I know GP said "available to general public", but my mind went straight to PTO after reading "One of, if not the most dangerous tools". Less common to see (especially in cities) than saws, but I think larger proportion of people understand they have to be careful near table saws than PTO shafts.
> after looking into the crazy world of farmers and military civil engineers
The whole history of aviation and space exploration is chock full of engineers, physicists and chemists doing crazy levels of experimentation.
That said, my point was different - unlike GP, I ask to consider workshops that had extensive experience with dangers of powered or high mechanical leverage hardware. It's entirely plausible and reasonable for people running those shops to say, "here is the new dangerous power tool, it's obviously pretty useful (ask your friends at $X or $Y if you don't see it), figure out how and where to best work it into our specific workflows, so it makes us most bang for the buck".
I know GP said "available to general public", but my mind went straight to PTO after reading "One of, if not the most dangerous tools". Less common to see (especially in cities) than saws, but I think larger proportion of people understand they have to be careful near table saws than PTO shafts.
> after looking into the crazy world of farmers and military civil engineers
The whole history of aviation and space exploration is chock full of engineers, physicists and chemists doing crazy levels of experimentation.
That said, my point was different - unlike GP, I ask to consider workshops that had extensive experience with dangers of powered or high mechanical leverage hardware. It's entirely plausible and reasonable for people running those shops to say, "here is the new dangerous power tool, it's obviously pretty useful (ask your friends at $X or $Y if you don't see it), figure out how and where to best work it into our specific workflows, so it makes us most bang for the buck".