It's a patented feature of SawStop table saws. See sawstop.com and the incredible video of the feature in action. A local community theatre just bought one and it's a very well-made saw in addiiton to the sawstop feature. Not cheap, but if you are working with volunteers or students, it's worth the price of the first insurance claim.
So I showed this to a few friends and they were taken back but they all said the same thing. How does a hot dog have an electrical signal to break the saws "field" and enable the brake?
The salesman must have been willing to sacrifice the $69 brake cartridge and the saw blade to make the sale!
I'm sure they do it all the time, when your selling a $3k saw a demo that probably costs them under $75 total isn't a big deal.
They also only have to pay their manufacturing cost on the blade and cartridge, not retail value.
It's a tax write off for them.I'm sure they do it all the time, when your selling a $3k saw a demo that probably costs them under $75 total isn't a big deal.
The saw puts out a very low current through the blade and monitors the level of that current. When anything conductive touches the blade, it senses the slight drop in electricity, stops the blade, and plunges it below the surface of the table.So I showed this to a few friends and they were taken back but they all said the same thing. How does a hot dog have an electrical signal to break the saws "field" and enable the brake?
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