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(10-27-2020, 08:47 PM)SkyGlider Wrote: Just bought a Makita 6-1/2", 18 volt cordless circular saw. It has a safety button that has to be pressed and held in order to pull the trigger. Googling I found that this safety button is common and is called the "lock off" button.
My old corded 7-1/4" Rockwell circular saw doesn't have a lock off safety button and I've been using it safely for 40 years.
When was the "lock off" button made mandatory for power tools?
My corded Makita/Ryobi (can't remember which!) is many, many years old and has one. Don't even notice it anymore.
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10-28-2020, 05:18 AM
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I don't know that it is (required) but the Festool corded saw has it as well. Not really that big a deal.
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(10-27-2020, 08:47 PM)SkyGlider Wrote: Just bought a Makita 6-1/2", 18 volt cordless circular saw. It has a safety button that has to be pressed and held in order to pull the trigger. Googling I found that this safety button is common and is called the "lock off" button.
My old corded 7-1/4" Rockwell circular saw doesn't have a lock off safety button and I've been using it safely for 40 years.
When was the "lock off" button made mandatory for power tools?
I just checked my Craftsman, Makita, and Festool circulars saws, only the Festool has a safety lock off feature. I've had some power tools that had lock on buttons.
Cordless tools should have a lock off button since you can't unplug them. The safety lock off prevents accidently starting the tool while carrying it.
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10-28-2020, 06:46 AM
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I just got a new dewalt angle grinder with a paddle trigger. It had a lockout on the trigger. What a PITA to actuate wearing gloves, which you will certainly be wearing when grinding or cutting with this tool.
. I understand the reason for the lockout, but their design sucks for a tool they KNOW you'll be gloved up for safety.
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I've got a 40yr old Craftsman Sawmill with a top mounted safety slide. Luckily it is so old it normally does not work.
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Recently got a couple new power tools that had lock-off features, one of them a Makita miter saw. Seemed like it would be a bit awkward for a left-handed user.
