The New SawStop Contractor Saw In Action

Cole

I have been waiting for this saw for quite a while now!

I cant wait to order it!

http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworki....aspx?id=30456

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Nathan

very cool as always. Nice video of it in action!

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bujaly

WOW!!!!
BRAVO!!! Nicely done... Sorry, but i don't use a table saw at all, but is that safety device a new feature only available on this model?

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Milhaus

That is impressive.

mark

john5mt

Wow

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joasis

If it saved your fingers, it would be worth whatever it costs. The cartridges are $60 or so, for every stop.

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WilsonRMDL

My high school shop got one of these when they first came out,back in 05' i think it was (graduated that year) I'm guessing it was the larger model since these are just now coming out. I never got to see anyone touch the blade but the sawstop rep. came in and showed us the hot dog demo as well. Pretty cool saw and would definetly be worth it to save some fingers.

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Heritage

Take it from a guy who lost the tips of two fingers on a table saw...there's no price. I paid more for the pain killers than the price of the cartridge.

That night at the hospital, there were 6 other identical table saw amputation victims...the nurse told me it happens far more than people would think.

Sometimes it really doesn't matter how safe conscious you are. Here's the kicker, 2 days after my accident I was replaced by another guy who was working in the same room I was working in, on the same saw I was using (he wasn't told what happened to me) and guess what happened? He lost his thumb

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Teetorbilt

That is TOO cool and now on the top of my list!

My dad cut off 3 fingers using a tablesaw. They managed to reattach them but it cost a lot more than $60.

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skymaster

And to think this guy invented this several years ago, went to every mfg out there to get them to put it on their saws, they refused, went thru Hell trying to get it accepted to no avail. Finally gave up,setup his own company.

angus242

It was just more than no one wanting the technology:
"Apparently liability concerns — and, of course, Gass’ request for an eight percent royalty on each mechanism — factor into the equation."

Looks like Gass is trying to force other saw manufacturers to use his technology as a safety standard. Not a bad idea but I assume the added cost to incorporating the technology into existing designs AND the royalties are making the other companies fight his petitions.

"Acting on a petition from Gass, engineers at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recommended that the government begin a “rulemaking process” that could result in mandatory safety standards for table saws. Days later, the agency’s commissioners shocked the power tool industry by concurring with the recommendation. They saw the wisdom in his petition. Suddenly, the ultimate outsider joined the game, and now he was holding a strong hand."

1018

A neighbor of mine was ripping a piece of plywood and it caught on a knot and jumped towards him. His first reaction was to put his arm up, it cut about half way through the wrist; he lost all feeling and movement, on top of that he lost his job because of it(this happened at his home). Things would have been a hell of a lot different if he had this. Well worth how ever much it is.

bujaly

HOW IN THE WORLD DOES IT WORK?? What's the technology behind this??



I'm trying to picture this, but can't...

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1018

I don't know how it happened exactly, he might have leaned on the end of the board a little but however it happened, from what he told me the saw was flung towards him. My first thought was that he had fell on top of the sheet (he wasn't the most experienced guy) but he insisted that it jumped off the table.

sawstop.com/how-it-works-overview.htm

BKFranks

I saw that saw at least 3 years ago.

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orson

If the mechanism is based on conductivity(I'm presuming) and you can't cut metal w/o settingoff the brake then how many cartridges do you change out from the stupid f*&king staples and other miscellaneous fasteners that lumber companies love to pepper their product with? Not saying this is a reason not to buy the saw, just thinking out loud.

Cole

No sir, you have not. You might have seen the cabinet saw, but this is a contractor version of the saw, which is what I have been waiting 2 years for. I am finally happy to see them testing it, which means they are almost ready to produce them.

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john5mt

can you get that aluminum off your blade and resharpen and reuse. I would think that that aluminum that catches the blade is soft enough that it cant ruin a quality blade. at worst only screw up one of the teeth

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jiffy

In the promotions I saw of the cabinet saw it did ruin the blade.

buildenterprise

I can't see how that kind of force applied to the blade would not cause a wobble or runout even if you could repair the teeth.