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There are actually ways to make it so it will in fact stop when contact with one's hand (for saws but you could see an analogous system for a drill press): htt
by entee 11y ago
There are actually ways to make it so it will in fact stop when contact with one's hand (for saws but you could see an analogous system for a drill press):
http://www.sawstop.com/why-sawstop/the-technology http://www.sawstop.com/why-sawstop/the-technology
Just because people should use something responsibly doesn't mean one shouldn't try to improve its inherent safety.
- AlgorithmicTime 11y agoThat will also stop for wet wood, which is annoying.
- makomk 11y agoThat will also apparently stop when in contact with wood that's recently been cut down or is damp, destroying the (expensive) brake and blade in the process. It even has a bypass mode for that reason.
- kabr 11y agoSawStop cartridges are ~$70 USD. Not very expensive -- your hands are worth far more! http://www.amazon.com/SawStop-TSBC-10R2-Cartridge-10-Inch-Blades/dp/B001G9MGZQ http://www.amazon.com/SawStop-TSBC-10R2-Cartridge-10-Inch-Bl...
- nickpsecurity 11y agoWay more with tens of thousands of accidents annually: http://www.fairwarning.org/2013/05/after-more-than-a-decade-and-thousands-disfiguring-injuries-power-tool-industry-resisting-safety-solution/ http://www.fairwarning.org/2013/05/after-more-than-a-decade-...