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- From: hethmon@hydra2a.cs.utk.edu (PAUL HETHMON)
- Newsgroups: rec.woodworking
- Subject: Re: Table Saw Experiences
- Date: 26 Jan 1993 14:26:49 GMT
- Organization: University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Department of Computer Science
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- |>
- |> The extension cord wire sounds inexpensive and may be the best answer,
- |> but DELTA has come up with a solution, also! I think it is new, at least
- |> I had not seen it before in DELTA's catalog, etc.
- |>
- |> DELTA has come up with a solution to the switch, a solution to their
- |> safety guard, and several other solutions. The brochure I saw shows
- |> that they are now producing a safety guard which is attached to the right
- |> side of the table (assuming that you are facing the saw). This safety
- |> guard is a tubular affair which extends up in the air and across the
- |> table to reach and cover the blade. It is advertised to be used with
- |> the dado and other blades without having to be removed. It has anti-kick
- |> back devices which if they must be removed may be stored in the "arm" which
- |> reaches across the table from right to center. The "arm" has a place for
- |> a lamp attachment and last but not least...the arm has the switch in
- |> it! So, the switch ends up like the above "extension cord" apparatus....
- |> except it appears to be much more stable.
- |>
- |> The price was not quoted, but it seems to be the answer to the safety
- |> guard, switch, etc. It was shown on several of DELTA's saws including
- |> the Contractor's Saw, the Unisaw, and others.
- |>
- |> They didn't say what one should do with the original safety guard which
- |> comes with most brands of saws including DELTA, Powermatic, etc. BUT,
- |> I would like to suggest what they might do with it! <grin>
- |>
- |>
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