table saw safety

[gypsyman]

Don't know how to link to it, but just watched a you tube video of a table saw, set up to shut down, if your finger hits the blade. Amazing video. First tried it with a weiner. As soon as the blade feels the meat, shuts down and drops back. Guy that invented it, used his finger next. Never broke the skin, no blood. He explained it in the video. Neat to watch. gypsyman

[Beers]

Really nifty technology, but to my mind it's just about as useless as a safety on a rifle... If you follow all the safety rules, there's no possibility of an accident.

The problem lies in people allowing themselves to become too comfortable, too casual with their tools.

[RON17T]

Table Saw-a large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity

[GRIMJIM]

Table Saw-a large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity

That is so true. I've ducked a few good ones over the years. Just the other day I was cutting some small peices and the pushstick slipped off. I saw the vacuum of the blade start sucking the peice towards the back of the blade. I got my face out of the way but it exploded and hit my arm and hand.

I wonder how fast those  peices are going?

[Drilling Man]

  It's called a Sawstop, and it's been around for a few years.  The company tried to get a law passed saying that EVERY table saw sold in the US, had to have "their" system!   

  I know a few guys with them, and although it's an expensive saw, it is a good quality saw too.  I'll stick with my Unisaws!

  DM

[quickdtoo]

Here's a video and their website.

Tim

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMD3agP5hv0

http://www.sawstop.com/howitworks/how_overview.php

[Empty Quiver]

Well Beers if everybody would just follow all the safety rules we could mount iron spikes in our steering columns. This is a heck of an idea and unlike a gun safety it requires you to do nothing at all. It sits there useless until one day it is needed, then springs into action. I've found thousands of uses for my fingers and stopping a saw blade ain't one I'm willing to go into training for.

This device fairly ruins a blade when deployed, that's a pretty good reason to follow all the safety rules. About the second blade I ruined as a kid I'd be mounting one on the seat of my pants. I worked with a fellow who lost three fingers in high school to a saw, oh he got along pretty well, but I'd say a safety device like that would be on his personal saw.