the same rule that my shop instructor taught me 40 years ago and it has worked so far for me.
      - oliwarner 9y ago
        WFM™ here is survival bias given form. Your system hasn't failed you yet. When it does —because you're human and we make mistakes— you get to lose a digit. The people saying they "need" this stuff are just saying they see avoidable risk and recognise their bodies are a finite resource worth the expense, even inconvenience of a few extra safety features. We're not talking about using sawstops in isolation. But anyway, we clearly differ in our approach to risk, or perhaps how we balance our own skills against it. Whatever it is, I don't think I'm going to change your opinion here. Stay lucky, dude.