Always wear underwear when using an electric table saw.

^I know what you're saying. To make it more realistic for me they should have used a cocktail wiener.

dupe

I love how they are so sure of thier product, they use hotdogs to show how it works. Of corse, I'm not going to test it on on my fingers. Also, looks like it would still pinch like a mo-fo.

that's good engineering.

so much so, that if i can find enough other good examples, i'll make that a new playlist. n1, kp.

Not a dupe.. longer version of this - http://www.videosift.com/video/Guy-pushes-finger-into-spinning-blade-invention-stops-blade

^Thanks for clearing that up, winkler.

Hell no - not for me. I always rest my palms on the table when cutting my hotdogs.

Great for schools. We only got to use the band saw, not that I liked using a 30 year old machine that constantly broke down.

This only works for people with hotdogs for fingers.

That made me hungry for some reason...

i would think you could also demonstrate by touching the side of the blade so you wont get cut.

really it needs someone brave who doesn't mind losing a finger.

pretty awesome none the less.

What if you're wearing gloves?

So what the hell am I going to use to cut my hotdogs now? Man, they ruin everything with their 'safety' products.

I don't believe it! Show me someone's finger saved and I will.

>> ^AeroMechanical:
What if you're wearing gloves?



By the sounds of it, the moment the blade ripped through the glove and tore your skin (This device does not prevent injury, but rather prevents the injury from becomming much more serious) the electrical charge would be disrupted, and the blade would hit the brake.

>> ^dacron1:
>> ^AeroMechanical:
What if you're wearing gloves?


By the sounds of it, the moment the blade ripped through the glove and tore your skin (This device does not prevent injury, but rather prevents the injury from becomming much more serious) the electrical charge would be disrupted, and the blade would hit the brake.



That's if the charge is going through the blade. It might just be going through the table. Really, this is a pointless device. In order to use it, you must be wearing gloves, having your hands in the air, or by having them on a piece of wood. Either way, it doesn't really reduce the risk of cutting a finger off.

>> ^MarineGunrock:
That's if the charge is going through the blade. It might just be going through the table. Really, this is a pointless device. In order to use it, you must be wearing gloves, having your hands in the air, or by having them on a piece of wood. Either way, it doesn't really reduce the risk of cutting a finger off.


Note: @ 14 sec: "The blade carries a small electrical charge..."

Surely even if it didn't eliminate ALL amputations, it is certainly better than nothing, and from the reviews, it seems rather effective.

Of course, much like an airbag needs to be reset, the brake needs to be replaced after each emergency stop. One review quoted the brake at $70 and said the blade also needs to be replaced after ~50% of stops.

I'm not sure how much your fingers are worth to you, but I say money well spent.

From this article:

"Some 32,000 Americans are rushed to emergency rooms with table-saw-related injuries each year, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission; more than 3,000 of those visits result in amputations, usually of fingers or hands. The medical bill to reattach a severed finger runs from about $10,000 for a clean wound to more than $25,000 ... Factor in rehabilitation and lost time at work, and the cost per injury can easily reach six figures. Indeed, in 2002, the CPSC estimated the annual economic cost of table-saw injuries to be $2 billion>. That's more than 10 times the size of the entire $175 million table-saw market."

That article goes on to explain how the mainstream manufacturers are trying to bury this technology to avoid lawsuits. Ironically, it's coming back to bite them as people who suffer amputations are now suing because the safety technology has existed for many years, and manufacturers have failed to implement it.

My ex girlfriend seems to have the same gadget built in

>> ^DrPawn:
My ex girlfriend seems to have the same gadget built in


At least she won't cut your hot dog.

Now all they need to do is cut off someone's finger to test it instead of using that hotdog!

interesting but this video is over a year old, saw it somewhere long ago.

>> ^Memorare:
interesting but this video is over a year old, saw it somewhere long ago.

It's entirely possible that place was right here on the Sift. Personally, I got interested in SawStop's technology after a mention in the magazine Inc back in 2005.

For the fellow who demands to see "someone's finger saved": a page full of testimonials, admittedly found on SawStop's site.

This isn't THAT new. The technology has been around for a while.

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