Posted by 48pw [72.152.64.140] on Monday, February 14, 2011 at 20:29:16 :
In Reply to: Anyone who owns a table saw..... posted by Jerry in Idaho [64.139.238.43] on Monday, February 14, 2011 at 20:09:28 :
The company that has the patent is lobbying the government to make the technology mandatory on all saws sold in the U.S.
Of course they have pretty much locked-up every variation and are demanding a 30% royalty.
One unfortunate thing is that when the device is activated, it ruins the saw.
Better a ruined saw than a hand, but the cost of implementing the technology will be prohibitive.
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