Any wood workers out there? Check out this table saw.

Wow, that would still be a nasty cut, but a lot better than losing your finger! I wonder if sawdust accumulation would slow down the activation any?
 
Amazing. But the table saw would still be plenty dangerous. I've had a lot of close calls due to the kickback. Stuff that makes me shiver even now and I would never tell my wife about. I guess I'm going to either upgrade to a unit with a Biesemeyer fence or just stop doing stuff; I dread using the table saw.



Kudos on this invention!
 
Just wanted to add this: growing up my dad always forbid me from using the table saw. He always promised he would teach me "one day" about it, and never did. I finally got one a few years after he passed away and learned very quickly why he never taught me...these machines are out for your flesh and blood!
 
What if you are cutting womanized wood that is a little wet or any wood for that matter that might have a little wetness to it. You would think that would have the same effect do to it being able to absorb more charge...no?
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Womanized wood that is a little wet?!? Danase, this is a family forum!



Oh...you meant Wolmanized...:chuckle:
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BAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I sound like a freaking pervert!
 
Great idea that will save fingers and hands. This is needed for the circular saw that is one dangerous tool when it pinches and you get kick back. I lost 1" on one finger and mangled two others 30 years ago and "stumpy" is very very sensitive to hot and cold.

Al.
 
Wow, that would have saved me a lot of pain several years ago when I took the meat off my thumb down to the bone with a slip while using the table saw.
 
My table saw bit my thumb a couple months ago. Due to my cat-like reflexes, I pulled away before the blade went down to the bone. Somedays I can tell I'm getting a bit of feeling back.



I'm just glad it happened on the last cut of my project.
 
I’m always very careful to keep womanized wood away from a spinning saw blade. :chuckle:



I’ve never seen a reason to cut pressure treated lumber on a table saw. Always used chop saws and circular saws. I guess somebody must do it somewhere. I doubt it has a capacitive signature like flesh so I’d guess it should work fine.





GregCavi said:
I hope that is the future of ALL tables saws....
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That’s what he tried to do at first. I remember talking to the guy years ago at a trade show (unfortunately he didn’t have a hotdog at the time so I didn’t get see the demo live). He’d developed the sensing and braking technology and was presenting it to manufacturers for licensing.



None of the saw makers bought into it. I think he also tried to get government safety agencies involved but they didn’t push for it. So he was forced to either give up or manufacture his own saw.



Getting into the machine manufacturing biz had to be really tough. I’m sure glad he pulled it off. Sounds like he’s got a fine product, and not just from a safety perspective. It appears to be an excellent saw.



It’s kind of a catch-22. The saw business is very competitive and the players are all over the world. Margins are razor thin. Nobody else wants to be the first one to raise prices to add a safety feature if the market isn’t demanding it, the competition isn’t doing it or everybody isn’t forced to by regulations. Government agencies are reluctant to force everybody to adopt a proprietary technology or put their own country’s industry at a disadvantage if the other countries’ aren’t. But if he opens it up for everybody to use it for free he gets screwed.



I think he made a smart choice by making his first product a high-grade industrial cabinet saw. I think he’ll get his best sales there at first. From there he can grow the company. If I was in the market for one I’d definitely check it out.





PC.
 
I actually saw this technology on a table saw on This Old House last night. The blade uses electrical sensing to detect the presence of moisture, which I think would cause an aluminum brake to react quickly to stop the blade and lower it, but at the same time basically destroying the brake/blade system. Assuming a hot dog is similar to a human finger and the technology does work on people, it seems worthwhile to just have to replace a blade and brake system than to live without an appendage.
 
KevinA said:
My table saw bit my thumb a couple months ago. Due to my cat-like reflexes, I pulled away before the blade went down to the bone. Somedays I can tell I'm getting a bit of feeling back.



I'm just glad it happened on the last cut of my project.
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Nerves grow back at a rate of about 1 inch per month. In the thumb it might be a little slower. You've probably healled about all you are going to.
 
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