This is really something

[LouB]

[Jim Elbrecht]

Discussed right here less than a month ago. Turns out that it is real expensive to replace the brake and blade every time it stops-- even when the unit stops for no apparent reason.

I use my guard and/or caution and have managed to keep all my fingers.

Jim

[Mikepier]

That is neat. Why didn't someone come up with this idea sooner.

[ransley]

Would wet wood trigger it, sweat, or light rain.

[LSMFT]

Safety for morons.

[Jim Elbrecht]

You mean like 10 years ago? They did. Why hasn't it caught on? Because it is expensive, inconvenient, and mostly unnecessary.

Jim

[dpb]

ransley wrote: ...

Construction-wet lumber can; there's an override switch to defeat it for the purpose. Of course, then there's no difference between it and another saw w/o the brake.

Haven't seen the others specifically addressed, one would presume there would be ways if can get enough apparent capacitance while the blade is running, yes...

[tnom]

I wonder if Batman invented it?

[Roy]

=3D=3D I wouldn't trust it for a moment. =3D=3D

[aemeijers]

Agreed- a solution in search of a problem. Use the tool correctly and carefully, don't work when you are tired/drunk/mad, don't let kids operate it until they have had plenty of instruction and show the proper maturity, etc etc. If you have stupid employees, get smarter ones.

[Steve Barker]

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Not to mention that I'll bet even the morons dumb enough to buy it, will get pissed and disable it after the first false trigger.

[keith]

No, a lawyer.

[keith]

Oh, it works. It's about 2x the price of an equivalent saw and the inventor is trying to force the "technology" (his patent) on the industry.

[LouB]

And it costs real money each time it trips. OTOH it could savea finger or two so some might consider it.