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DrFrag:
My (cheap) router has a safety mechanism, whereby it won't turn on unless it's being held vertically.
BASS!:
I've got the fix! Just install breathalyzers on all power tools.
daywane:
this made my wife buy me a table saw.
I had 4 saw horses set up. I was ripping a 4 x 8 sheet of MDF in half
4x4 feet.
the two mid saw horses gave out
down I went. saw did grab my shirt. right at chest level.
she saw this happen
I hit the scale at 220 pounds . she grabbed me and tossed me like I was a doll. She is 5 foot 3 and 135 pounds
SCARED the CRAP out of me
I have had a chain saw grab my pants leg 2 times in my life also.
1 of those times was this year.
A can of dip in my front pocket kept the saw from my skin.
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: Kevin Mullins on December 04, 2008, 08:54:15 am ---
--- Quote from: arzoo on December 04, 2008, 08:35:25 am ---I've heard they now have technology which allows a table saw to detect the contact with flesh and stop the blade instantaneously before and damage can be done.
--- End quote ---
I've seen the demonstration of those and there are some videos online of them in action. As cool as they may be, I still see the urgency in taking every usual precaution. Just a damn scary thought of what could happen.
Heck, what if that new technology fails?
--- End quote ---
It's called SawStop. The technology is really quite beautiful. If I ever shell out for a new tablesaw, that's the one I want. But there are two kinks that I know of with SawStop. The first is, if the table safety stop is ever triggered, it's a one time thing. The table saw actually needs to be repaired with a new part costing between $70 - $100 a piece. Given the cost of a lost finger, $100 isn't a big deal.
You're absolutely right though Kevin. It's very possible for a someone to fall into a false sense of safety with this tool then get into some real trouble if they ever use a table saw other than the SawStop. That scares me more than using my dad's old home built table saw. There's no sense of security with it and it makes me more cautious.
I've done a lot of stupid stuff with tools I guess. Probably the most memorable was with a fabric cutter where I used to shave off my thumbnails while changing the blades. Blades were so ---smurfing--- sharp most people had no idea when they cut themselves.
FrizzleFried:
That is awesome. I was wondering how it works. Evidently the blade is electrically charged and when it detects a variation in the current it jams a break in to the blade and the momentum of the blade drops the blade in to the table.
Quite impressive.
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