"Saw Stop"

[Ricochet]

I read how they work and it seems pretty simple, but watching these videos in action still amazes me.

No more lost fingers

[kornflakes28546]

thats insane

[Schister66]

How does it do that? That's sweet.

[crayzayjay]

Very impressive

[Ricochet]

Originally Posted by Schister66

How does it do that? That's sweet.

Read the section on the site that says how it works..

[Sluttypatton]

I'm glad that there is something like this out. I know a few people missing fingers as a result of saws.

[Ricochet]

Me too, and supposedly these are relatively cheap so they'll start making their way into school woodshops

[knorwj]

hmm now they just need something like that for nailguns. I actually know more people who have shot nails through fingers etc, than people who cut fingers off with saws.

However i suppose i would rather shoot a nail through a finger (I have) and onlynot be able to use it for a month or so than cut a finger off and never have it back.



Ricochet is there a page that describes in more detail how it works? all i found was the page telling about the electricity etc. but in the video it appears as if something jams up into the blade to stop it... I can't imagine this being good for the saw, and was wondering if there was anything explaining that aspect of the device.

[clawhammer]

Wow. The guy who invented is probably going to make a lot of money if it truly works.

[george536]

Originally Posted by Ricochet

Me too, and supposedly these are relatively cheap so they'll start making their way into school woodshops

yea when i was in woodshop, the guy next to me chopped his finger off. so it would be good to have these in classes.

[ec437]

Originally Posted by knorwj

Ricochet is there a page that describes in more detail how it works? all i found was the page telling about the electricity etc. but in the video it appears as if something jams up into the blade to stop it... I can't imagine this being good for the saw, and was wondering if there was anything explaining that aspect of the device.

Yeah, if you read the site more, when it senses contact with a body part, it cuts the power to the motor and jams a brake into the teeth of the blade. The brake thing is a cartridge that can be replaced after it is activated.