Thursday, September 29, 2011
PTI Battles Potential Government-enforced SawStop Monopoly
Professional tool reviews for the average Joe: We've been very aware of an issue that is holding captive the table saw industry as it plays out, in our time, before our very eyes. The government, aided by largely ignorant news coverage, is considering a petition by patent attorney Stephen Gass - inventor of SawStop technology, an admittedly impressive system to reduce table saw injuries due to blade contact. The problem, however, is that Gass's petition could mandate a specific design standard that has the potential to all but eliminate portable benchtop saws from the market due to the cost of compliance.
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While this system is an amazing system that can help prevent injury it is also extremely expensive and if not installed properly can go off without actual contact. I will say that the idea of this being added suggests to me that it will be circumvented the same way that kickback guards and blade guards are now, by removing them. This tool is inherently dangerous but the user should define the level of safety gear that is required for it.
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