Monday, February 07, 2011
SawStop Pushing To Become Mandatory On Table Saws
Tool-Rank.com: "ProTool Reviews and The WoodWhisperer both have some great articles about SawStop, a new rival flesh detecting table saw safety system, and what the Consumer Product Safety Commission can do to help lesson table saw injuries.
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I'm surprised that this is a new issue in the carpentry world. The tablesaw has always been pushed as the most dangerous tool in the shop, so why is it that technology like this is finally being pushed? I definitely think that just practicing safety on your own is the best way to prevent injury, but the sawstop doesn't seem to be foolproof either. We'll have to see how it goes I guess.
It seems like the SawStop is safer than the WhirlWind in terms of how it's activated. Sure there's a nick, but it's about contacting the blade with flesh, rather than hitting a metal strip on a blade guard.
I understand the issue people have with the SawStop, it gets expensive, if you hit a lot of staples. So a SawStoped blade is trashed... but it could be a finger...
I disagree with Peters though. Everyone I know whose lost fingers has been an experienced power tool operator. When you're new to it, you're afraid of it. When you get accustomed to using a table saw every day for years, you lose your fear, and accidents happen.
It is interesting to see saw-stop's attempts to create regulations about flesh detecting technology received in such different ways. there are people who are convinced that the push is nothing more than a transparent attempt to create a guarantied monopoly on saws in the US. However there are also those who believe that the technology is an important addition to wood shops, and would definitely benefit the industry as a whole. The truth as i see it is the regulations are useful, but not necessary, and regardless of what happens competitors such as the whirlwind will continue to arise.
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