On Jan 18, 12:43*pm, RicodJour wrote:
On Jan 18, 1:30*pm, "SonomaProducts.com" wrote:


Methinks that design will eat SawStop's lunch. *The SawStop inventor
may have outsmarted himself with the way he went bringing it to
market. *I don't know anyone that would think that destroying a blade
and having to buy a replacement brake cartridge would be preferable to
pressing a button to restart.


Sawstop is a passive safety system. You don't have to do anything but
contact the blade to make it work. Ideally, you would use the saw and
system your entire life and never activate the brake system. If that
happens, repair is a minor cost considering the alternative.

This is a neat idea but it is active, vs passive. The guard has to be
on the saw, not hanging on the wall. Also, it is not usable for a lot
of tablesaw operations (Miter, vertical fence use, jigs and fixtures,
etc.) But the dust collection is a pretty nice add in.

RonB