8-19-15 I got ambitious and want to cut some trim boards for a cabinet I installed twenty years ago. Not having the right board I thought i could get around this hurdle by ripping a board down . After making millions of cuts on this table saw , I got stung . I lost a half inch on two fingers and an inch on the third as well as cut threw 3/4 of the fourth finger. .My music days seem over ,love to all who have given support ,you've been kind and caring ,as for me I am alive and that is positive ,,,please be careful ,,,wait and buy the right size stock needed,,,love to all