I saw a Sawstop demo in person 2 yrs ago. From what I remember the rep
saying.... the blade is stopped within 2 or 3 teeth on a blade.
Stopping the blade so fast takes a lot of energy and dropping the blade
helps absorb some of the energy.

I got an e-mail from sawstop saying my cabinet saw is ready to be
shipped to me. I put my name on the mailing list 2 yrs ago at IWF. So
it looks as though there are actually starting production.

Mike