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   _mj_ | Feb 23, 2022 03:18pm | #1

   Assuming the saw would cut through the bandage and contact your finger the system will activate as designed.

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   john_c2 | Feb 23, 2022 03:46pm | #2

   A number of bandages on fingers and thumbs? Sounds like the sawstop was made for you.

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   gary_vaiskauckas | Feb 23, 2022 05:31pm | #4

   :-)

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   gary_vaiskauckas | Feb 23, 2022 05:06pm | #3

   *** Warning: DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS PROCEDURE WITH MOTOR RUNNING or BLADE SPINNING ***

   The way to determine if the SawStop Safety Sytems will activate:

   See Attachment for SawStop PCS Switch Box

   1. Start / Stop Paddle in "Stop" position

   2. Main Power Switch in "On" position

   3. Check to confirm: Motor Off, Blade NOT spinning, Left Green LED on, Right Red LED off. Raise Blade high enough and touch Material to be Tested to Center of Blade - Do not make contact with teeth

   4. If Right RED LED blinks when testing Material then SawStop Safety System will activate if it comes in contact with a Spinning Blade

   *** If you are uncertain or have any questions call SawStop Technical Support before performing this procedure ***

   
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   user-6776024 | Feb 23, 2022 06:03pm | #5

   thank you all for the comments and references.

   Re: bandages on fingers and thumb are due to cracking skin that's drying out from sanding

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   john_c2 | Feb 23, 2022 07:00pm | #6

   Then stop sanding your fingers!

   Seriously, with the really dry air this time of year, mine crack too. I use CA on them, and it helps them heal really fast.

   The best thing I've found to help prevent it altogether is Working Hands. I have a lot fewer cracks after I started using it.

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   user-6776024 | Feb 24, 2022 01:20am | #7

   Tried multiple creams - they work for a very short while but don't prevent cracking - especially when sanding. Can't really apply cream during the day as it compromises my grip. What does work is polysporin on the affected area under bandage - for a day.

   What is CA?

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   rob_ss | Feb 24, 2022 03:15am | #8

   Cracked skin on hands often responds to moderately potent steroid ointments. It is worth asking your doctor if this sort of treatment might be right for you. Vaseline is also very good for hands, especially if applied liberally. Not so pleasant tho...

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   roy.unit8c | Feb 24, 2022 08:39am | #11

   Vaseline is what dermatologists say is best to heal skin after skin cancers are frozen off with liquid nitrogen or surgically cut off. I know this is true after having numerous skin cancers removed for the last 2 and 1/2 decades. So, when my thumb corner cracks open, I put a band-aid with Vaseline on it at bedtime. (It would just come off while working.) It heals up nicely.

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   gary_vaiskauckas | Feb 24, 2022 03:24am | #9

   CA = Cyanoacrylate or by the brand name Super Glue or equivalent.

   "There are three cyanoacrylate compounds currently available as topical skin adhesives. 2-Octyl cyanoacrylate is marketed as Dermabond, SurgiSeal and more recently LiquiBand Exceed." Source wikipedia.org

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   john_c2 | Feb 24, 2022 03:46am | #10

   CA is superglue.

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   user-7932689 | Feb 24, 2022 08:25pm | #12

   How much cost it is?