Reply #44: Well, that kills it for me...

[TreasonousBastard]

since I cut a lot of green wood. Plywood, too, if maybe the glue sets it off for some reason. And if you spill something, intentionally or not, on the wood before cutting?

So, it's interesting, but I'm not all that impressed. I am really bothered by what someone said about tripping the thing and not getting it replaced-- how many tools are used by more than one person, and how often is someone who tripped it going to tell the rest of the household or crew?

Me, I'm worried about losing body parts, and am thusly careful, but there are just too many other wierd things that can happen. Once saw a guy get a bladeful of carbide teeth up his arm when the saw hit a nail in some recycled wood.

I use routers all the time, but they stil scare me almost as much as ripping with a radial arm saw. Ever drop one when it was running? Hit a knot and have it jump?