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- From: biggersc@memstvx1.memst.edu
- Newsgroups: rec.woodworking
- Subject: Re: Table Saw Experiences
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.134729.5197@memstvx1.memst.edu>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 13:47:29 -0600
- References: <4320156@hpcc01.corp.hp.com> <4176@ecicrl.ocunix.on.ca> <1993Jan25.000313.5190@memstvx1.memst.edu> <1993Jan25.164118.18448@informix.com>
- Organization: Memphis State University
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- In article <1993Jan25.164118.18448@informix.com>, davek@informix.com (David Kosenko) writes:
-
- >
- > That flange on the Delta is for a padlock. You stick one through the holes
- > on the flange, and noone can turn the saw on (or off, if you should happen
- > to put the lock on with the switch in the on position). Remember that, although
- > it may well be the most commonly used shop saw, the Contractor's Saw was
- > designed for use by contractors (surprise, surprise). So many of the "features"
- > make a lot more sense on a job site than in the shop (like a padlock on the
- > on/off switch, lightweight extentions, no dust collection port, etc). If
- > Delta were clever, they would make a CS equivalent designed for home shop use
- > (at the same price as the CS) with a few differences more apropos of the
- > home shop environment.
- >
- > Dave
- >
- > --
- > Disclaimer: These opinions are not those of Informix Software, Inc.
- > **************************************************************************
- > "I look back with some satisfaction on what an idiot I was when I was 25,
- > but when I do that, I'm assuming I'm no longer an idiot." - Andy Rooney
-
-
- Thanks Dave....I'll admit that is a clever way to lock up a contractor's saw.
- I had never thought of such a gimmick. I just wish we could convert it to a
- larger switch that would be easier to find.
-
- Oh...the >>>>>>>'s....I knew better, but forgot in trying to get on this new
- "BBS"....
-
- Later....
-