Saw Stop - The most amazing table saw I have ever seen!! Wont cut fingers!!!

[CAMAROBOY69]

This table saw is amazing!!! It will NOT cut your fingers off!!! There is even a video on this site. 👍
Saw Stop. The worlds safest table saw

 

[TB]

I saw (sorry) them demonstrate this on This Old House a few weeks ago. Sure it wrecks the blade and the brake system, but at least you still have a hand, head, etc.

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

My boss just saw this in person over the weekend and couldnt believe his eyes. Oh yeah that blade and brake system can be replaced in 5 minutes so there is basically no damage to anything....And you barely get a scratch on your finger. 👍 It truly is an incredible invention. That video gave me goose bumps.

 

[Slick Rick]

Thats great, Ive used a table saw for a while and the more I used it the more lazy I got i.e safety, proper procedure etc.... I think one of the good features with this table saw is the 'quick change mount' Just how easy it looks to change the blades, brake, cover and stuff and also that glide fence looks great too, really user friendly.

 

[TB]

I thought they said that the blade had to be replaced?

And after watching the video, just the big power lever alone would make this worth buying. There's nothing worse than digging around looking for the button to turn the saw off.

 

[Duke]

The internet is a very funny place.

This product has been around for a long time - more than 5 years, because I saw a demonstration of it around 1998 or 9. Yet suddenly it's making the rounds of message boards as if it was brand new. It just suddenly reached that critical mass, and it's hit the exponential part of the exposure curve.

Odd.

 

[Evolution.]

I thought they said that the blade had to be replaced?

They kinda contradicted themselves. They said it stops it with no damage to the blade, but then said is has to be replaced after the brake engages .

 

[F1GTR]

The aluminium braking shoe had to be replaced, not the blade itself.

 

[Slick Rick]

They kinda contradicted themselves. They said it stops it with no damage to the blade, but then said is has to be replaced after the brake engages .

Well they meant no damage to the blade physically but the mental trauma the blade goes through means that it no longer has the will to live so you have to get a new one.

 

[vladimir]

i thought the video showed a hand not being cut off instead of some uber boring presentation. how does it work anyway?

 

[Slick6]

Did you watch all seven minutes and forty-six seconds? It shows how it works.

 

[Solid Lifters]

They kinda contradicted themselves. They said it stops it with no damage to the blade, but then said is has to be replaced after the brake engages .

The aluminium braking shoe had to be replaced, not the blade itself.

Well they meant no damage to the blade physically but the mental trauma the blade goes through means that it no longer has the will to live so you have to get a new one.

They said there is no damage to the SAW, not the blade. Both the brake and blade need to be replaced.

 

[Evolution.]

They said there is no damage to the SAW, not the blade. Both the brake and blade need to be replaced.

I had a feeling that's what they said, but meh.

 

[Keef]

That's an amazing saw. The mechanism they came up with obviously works. I was in a woodshop class in high school and luckily nobody was injured during any of my years, but our teacher had a few stories to tell about experiences he's had with students in the past. There was a kid who lost a couple fingers on the table saw, just like so many other poeple have. In fact, the teacher told us all that the table saw was the most dangerous tool in the whole shop.

But about the quality of the table, it looks like it works pretty well. The concept of a table saw is obviously pretty basic, but it had a few neat features. I love the power switch you can slap with your knee. I remember being nervous a few time while reaching down to flip the switch at school. I also like the smooth operation of the cranks for the blade height and angle, as well as the rip fence. I would defintiely get one of these tables if I had a shop.

 

[3-Wheel Drive]

Ahh, but the true question is:

Would anyone be daring enough to test the system with there own hand? I mean, it's supposed to work amazingly well...

 

[TB]

I'd do it. Just touch the side of the blade, not the teeth.

 

[ExigeEvan]

It's weird because I use a small table top 'table saw' at home and yet I've never used one in school and I feel confident using it. *knock wood*

That is indeed a great invention that took good engineering, now, to do it with a band saw and they'd be making even more money.

 

[TB]

I would think that a band saw would be even easier to do that to. You already have half of the engineering done (ie - how to electrify the blade). Design a blade stop and that's about it.

 

[ExigeEvan]

Except the blade won't retract and the band saw is more fragile. Jamming a brake on it will probably fracture it leading to some continuation in motion.

 

[3-Wheel Drive]

And you'll have a whole new set of problems if the blade of a band saw breaks.

 

[Keef]

I've seen a band saw blade break in school, and it wasn't pretty. I've also nicked my finger in the blade once. Oops.

 

[Moglet]

So it works by stopping as soon as a circuit is completed by touching a conductive material? It sounds like a neat system, and the entire thing looks good to use too. 👍

The worst thing I've ever done when working on machinery like this is drilled into the side of my finger. It left a sort 'U' shape cut out the edge of my finger.

 

[vladimir]

Did you watch all seven minutes and forty-six seconds? It shows how it works.

i want to see someone using it. XD

what if you're wearing gloves?

 

[backspace]

I'm not so sure this would work well for me.

I know that on an ordinary saw, sticking my hand in it means I'm going to be collecting my fingers from the floor. This generally keeps me from touching the blade.

But knowing that there's a built in safety to avoid serious injury would tempt me to see just how quick this safety feature kicks in.

 

[Danoff]

i want to see someone using it. XD

what if you're wearing gloves?

Presumably it would stop as soon as it broke the flesh beneith your glove. I don't know how much the glove would change the electrical signal, but the wood doesn't change it enough to trigger the mechanism so the glove alone might not do it.

 

[kikie]

Impressive. I know someone who lost some fingers.

wasn't jJack's accident, a saw accident??

 

[ferrari_chris]

This looks like a really good product.

I can see one problem though. Looking at it's completeness (i.e.: It's a complete table saw, not an add-on to an existing saw) and the fact that everything looks very flash and top-end, I can imagine that this saw costs quite a premium above a normal table saw.

I 100% think that extra price is invaluable - and so will you when you trigger it for real - but I only hope that employers realise this as well.

 

[Jay]

but I only hope that employers realise this as well.

If it means a large deduction in insurance than I'm sure they will.

 

[Slicks]

Excellent idea. I'm dually impressed. I've used table saw(s) in the past, and this is definitely an idea that should spread quickly. Perhaps even become industry standard?

If I were to buy a table saw, this is what I'd be looking for.

 

[Matt R]

Wish I knew about this saw before the accident. Grr.