points by jonathanstrange 2 days ago | 0 comments
A bit off topic but there are band saws that immediately stop when touching your finger, they're so fast that your finger remains unharmed.
[–] DaSHacka 2 days ago
[–] Terr_ 2 days ago
I think the problem here is that the analogy lost its connection to the the moral/ethical validity of why the "bricking" occurs.
In contrast, imagine if the saw machine did a damaging emergency-stop because it couldn't confirm that you had a license to cut a patented kind of artificial wood.
[–] ryandrake 2 days ago
Yea, it's a weaker example, but the problem with my saw moralizing about what it's cutting is 1. false positive bricking my tool, and 2. the user's lack of input--it should be my decision as the tool operator to add a safety measure.
[–] Tarq0n 2 days ago
Odd take as 90% of saw-stops are probably there because they were mandated by OSHA regulation. It's rarely up to the operator.
GP's first example is spot-on, the second is actually somewhat weak as almost anyone actually would prefer a bandsaw to brick itself rather than permanently maiming them.