Now that it has that on there, there is no worry on the jointer shaft. :) Realistically if I didnt wear the half falling apart shirts in the garage (due to their being grease worthy) it probably wouldn't have been an issue before the fix. There is a stop button on the jointer, but I may change it over to one of the newer paddle switches vs that one it has at some point. Honestly I do not do a lot of jointing work, so I am not sure how often I will use it anyway. :) Hopefully often enough to justify the large used up floor space, but time will tell. If I do not, it is now in good enough condition that I would not hesitate to try and sell it to someone else...ie I know it works just fine now. When I got it, all I knew was it turned on for a few seconds (though I had to pay the lady before she even let me test that).