"Mike S" wrote in message
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From my conversations with the rep at IWF 2002....

cost of cartridge was about $80 and replacing it was a DIY project of
very short duration. (they could do it in a few minutes - they did a
demo every hour on the same saw). Sawblades were said to not be
destroyed - maybe loose a couple of carbide teeth. If it were to
happen with my WWII, then I would hang it on the wall as a reminder and
gladly shell out for a new one. (now if it was a misfire, then it
would be a different story)

Certainly $200 for a new cartridge and blade is EXTREMELY cheap insurance to
guard against a "serious" injury. You or your employeer pay way more than
that monthly for health insurance.


Since my day job invloves keeping people asleep while the hand surgeons
try to sew fingers back on, I can easily justify this device for my
shop. About once a week I see someone cut off fingers. (My worst week
ever I personally took care of 8 severe hand injuries in 5 days) If
you think a couple hundred dollars is too much for this product, and
that $80 for a cartridge is out of line, then you would really be
shocked at the hospital bill if you ever have the misfortune to have a
bad accident and you and your fingers go to the hospital in different
vehicles. My insurance.... $150 for the ambulance ride, $150 ER
copay, surgery would be free, $40 copay for each specialist, each visit
(think of a couple of months of physical therapy @ $40 a pop), $25 for
each prescription; then add in a pain factor, loss of wages, loss of
use, and the 20% copay that I almost forgot about for several days in
the hospital. Sawstop is pretty cheap insurance after all (IMHO -
YMMV).

Exactly. And the scary part is that the people that believe that proper use
of your brain is going to prevent these kind of accidents are the ones that
probably need the Saw Stop the most. There are countless ways to be
seriousely injured with a TS while "not" cutting wood and IMHO that is when
your mental guard will be less effective.