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Default This is so cool! A 'safety' table saw that detects your finger.

"Leon" wrote in message
The general consensus is that most every one here would rather not buy the
saw for personal reasons. About 10% here think it is a great idea also.

It
sells for about the same price of a Powermatic cabinet saw, so pricing is
competitive considering all the features. Actual owners seem to be quite
pleased with the saw although on occasion there have some misfires that

were
later corrected.


I'd suggest that the general consensus is that the saw is acceptable as long
as money doesn't have to be spent on false activations and as long as the
tendency to use unsafe practices around the Sawstop do not take over because
of it's safety features.

In other words, if I needed a tablesaw, I'd consider the Sawstop as being
completely practical as long as I don't needlessly have to spend money or
become a danger to myself while operating it.