Comment by jurassicfoxy
7 months ago
They are suggesting the blade retracted, broke the saw, in a situation in which there was no risk to the finger. Maybe there was a literally hotdog in the wood.
> If you're ripping a wet piece of wood, no thumb risk at all
How many expensive false alarms are you willing to accept, per serious injury avoided?
I'm no expert in this, but I'd say 'definitely way more than one'.
And many people have experienced those ratios.
Most people would rather go bankrupt than lose a finger. Fingers are kind of important. If I can choose to keep my house or my finger, I’m definitely choosing the finger.
So just divide the average net worth of a saw operator by the cost of a saw to get how many saws a finger is worth.
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Many older woodworkers lost fingers often multiple fingers in multiple accidents.
So, the risk is really quite high here.
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StopSaw makes these. The saws, tables, and fasteners are beefy enough to survive.