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> If you forgot to disable the feature and cut some wet or pressure treated wood and triggered it? Very irritating,

Scares the shit out of me every time too. I often have the garage door closed due to weather or to limit noise and it’s like a gun going off in an enclosed space.




I never use power tools (even a vacuum cleaner) without ear muffs.


I use hearing protection. It's a lot louder and more sudden than a power tool, especially when amplified in a small enclosed space. If I were on a shooting range it'd be no big deal, but not unexpectedly in my garage.




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