I don't agree with your idea that it's somehow noble to operate inherently dangerous equipment. How many children have been maimed or killed by grain augers? I personally know of two, so the total must be in the thousands. I guess those kids just didn't have enough sense to not get tangled up in such a common piece of equipment. Well, they learned their lesson, didn't they? Those that survived, that is.
Let me tell you the story of one Steve Gass. He invented a mechanism that made it essentially impossible to cut off one's finger on a table saw. Anyone who has been around woodworkers knows this is a common injury, even among experienced operators. He first tried to sell his invention to each of the major saw makers. They all turned him down. Their products met federal standards, after all, so why would they spend more money to make them safer?
Stymied by his efforts to license his invention, Gass went into the table saw business himself. Today, his SawStop company is doing quite well, even though its products are pricey. It turns out folks are willing to pay a lot more money for a saw if they know they won't lose a finger in it. It didn't take the Nanny State or a bunch of bleeding hearts to make his company successful, just a quality, safe product and customers who value safety. And for those, like yourself, who think product safety is rubbish, they're still free to buy a table saw that can easily remove fingers.
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