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Those videos show up in my Youtube feed the last few weeks too (although these saws have existed for many years now), but I still wonder - why do they always us
by roel_v 6y ago
Those videos show up in my Youtube feed the last few weeks too (although these saws have existed for many years now), but I still wonder - why do they always use hotdogs in the demo videos? Can't they find anyone who's willing to risk a finger, or is it something much more boring like OSHA rules or something?
- throwaway0a5e 6y ago>or is it something much more boring like OSHA rules or something? I think it's more like if you understand the tech well enough that you are willing to risk it you likely understand how not to stick your hand in a saw in the first place, don't see the value add and don't wind up working for these people. Also there's probably a pretty big social aspect of it. The guy willing to stick his hand in the saw for the demo video is gonna get shunned by most of the kind of people who want to work on tech like this.
- jacquesm 6y agoTechnology can fail, so why risk it? I'd not trust my fingers to someone else's design either, no matter how good, though I'd be happy to have that system installed on every table saw. But we'll have to wait until the patent expires. Even table saw blades that are protected like that should still command healthy respect and anybody that wants to show off that capability is throwing the dice. It's a bit like driving into a wall at 50 Kph to prove that airbags work. Sure they do. But you may still get injured.
- grumple 6y agoThere’s a video of the guy who makes them using his finger. There’s another on their website, search for sawstop. But as for others, tech can always fail so why risk it? Also it costs $100 each time you do it so it’s not like a ton of people want to waste the money.