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eagleta2 wrote: So why feel the need to protect from one machine when there's another one right behind it that isn't?

Finally... both of my boys (8 & 14) know that they will face the wrath of DAD if they dare to touch my equipment... they just know not to.

Maybe my head is in the sand, but I really believe that if you place too much trust in a safety device you stop paying attention and stop being careful.

Thanks
Geo

Well Geo granted my kids are now a great deal older than yours. Still I remember the days when I felt secure in the knowledge that my kids knew better and were clear in the knowledge of the price one would pat=y for messing with my power tools. I also remember the times a tool was destroyed by the kids not following the basic rule. However I am fortunate none of them suffered severe injures. I pray you will be so fortunate. A week ago my son asked where a certain tool was as he wanted to borrow it. I responded it had mysteriously been broken. He became very quiet then volunteered he was the person who broke it. Then he asked if he should replace it. At that point I handed him the replacement and asked he be careful with it.

My 'safety' point was the absence of the lever that is above the wings at the sides of the switch. Those wings prevent inadvertent turning on, and their reduced size towards the top allows rapid swiping down in that area that will cause the switch to be moved to off. Your replacement switch requires accurate pushing of the rocker that is 'deep' in the valley so to speak..

The absence of the 'key' was not my point.