That's how you know you will live on forever - when you invent something so innovative that your name is forgotten. Who invented the traffic light? Wi-Fi? The television? No one knows. Well, we know, but it's not common knowledge. Those things are. And their maker lives on through them. The saw stop? It will save fingers until the end of time, and no one knows the name of the man who made it.
This invention is anti-semitic because it forces the business owner to buy a new plate and a new cartridge.. an employee can get fired and be replaced FOR FREE
I case you're wondering I've tripped mine twice, once with a tape measure and once it tapped my miter gauge. It happens faster than your brain can process it. You'll think you've broken the saw...and it's really loud. BANG! Kind of pricey because it ruins the brake and the blade.. About $180 a pop.. Still cheaper and less painful than a finger..
Honestly even if $180 seems like much it is a lot better than a trip to the hospital, I'm very happy this kind of invention is getting the recognition it deserves.
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Does it work? YES, yes it does couldve destroyed my finger in shop class today but thank the lord the stop worked and saved me. Genuinely would be in the ER as im writing this had it not been there.
Apparently, the inventor tried that. No takers. They all thought adding this device to their product would be an admission that their products are inherently unsafe, and an admission like that would open them up to lawsuits, so they all passed.
@@dLimboStick wouldnt what you just said about them saying also be an admission that their products are inherently unsafe? Also, anyone with a brain cell can see their products are inherently unsafe lol....
@@fluffylittlebear yep, later when I thought about it more, I realized that if it reacts on moisture, for frequent use it is non usable. Especially if it takes time and money to replace that trigger - safety.
@@bosesebi6685 There is literally a bypass mode so that you can still use conductive materials there should be little to no false triggers. In workshops with beginners or even in woodworking schools this is a godsent gift.
I have a table saw from the late 80's maybe. I dont use it but once or twice a year. Anyways, it scares the bejesus out of me every time i do turn the darn thing on.
I as a 26 year old male lived to see computers take over. I hate tech for a lot of reasons. This is one way technology proves to be so important is surpasses time.
It’s all fun and games until a dad sticks their hand in the middle of the saw to see if it stops and you end up with a Mortal Kombat fatality move instead.
Whilst I agree that this is good practice, what if someone trips and falls onto the spinning blade ? This system would greatly reduce the damage. And even though safety is always the most important thing in a workshop, using something to push often isn't as comfortable as using your hands, which if it really bothers the user would make the sawstop absolutely necessary for them.
Though I have no first person experience, the answer os NO. (see the sawstop myth debunking video). The wood would have to be totaly soaked with water so that water splashes out of it.
@@Noob-hq2lk If you're interested in whether putting your hand on top of the blade makes a difference as opposed to the side, I assume not. The entire blade conducts electricity, not just the part that happens to be on the right sight at the moment
A bold claim for saving fingers. However using proper blade guards will save more fingers! Using a table saw without proper training and without a blade guard is like driving a car without a seat belt and not passing a driving test. It's going to end badly
I highly recommend that you do not try to punch a saw blade while its on. Not sure how fast you can move your finger into the blade but usually everyone pushes material through a saw at a steady rate so as long as you are not cutting wood ninja style, this saw will save your finger
@@Woodworkerexpress Indeed. Saws should always be treated with respect. A fellow creator on RU-vid by the name of "Jonathan Katz-Moseshas" tested this however and the results were frankly amazing. It would be a nasty cut, but your finger/hand would still be intact it seems!
It still hits your finger, you get minor cuts. It's not gonna trigger until you touch the blade unlike bulletproof vests that completely stops the bullet and all you get is at most a punch in the chest.
That is under the tabletop, there's a tiny gap (that your blade goes through) where that piece potentially could come through... but being a responsible table saw user, you've got eyepro on... so in the insanely small chance that that small shard comes anywhere near you, you're covered.
Not all that great. Shouldn't destroy itslef in the process. It's a bad design. I get saving body parts but flesh isn't the only thing that can trigger it and as soon as it is triggered, you lose money. Business likes to pretend their safety features aren't all about money. Shame
Awesome technology until it fails, and triggers the blade brake for no reason (destroying your blade + brake). Has happened twice to us now (more than half a year apart), first time was on startup before anything even touched the blade, second time was halfway through a dry, clean MDF sheet. The blade gets incredibly jammed into the brake after firing, and is an ordeal to get clear; definitely not a 5 minute repair. If you have an extra blade and an extra brake on hand, maybe thirty minutes to an hour... Great concept and I'm glad we have ours (I do love my fingers), but it's extremely frustrating when your saw can just quit on you for no reason (literally - we sent the brake in for testing, even SawStop said it was a misfire), and totally screw up your workflow, project deadlines, etc. Unreliable experience with our SawStop so far... One false misfire - sure, I could accept that. But two now? And do they pay for your blade or your time? Nope...
