silence7@slrpnk.net to New York Times gift articles@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 8 months agoHow Much Would You Pay to Make Sure You Never Sawed Off a Finger?www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down12
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minus-squaregrrgyle@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·8 months agoI mean that’s objectively expensive, but a ~thousand to for safety equipment that could save someone’s digit sounds super cheap. Then there’s just the intangible morale boost working with tools designed with your safety and well-being in mind.
minus-squarelightnsfw@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·edit-28 months agoYou can save your digits just by operating the tool properly.
minus-squaresteal_your_facelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoTrue. Also accidents never happen.
minus-squarelightnsfw@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·8 months agoNot often enough to force everyone to pay a premium to have sawstops installed on every saw. If they want to make it an osha thing for professionals maybe, but I as a hobbyist don’t need or want it. If I did I could buy one already.
I mean that’s objectively expensive, but a ~thousand to for safety equipment that could save someone’s digit sounds super cheap.
Then there’s just the intangible morale boost working with tools designed with your safety and well-being in mind.
You can save your digits just by operating the tool properly.
True. Also accidents never happen.
Not often enough to force everyone to pay a premium to have sawstops installed on every saw. If they want to make it an osha thing for professionals maybe, but I as a hobbyist don’t need or want it. If I did I could buy one already.