Comment by thatguymike
7 months ago
Also, when you drop a circular saw it stops spinning. Table saws won't shut off automatically if you lose your balance or something unexpected happens in your environment.
7 months ago
Also, when you drop a circular saw it stops spinning. Table saws won't shut off automatically if you lose your balance or something unexpected happens in your environment.
> Also, when you drop a circular saw it stops spinning.
The blade is still moving very fast, it doesn’t stop spinning. The guard is what makes it safe - though maybe there are other types out there?
Pretty much any circular saw made in the last twenty years has a brake.
Yes, but braking is not instantaneous. IIRC, the blade will spin for 2-3 seconds (instead of possible 10 without any brake).
It's possible that the guard would close faster than the spin would stop.
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