TL;DW: Consumer Product Safety Commission is trying to eliminate 40,000 ER visits per year related to table saw accidents. So they are pushing to force manufacturers to use flesh sensing tech on ALL table saws. (Name brand is Saw Stop)
It will eliminate all inexpensive saws because they are not robust enough to support the physics of sawstop tech. And midrange and higher saws will increase by hundreds of dollars. So you wont be able to get into a table saw for less than $750 or so. (if you are a saw snob that only buys the best, save it. Not all of us need a $1,000 saw for weekend projects once or twice a year or less)
SawStop CEO said if the law passes he will pull a Jonas Salk and give up his patent for the good of the people. (I smell a rat) And the video author believes that this is the final straw that will embolden .gov and nudge them to pass the law.
Been meaning to buy one for several years because I need to do about 1-4 cuts a year, max. (I can use my existing saws for all but a few cuts) But I have access to a saw at work so I take the piece and use theirs. Given this potential, maybe its time for me to finally buy one.
EDIT: IF you have been living in a hole, Saw Stop is tech that senses when flesh touches the spinning blade. When it happens, in a split second the blade retracts violently under the table into a metal block to stop the blade instantly. So you end up with a nick instead of a missing digit(s). It does have the downfall that sometimes wet lumber can sometimes cause a false positive.
It will eliminate all inexpensive saws because they are not robust enough to support the physics of sawstop tech. And midrange and higher saws will increase by hundreds of dollars. So you wont be able to get into a table saw for less than $750 or so. (if you are a saw snob that only buys the best, save it. Not all of us need a $1,000 saw for weekend projects once or twice a year or less)
SawStop CEO said if the law passes he will pull a Jonas Salk and give up his patent for the good of the people. (I smell a rat) And the video author believes that this is the final straw that will embolden .gov and nudge them to pass the law.
Been meaning to buy one for several years because I need to do about 1-4 cuts a year, max. (I can use my existing saws for all but a few cuts) But I have access to a saw at work so I take the piece and use theirs. Given this potential, maybe its time for me to finally buy one.
EDIT: IF you have been living in a hole, Saw Stop is tech that senses when flesh touches the spinning blade. When it happens, in a split second the blade retracts violently under the table into a metal block to stop the blade instantly. So you end up with a nick instead of a missing digit(s). It does have the downfall that sometimes wet lumber can sometimes cause a false positive.
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