Alright before you get all crazy about how good this saw is...and before you claim I don't know what I am talking about, I am a carpenter and have used really expensive industrial sliding panel saws, and cheap 100 dollar skil table saws with plastic bodies that wobble, even on level ground...
People who lose their fingers to a table saw do not know how to use it properly. There are either too many distractions, or they take stupid chances. I know a guy who was ripping a piece of wood, and while ripping decided to look at the clock above the door to his shop to check the time, and the next thing he knew, his finger was on the floor, and blood was everywhere. What's so hard about finishing the cut (takes less than 5 minutes) then checking the time?
I know another carpenter who almost lost a finger because he was ripping small pieces. The piece, when finished being ripped didn't fall off the table, and he decided to try and lift it out, instead of turning off the saw, then removing the piece.
If you are going to buy a table saw (this goes to all those who think by going to the home depot, or working a summer with a carpenter when 16, they think they can do any renovation or form of woodworking), I highly suggest you read the manual, get a book on the machine, and if the option is available, take a class of some sort on safety and power tools.
I have an uncle who worked in a lumber mill, and a table saw operator who didn't listen, and wanted to rush production ended up dieing because the piece of wood kicked back on him and ended up piercing through his abdomen. Of course, it was an industrial saw for milling lumber which the average joe cannot afford, but even the cheap table saws are powerful enough to make you feel like you've been shot in the stomach.
I agree with safety features such as a transparent guard (not translucent), anti-kickback fingers, a splitter, and a riving knife. But a safety feature like this basically means you will be less careful, and "lose respect" as I say, for the machine.
Oh, and for the price for one of these (3000-5000), you're better off investing in something else in terms of a good quality table saw. For 3000 dollars you can get an entry level full sheet sliding panel saw, which is in the end a safer, more powerful, and better quality saw.
People who lose their fingers to a table saw do not know how to use it properly. There are either too many distractions, or they take stupid chances. I know a guy who was ripping a piece of wood, and while ripping decided to look at the clock above the door to his shop to check the time, and the next thing he knew, his finger was on the floor, and blood was everywhere. What's so hard about finishing the cut (takes less than 5 minutes) then checking the time?
I know another carpenter who almost lost a finger because he was ripping small pieces. The piece, when finished being ripped didn't fall off the table, and he decided to try and lift it out, instead of turning off the saw, then removing the piece.
If you are going to buy a table saw (this goes to all those who think by going to the home depot, or working a summer with a carpenter when 16, they think they can do any renovation or form of woodworking), I highly suggest you read the manual, get a book on the machine, and if the option is available, take a class of some sort on safety and power tools.
I have an uncle who worked in a lumber mill, and a table saw operator who didn't listen, and wanted to rush production ended up dieing because the piece of wood kicked back on him and ended up piercing through his abdomen. Of course, it was an industrial saw for milling lumber which the average joe cannot afford, but even the cheap table saws are powerful enough to make you feel like you've been shot in the stomach.
I agree with safety features such as a transparent guard (not translucent), anti-kickback fingers, a splitter, and a riving knife. But a safety feature like this basically means you will be less careful, and "lose respect" as I say, for the machine.
Oh, and for the price for one of these (3000-5000), you're better off investing in something else in terms of a good quality table saw. For 3000 dollars you can get an entry level full sheet sliding panel saw, which is in the end a safer, more powerful, and better quality saw.