![]() ![]() When we took our first look at the Powermatic 2000, we were happy to see a riving knife included. When we reviewed the SawStop cabinet saw in 2005, we noted that in our opinion, the riving knife was a more important safety feature than the braking system. These regulations will require that guards on table saws be easily removable and replaceable, and most importantly to us, that saws be equipped with riving knives. Kelley Mehler, who wrote an article on European-style table saws for our August 2007 issue, lobbied and worked with Underwriter’s Laboratories in the development of new rules for table saw guards manufactured and sold in the United States. The rules are changing, both literally and figuratively. Of all the new things appearing at this year’s AWSF show, the most exciting is the sudden appearance of true riving knives and sensible guard systems on a number of new table saws. ![]()
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