jerryc41 wrote:
My first saw, from Sears, had the blade sticking up from the table. I still have that, but the motor konked out. Modern saws have a protector over the blade and a "thing" to keep the wood from gripping the blade. Much safer.
Hate the blade guard, splitter not bad, however now mostly I use the compound miter saw for cuts , not doing much that I need a table saw for anymore and I have little room to use it.