The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls

Main => Woodworking => Topic started by: Czapala on August 18, 2006, 02:26:30 pm

Title: SawStop
Post by: Czapala on August 18, 2006, 02:26:30 pm

Pretty Cool Technology  make sure to watch the video.

http://www.designnews.com/ca6360672.html

Title: Re: SawStop
Post by: Tiger-Heli on August 18, 2006, 02:38:01 pm

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=49650.0

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=49656.0 (Sad thing is the lawyers tried to kill it, see Necro's Reply #17).

Title: Re: SawStop
Post by: NiteWalker on August 19, 2006, 03:15:46 pm

I replied in that top thread. INHO the sawstop is not needed in a home shop. Check my post over there for my reasoning.

Title: Re: SawStop
Post by: Level42 on August 20, 2006, 10:52:06 am

Impressive. Do they have a European distributor already ?

Title: Re: SawStop
Post by: NiteWalker on August 20, 2006, 01:41:35 pm

I'm not 100% sure. I know woodcraft is a dealer of them so if you have a woodcraft around you they should have it to check out.

Title: Re: SawStop
Post by: flyguy1821 on August 21, 2006, 10:36:11 pm

Have you checked the price?  Very expensive!

Title: Re: SawStop
Post by: Level42 on August 23, 2006, 02:46:51 pm

How much is one finger worth ?

Title: Re: SawStop
Post by: flyguy1821 on August 23, 2006, 03:36:09 pm

Hey the medical communities can do amazing things pertaining to appendage reattachment.  I have a delta unisaw and love it.  This saw almost leads you to believe that common sense and never underestimating a table saw are not needed!  Just my 2 cents.   :soapbox:

Title: Re: SawStop
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 26, 2006, 11:53:25 pm

I kind of agree.  This new saw is supposed to save your fingers, but one should never take that for granted as an aging or defective/damaged saw might not stop or stop fast enough. 

All this technology does is increase the price of a saw, add more parts, which makes it more prone to failure, and lets weekend carpenters think they can be unsafe with their powertools. 


Long story short it's a lot safer for powertools to remain big and scary, it keeps people who shouldn't be using them from trying to use them. 

Title: Re: SawStop
Post by: NightGod on August 27, 2006, 01:35:14 am

I have to disagree here. While I'll grant that people need to be safe with their powertools, the simple fact is that not everyone is. There is also that fact that someone could easily make a mistake, or get kickback or any one of a thousand other little things that could go wrong that could end up with life-changing consequences. I don't see adding an additional layer of safety as a bad thing. If nothing else, a couple MM deep cut and the $100 to replace the brake/blade will get the attention of most "weekend carpenters".

By your logic, they should go back to plate glass in cars, take out the seatbelts, stop making anti-lock breaks and disable all the airbags. Let's get rid of the safety on guns, ban barrel locks and outlaw double-action triggers while we're at it.

Title: Re: SawStop
Post by: prOk on August 28, 2006, 07:36:51 pm

Nobody uses a powertool and 'expects' to have an accident.  If you can afford it, this saw is the real deal and worth it.   I'd love to have one but I can't afford it so my Jet Xacta saw will have to do :)

Title: Re: SawStop
Post by: holtdoa on January 25, 2007, 03:02:29 am

I was really disappointed inthe Sawstop. I purchased it for sawing hot dogs in half and it stops every time I try to cut one!  >:D