A table saw I really need...

[whammoed]

http://www.shoutwire.com/viewstory/4532/Table_Saw_that_Stops_in_five_ms

Would probably save me a trip to the emergency room at some point.

[jjd]

That's amazing.  The slow motion video is exceptional.  I wonder how it senses that it is hit something that it shouldn't cut???

[whammoed]

Pricey:
http://www.sawstop.com/products-cabinet-saw-pricing.htm
Would cost ya $69 to do the hot dog test + a new blade.
Hmmm, what's a finger worth these days?

[M3talhead]

I saw this a few years ago. If I remember correctly, the Sawstop blade is actually part of a sensor system enclosed in a box underneath the table. The blade brake engages when something (your finger) comes in contact with the metal blade and completes a circuit. From what I understand, they had problems with some units cutting wood that has absorbed to much water and tripping the continuity sensors.

Its a great product,  dont get me wrong, but I dont think spending $69+ on a new blade each time the saw senses a wet piece of wood is worth it.

[GGKoul]

Pricey:
http://www.sawstop.com/products-cabinet-saw-pricing.htm
Would cost ya $69 to do the hot dog test + a new blade.
Hmmm, what's a finger worth these days?

Lose a finger or pay $2700... hmm.. .

[DrewKaree]

It's not a new blade you need, it's the blade brake mechanism that needs to be replaced.  Kind of like an airbag in your car.  You have to pay to have your airbag repacked and reset if the car is still worth driving.

IIRC, you can buy a retrofit kit for your saw. 

Sure, not cheap, but how much does buying a bionic finger cost?

[NiteWalker]

It's not a new blade you need, it's the blade brake mechanism that needs to be replaced.  Kind of like an airbag in your car.  You have to pay to have your airbag repacked and reset if the car is still worth driving.

The blade will need to be replaced. The aluminum brake destroys the teeth it cuts into while stopping the blade.

Also, I was taught there is NO excuse for safe practices. To me the sawstop is an industrial application concept for things like cabinet shops where the employer is liable when the employee isn't paying attention and cuts 4 of his fingers down to nubs. In a home shop it's almost inviting carelessness. And if someone has a $100 forrest WWII blade on their table saw the cost for everything needing to be replaced is around $170. I don't always have that much laying around.

If you're careful with your tablesaw and follow all safety precautions and guidelines, you'll never need a sawstop. Something more useful IMHO would be a table saw with an electronic brake on it so after you turn the saw off it stops almost instantly. Some circular saws have them and they're great.

[ChadTower]

Also, I was taught there is NO excuse for safe practices.

Damn hippies and their "safe practices", their "don't cut off my fingers", and their "I like my body parts".

There is NO excuse for that.

[DrewKaree]

Hippies!

[NiteWalker]

I thought hippies were all about smokin the funny stuff, drinkin the funny stuff, sleeping with and ending up with the funny stuff, and are in general are just funny stuff...?

I never thought hippies were safety conscience...


Seriously though, the saw is overpriced for what it does.

[AtomSmasher]

damn hippies