A good and fair question - but to me the dangers of this device far exceed
this question. The problem with this device is people becoming dependent on
it and being careless, and then at a most inopportune moment, the device
fails. After all, it is only an electromechanical device, and such devices
have certainly been known to fail. It remains that the best safety device
ever invented is a clear mind and proper technique. And I realize that the
SawStop has been thoroughly tested on hot dogs without failure, but
1: That certainly doesn't mean that it won't fail. And I believe that
they don't guarantee that it won't fail.
2. When I want to cut up a hot dog I use a knife instead of my table
saw anyway.

Regards,
Fred

"Peter Wells" wrote in message
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The review of the Sawstop system in the latest issue of FWW contains
the following: "The braking mechanism springs an aluminum cartridge
into the path of the blade as the whole blade assembly drops below the
surface of the tabletop, out of harm's way".

If the blade drops below the tabletop, what's the point of stopping it
? If it doesn't drop quickly enough to be safe, why drop it at all ?


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