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cwillu
8 months ago
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The U.S. government may finally mandate safer tabl...
Pretty much any circular saw made in the last twenty years has a brake.
throw0101a
8 months ago
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Yes, but braking is not instantaneous. IIRC, the blade will spin for 2-3 seconds (instead of possible 10 without any brake).
It's possible that the guard would close faster than the spin would stop.
cwillu
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It's pretty fast: my bosch stops in about half a second.
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