Buy HTC 10A-M50 Brett-Guard Table Saw GuardHTC 10A-M50 Brett-Guard Table Saw Guard Product Description:
- Provides excellent protection in a cantilever style mount
- Overarm mount allows full unobstructed use of fence capacity
- Easy adjust crank housing
- Clear shield with retractable anti-kick fingers
- OSHA and ANSI compliant
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
The Gold Standard for 10" Table Saw Guards PERIOD!
By D. B. SLAGTER
If you TRULY value safety AND YOU WANT THE ONLY OSHA APPROVED 10" table saw gaurd in this category, then you only have one choice. The Brett Guard 10A M Series. The M50 Series is for cabinet saws, while the M30 is for contractor saws. This is the bigger brother to the other smaller Brett Guard by HTC.I use this gaurd ALL the time and I'll tell you I would NEVER own a saw without one ever again. WHY?? Read on...1. The obvious - it's built rock solid from solid steel and 3 inch welded steel tubing. It is a super strong system that will GUARD you from the blade.2. The blade shroud completely covers the blade with a 1 inch+ thick crystal clear plexiglass box.3. It has vacuum connection built right into the plexiglass shroud. Your topside hose can be within an inch or so of the blade. You'll see your cut perfectly.4. It has a SUPER EASY up and down adjustment crank for any thickness of wood.5. For running raised panels horizontally, you simply turn one knob a quarter of a turn and the whole unit tips on a hinge out of the way.6. The Plexiglass shroud is mounted on a solid steel angled fixture that will NOT bend even if you literally fell on top of the saw blade.7. It will stop your hands from going into the blade since the only thing it allows under it is the thickness of your boards.8. You can still use your splitter (which you should)9. It has anti-kickback "prawns" embedded into the Plexiglass. They are adjustable as to how much "bite" you want it to have.10. It is SO NATURAL to use. Once you've cut a board or two you'll instictively reach for the handle on the guard, lower it to the proper (safe) height and push your work in.11. It does not interfere with featherboards and any other devices. Including the Osborne Miter EB-3 or even the Incra Miter 5000 Complete Crosscut Sled - I KNOW I OWN THEM BOTH!12. It will take a beating and still work. I actually lowered it TOO low and started the saw up and the saw just stopped!! I thought the motor had stalled, but when I looked I could see my Forrest Woodworker 2 was jammed into the plexiglass and the motor was dead stopped!!! HERE'S THE KICKER - I HAVE A 5 HP SINGLE PHASE 220V POWERMATIC CABINET SAW! This saw is a very powerful saw KNOWN for not bogging down under load, and the Brett Guard just stopped it cold.!Lastly, the HTC staff is unique and knowledable. They are old school craftsman who actually answer their phones and send stuff out immediately. Enough said.ONE AWESOME OPTION YOU SHOULD GET - THE EMERGENCY SHUT OFF AND KEY SYSTEM. This allows you to turn the saw off by pushing a red button that is mounted into the guard control unit above the shroud. After I finish a cut, I simply push the red button that's around 6 inches above the guard itself. It's the most natural place for an on/off switch that I'm amazed no one else has thought of this! It also has a key with it so you can turn it off and cut off electricity to the unit so no one can turn it on without the key.Hope that helps - this one is a Class A system.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.Great products, aside from the instructions.
By T. Way
I like HTC's products, including this one. But as I've told them in person (I work near them) and over the phone, the effort they spend on maintaining their assembly instructions makes me embarrassed for them. Really, really, really bad. When I spend $300 - $500 on a product, and open the box to find those outdated, poor resolution, error-riddled instructions, I say to myself: well it's lucky for HTC they seem to have very little competition in their niche. Maybe the new owners will give this some attention. I'd be encouraged to hear from them, just letting me know that they follow this feedback. Otherwise, their inattention is just another signal of "more of the same, on the way"...
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