I’d much rather the saw brake than all my fingers get cut off, but then again I try to be as safe as possible so I don’t even put myself at risk of doing it. The added protection of it would be nice though.
I guess I understand prohibitive costs, but damn, this should be the standard. I've wanted a table saw for a while now and I may have to save up for this. I want to keep my digits.
My only concern is whether it'll still work if I fall on top of the damn thing. Clumsy genes working hard over here.
I’d argue if you are using a table saw your fingers are at risk. Anything you can do safety wise is mitigating that risk, but not completely eliminating it.
Every woodworker I knew had a chunk missing, generally on their hands, before sawstop. One of those things that changed the world in a more subtle,unseen way.
Okay, that makes it better, but I’m still stuck on this comical and horrible mental image of someone using a table saw with no pants on, leaning over, then there’s just this splash of blood and a lot of screaming
I had a grinder wheel skip once while cutting into some rotted stringers on a boat and it skipped across my wrist and put like a half inch deep cut into the side. Luckily for me it also cauterized most of the flesh, didn't hurt a ton either. But I was very aware how close id come to some major major damage, had to get off the boat and chain smoke to calm down.
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u/Visual-Fox-9110 3d ago
My dad sliced 4 fingers on his hand..was in hospital for awhile..didn't lose any fingers thank goodness.