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Re: Article on Skin sensing table saw

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Originally Posted by Ben Piecuch
So, is the extra money and the time delay worth a finger? That's up to you. Would I recommend a product like this in every school system that has a woodshop? You better believe it! A trained woodworker should have the experience and the know-how to protect himself. Unfortunately, I can't say that about most students, or even myself.

BEN
Give me an hour and I'll bet I can come up with 5 ways to design a table saw type of machine that will prevent you from pushing your fingers into the spinning blade, and none of them will involve destroying the blade or jamming blocks of alumimun into spinning machine parts.