BobS wrote:

Great quantification to justify the real-world cost of this product. If
and when it ever becomes available for my Jet cabinet saw - it will be
installed.

I doubt that there's ever going to be a retrofit kit available. If that was
doable at reasonable cost and effort I'm sure the Sawstop people would have
gone that route rather than trying to break into an established market with
a new line of saws.



Bob S.


"Mike S" wrote in message
oups.com...
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)

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).

and if/when I do get a SS, I'll still be super careful around it - as I
am now with all of my shop tools.

BTW... I keep a picture of a mangled hand right next to the on/off
switch on the TS just as a reminder. (posted to APW or APBW a few
years back)


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