Oli Glaser wrote:
> I think (from watching the video Russell posted) that the Saw Stop
> does utilise the blades momentum in the way you describe, so it
> effectively "pulls" itself out of the way as well as stopping
> quickly.

OK, I didn't watch the video.  I thought SawStop just stopped the blade
really quickly.

Another plan would be to do all this, but not as aggressively as SawStop.
Don't try to make it "safe", but make a cost effective backup system (to
something like a good guard that actually *prevents* injury) to reduce the
severity of injury should things get that far.  You might get a nasty cut,
but better than loosing a whole finger.  If the system is cheap enough and
the cost+hassle of resetting it is minimal, then it will be more widely
deployed and thereby save more injury than a fancy system nobody installs.
It also wouldn't give a false sense of security and invite sloppiness like
SawStop may in some cases.

So maybe the target should be to do what you can for a reasonable cost that
can be reset in one minute or less with no consumables to replace.


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