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Currently it's just saws from SawStop (now owned by Festool, IIRC?). Bosch released a saw with similar tech (called Reaxx -- https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/m
by sjs382 9y ago
Currently it's just saws from SawStop (now owned by Festool, IIRC?).
Bosch released a saw with similar tech (called Reaxx -- https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/more/news-and-extras/specials/reaxx_info/index.html https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/more/news-and-extras/specia...) but they were forced to stop selling it.
To answer your first question, you can't buy a SawStop at Home Depot or Lowes.
If this tech was mandatory, it would force other saw manufacturers to charge $200 more per saw to cover patent licensing from SawStop/Festool.
- yladiz 9y agoLet's say the patent issue was rendered unnecessary (maybe courts require safety tech but also require the patent to be allowed royalty free) -- how much would this add to the cost of the saws? If the patent was still valid and they had to license it, are you sure it would add $200? The tech seems simple enough that I have a hard time believing a $400-ish saw becomes $600 due to this.
- sjs382 9y agoThe Reaxx is comparable (almost the same saw, just without the safety component) to the saw that I use (Bosch 4000-09) and IIRC it cost $1499 before the injunction, compared to the 4000-9's $600.
- yladiz 9y agoWow, that's a 250% increase... I feel like that price is due to pricing the research into it rather than the cost of the actual product itself. Ideally if the tech becomes mandatory it won't be a significant increase.
- sjs382 9y agoIdeally the price would be lower, yes. I have a suspicion that the price increase is due to BOTH a need to recoup R&D and the perceived value of the "safe" saw.
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