didn't they say somewhere that they had tried it on a hotdog? Something about the resultant marking would have been that of a bad scratch. This is why I asked if the tooth count mattered as a finer blade might zing through aluminum, and a low tooth count might not.
On Tue, 1 May 2007, Ricque wrote: > Well, looks like we are comparing apples and oranges here! > In my opinion, sky diving is dangerous by it's very nature, since man can't > control many of the variables involved. > Useing power tools, on the other hand, is much more under the control of > the tool operator. > I've been useing power tools of all kinds for over 36 years, and have yet to > put my hand on a blade in motion. > This device we are speaking of in my opinion, is a waste of money, and this > is why! > If your body comes into contact with that blade, it will extract blood from > you before the device can stop it. > Would anyone like to test that theory? > I'll stick with the safety devices that are supplied by the manufacturer of > each tool, > and my safety practices that haven't failed me yet. > My techniques are time tested, and what about this saw stop? > I'm not trying to start, or continue any type of arguement here, > I'm merely trying to point out that > even in this day of modern technology, there is no substitute for good > common sense, and techniques that > have proven themselves to work . > And no, I do not remove safety guards of any type, that's just an invitation > for trouble. > Richard Justice > www.blind-computing.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Rossi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 1:46 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Saw stop. > > >> On Mon, 30 Apr 2007, Ricque wrote: >> >>> Sounds to me like a waste of money to protect an idiot. >>> The buyer has to be saying to himself, >>> "I better have this, since I'm stupid and careless" >> >> Rick, so you have removed the blade guard from your circ saw, your table >> saw, and other safety features since you don't really need them as long as >> you are not an idiot. >> >> You can still do everything right and have an accident. No one is >> perfect. And when the lack of perfection comes with the price of losing >> fingers, some extra safety is well worth it. >> >> For years, skydivers used to complain about using automatic activation >> devices which initiate deployment of your reserve if you go too low while >> still in free fall. After a few very experienced skydivers bounced >> because of accidents that weren't of their own doing. and they could have >> been saved with an AAD, many more skydivers are using them now. And, >> deaths due to no pull or low pull have significantly decreased. >> >> I still submit that it is impossible to be 100% safe 100% of the time. >> >> -- >> Blue skies. >> Dan Rossi >> Carnegie Mellon University. >> E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Tel: (412) 268-9081 >> > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
