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Great idea for cabinet shops and liability:
http://www.sawstop.com/This guy gets my nod definately, somebody should introduce him to SketchUp:
http://www.plamann.com -
That's looks good.
Now the question is does it fit on the saw we use.
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Nope, you have to buy that saw. The electronics are imbedded in the machine.
It is expensive as all get out for the small business or DIY shop but for a larger cabinet shop or what, it is well worth the cash. -
I sent the SawStop link link my father because I thought it was one of the best ideas I've ever seen. He in turn sent it to Pete the Safety Engineer. Here's what Pete had to say:
@unknownuser said:
As an hobbyist woodworker, I am quite familiar with the Saw Stop product. Are you aware that they have the saw on the market because they were completely unable to interest ANY saw manufacturer (Delta, DeWalt, ...) in the technology. They tried for quite a number of years to sell it and found that the market did not care. Not enough successful lawsuits to make it of interest. The existence of this product says more about how little American manufacturer's care about safety than it does about any breakthrough in safety.
By the way, the Saw Stop cabinet and contractor saws have been very highly rated by those that review such products. This is quite separate from the safety aspect, which is (or should be) revolutionary.
Regards,
Pete
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Jim, if that's true, it should be made public to all US injury attorneys. They could file a law suit against DeWalt and so on for every cut off finger since the day they knew this brake existed.
Guys, it looks like an expensive piece of equipment, but it's really worth the investment.
A friend of mine was one of the best cabinet makers I've ever seen. I had a computer company in those days and we were making plans for CEO desks with invisible computers, hidden TFT screens and so on. In the early 90's that would have been a revolutionary concept. But we were not able to bring them to the market because he sawed off ALL his fingers, both hands. He probably tried to save the first hand in a reflex.A colleague of a friend of mine turned his hand into hamburger meat some weeks ago. That was actually with a cup saw without centre drill. He was an experienced museum display maker and must have cut a zillion holes in this unsafe way.
As the experts say in this movie, experience creates a false feeling of safety.
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Maggy that's a sweet avatar..
In my proffesion we use a bigger saw an Altendorf F45 that's a little different then the saw from sawstop.
That saw looks more for contractors, but the technology is great..
I passed the link to my cp at altendorf. -
I'm not a professional woodworker myself but I can see some differences between an Altendorf F45 and a Sawstop. 1 size 2 weight 3 price but 4 the sawstop is much safer.
For the little woodwork that I do my DIY saw mounted under a DIY table is more than enough. And I can tell you, every time I turn it on, it scares me. I keep my distance from the blade!
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