The New York Times: What’s it worth to you to minimize the risk of cutting off a finger?
$300? $600? $1,200? Or perhaps it’s worth nothing, if you think you’re already careful enough?
If you’re a woodworker willing to spend enough money, you can buy a table saw that detects fingers and stops the blade
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This article is great and is something I have always thought about when it comes to shop safety. Seeing shops that don't have saw-stops at this point always makes me wonder what is happening. I could understand how personal wood shops may not have the funding, but I'm glad that it is basically industry standard now to have a saw stop in any large scale shop. I think it would be fair to say we all know at least one person who has lost part or all of a finger, and a good bet is that many of those injuries come from table saws. A company should want to make sure carpenters feel safe while they are working, and one of the easiest ways to do that is to switch out older table saws for a saw stop. It seems like such an easy thing to do, and doesn't really cost all that much money. I am excited to see what other tools going forward have this kind of technology, because I think that shop injuries can become a thing of the past with all of the technology we have access to.
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