If your drunk well go head and use this saw.. its idiot proof.

[Twista]

Long gone are the days of the shop teacher w/ 3 fingers on his left hand..
what would happen if you needed to cut through a hot dog?!?! such a worthless saw!


The SawStop system works by recognizing the difference in the electrical properties of wood and a user. The system induces a high-frequency electrical signal on the blade of a table saw and monitors this signal for changes caused by contact between the blade and a user's body. The signal remains unchanged when the blade cuts wood because of the relatively small inherent electrical capacitance and conductivity of wood. However, when a user contacts the blade while the saw is operating, the electrical signal changes because of the relatively large inherent capacitance of the user's body. The image to the left shows the SawStop system detecting each tooth of a saw blade as it contacts a user's finger.


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The SawStop system detects this change in the electrical signal and immediately forces a brake into

the teeth of the blade. The brake absorbs the energy of the blade, bringing the blade to a complete stop in approximately 5 milliseconds. To see high-speed, close-up videos of the SawStop system stopping the blade of a table saw, click on the links to the right.



In the videos, the saw blade is rotating at 4000 rpm. The blade is stopped in less than 5 milliseconds. It can make the difference between needing a Band-Aid or a hand surgeon.

 

[fredtam]

I'd have to see a demo with an actual finger to put my trust in it.

 

[FrustratedUser]

That is very clever.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Originally posted by: fredtam
I'd have to see a demo with an actual finger to put my trust in it.

Note that it still nicks it a bit, so putting your finger there would still mean it's painful and bloody.

 

[SSP]

What if I want to cut a rat in half? Can it detect the difference between a rat, a finger and a hotdog?


Seriously... how does it detect the finger (or in this case a hotdog).

 

[TuxDave]

HOLY CRAP... that's so awesome!

 

[Twista]

Originally posted by: SSP
What if I want to cut a rat in half? Can it detect the difference between a rat, a finger and a hotdog?


Seriously... how does it detect the finger (or in this case a hotdog).

its magic.. i tell you...magic!

/runs for the hills

 

[opticalmace]

Originally posted by: SSP
What if I want to cut a rat in half? Can it detect the difference between a rat, a finger and a hotdog?


Seriously... how does it detect the finger (or in this case a hotdog).

Did you not even read the first post, or are you stupid?

 

[fredtam]

Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1

Originally posted by: fredtam
I'd have to see a demo with an actual finger to put my trust in it.

Note that it still nicks it a bit, so putting your finger there would still mean it's painful and bloody.

Nothing a bandaid won't cure. If they want me to buy it I want to know that thay have the extreme faith in it. If they only test it on hot dogs how do they know it will stop for my bony a$$ fingers.

Yes I read about the capacitance difference.

 

[KydLynx]

what if you want to cut something soft like sheets of cardboard or something?
this can be very problematic.

 

[AvesPKS]

Dammit! I guess I'll just have to use an axe to prepare the "evidence" for the wood chipper...:|

 

[SSP]

Originally posted by: opticalmace

Originally posted by: SSP
What if I want to cut a rat in half? Can it detect the difference between a rat, a finger and a hotdog?


Seriously... how does it detect the finger (or in this case a hotdog).

Did you not even read the first post, or are you stupid?

He/She edited the original post.

 

[TechnoKid]

wow....but still, its gotta hurt if it does happen to touch.

 

[opticalmace]

Originally posted by: SSP

Originally posted by: opticalmace

Originally posted by: SSP
What if I want to cut a rat in half? Can it detect the difference between a rat, a finger and a hotdog?


Seriously... how does it detect the finger (or in this case a hotdog).

Did you not even read the first post, or are you stupid?

He/She edited the original post... moron.

His post was edited 3 minutes before you posted yours.

 

[fredtam]

Originally posted by: opticalmace

Originally posted by: SSP

Originally posted by: opticalmace

Originally posted by: SSP
What if I want to cut a rat in half? Can it detect the difference between a rat, a finger and a hotdog?


Seriously... how does it detect the finger (or in this case a hotdog).

Did you not even read the first post, or are you stupid?

He/She edited the original post... moron.

His post was edited 3 minutes before you posted yours.

He was probably checking out the link at that time.

 

[SSP]

Originally posted by: opticalmace

Originally posted by: SSP

Originally posted by: opticalmace

Originally posted by: SSP
What if I want to cut a rat in half? Can it detect the difference between a rat, a finger and a hotdog?


Seriously... how does it detect the finger (or in this case a hotdog).

Did you not even read the first post, or are you stupid?

He/She edited the original post... moron.

His post was edited 3 minutes before you posted yours.

When I hit reply I didnt see the edited post. Geez

 

[Twista]

Chill. He must likly pressed reply before i edited the new text in and viewed the video than came back and posted what he thought.. simple ;p

 

[SSP]

Originally posted by: Twista
Chill. He must likly pressed reply before i edited the new text in and viewed the video than came back and posted what he thought.. simple ;p

chilled

 

[Frodolives]

Originally posted by: SSP
What if I want to cut a rat in half? Can it detect the difference between a rat, a finger and a hotdog?

You're assuming that there's no rat in the hot dog?

 

[Calin]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
That is very clever.

Not if you want to chase someone with such power tools

/runs in terror

Calin

 

[trek]

chase someone with a corded 100lb+ table saw?
edit: that is very impressive, they were moving the wood/hotdog quicky.

 

[thomsbrain]

that's pretty cool. i can imagine that in 20 years they'll be like "back in my day they didn't have automatic finger sensors! and we had to carry the wood to the saw uphill both ways!"

edit: i had a teacher with only 4 fingers once. he was an ex-metal-shop teacher.

 

[virtuamike]

So what happens if you're wearing gloves?

 

[Confused]

Originally posted by: virtuamike
So what happens if you're wearing gloves?

It would go through the glove, and when it detects you finger it will stop.


I would imagine, anyway.

 

[Amused]

If your drunk well go head and use this saw.. its idiot proof.

All this modern technology, and Twista STILL can't tell the difference between "your" and "you're."