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[Ben Piecuch]

Ken, I would almost agree with you. However, the power tool industry hasn't taken that step backwards to address the problem. Since they are NOT liable for people cutting their fingers off, they are NOT spending the money to solve the problem.

In the industrial world, yes, workers do bypass the existing safety systems and injure themselves. And I would assume that the push for these safety devices came from the liable companies and their insurance holders. But how many home woodworkers have safety systems similar to this? What is the percentage of injuries due to job-related vs. personal accidents? I don't know, but I can bet that the wife of the home woodworker would shell out the extra cash to have a device like this at home.

And finally, let's not forget that it's not the engineers that develop the requirements for a product. It's the sales/marketing team, along with a lot of input from those lawyers again. Bottom line, it comes down to money and liability...

BEN