There is a little more to this story than you think.

As mentioned before about HSE.

The chappie with the finger has spent millions of his own bucks going thru the law courts attempting to get it fitted to all new machinery by law (the nanny state).

So he will sell a $60 part every time one goes off.

I too would be willing to sacrifice a bit of skin off my finger tip for the expected returns in megabucks.

There has been large debates on other sites about this item, and it all boils down to idiots need the protection, but anyone with a mediocum of common sense doesn't, and is he doing it for the sake of mankind's fingers or filling his own pockets?

Maybe all new machines will have to be fitted with this sort of device, in which case, I think the sales of new machines will plummet.

My personal view is you should be able to have a personal choice if you want it fitted, or not.

Now to get the debate going, what are your thoughts about being forced to have something you don't want, or are you quite willing to have something like this made compulsary?

Bogs