You are correct, except for 1 thing. The "Delta" blade guard is
designed to let ("let" is the wrong word) the blade exit the back of the
guard rather than the front even if the saw bucks "up". At least that's
what the Delta rep said when I asked at the tool show.
In any case CD ROM drives shouldn't be a consumer hazard. Is it greed
that makes companies build and sell things knowing they are not safe?
For myself I wont buy anything that could harm my Son or Daughter. Don't
get me wrong my Son has a baseball bat and he has made a mistake with
it. But when it comes to a machine I draw the line, I'm the parent I
can do that. :-)
Sam.
Shawn wrote:
>On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 09:59:53 -0600
>Sam MacDonald <smac at visi.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>>A radial arm saw (one of my favorite wood working tools by the way)
>>by Delta has a 14 inch blade and a 3 horse motor, it produces about
>>3400 rpm. I would not want t be in the way if that blade comes off
>>the spindle. At least it would _not_ go in the direction of the
>>user if it did.
>>
>>
>>
>
>Sam, you may want to rethink this.... A blade that comes off would
>most definately go towards you. The teeth push the debris away from
>you, which means that the rotation of the blade above the material
>will surely go straight towards you. Which is why you see many
>professional wood workers wearing leather aprons. Not only is it
>heavier and protects against heavy debris possibly hitting them, but
>it will also help to protect their front sides should an overhead
>blade drop from the spindle and spin towards them.
>
>Come to think of it, even a table saw blade will go in the direction
>of the person operating it as well. =\
>
>
>
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