Glulam beams are an upgrade from particles, but they're pretty badass. They'll span 60-70 feet and pound for pound they're stronger than steel.
Glulam beams are an upgrade from particles, but they're pretty badass. They'll span 60-70 feet and pound for pound they're stronger than steel.
that was just my tldr bullet listDid the news give you a stroke?
Sir, I think you need to cut back on the sparring. That post made it seem like the concussions are stacking up.that was just my tldr bullet list
It'll be interesting to see what comes out of it. Other than the patents on the technology Sawstop seems to be okay with "whatever" liability may come from use. That's in quotes b/c I obviously have no idea or if it is even relevant. Knowing how litigious we are my guess is that there's risk in marketing a safety feature and would happens if it fails. Not suggesting they should be liable in any way. Are Grizzly, Dewalt, Delta and others, as much larger corporations that may be more risk averse, willing to go down the same road?
Also, even with Sawstop's patent it is interesting to me that no one else tried to come up with an alternate but similar technology. Like Sawstop just hit the magic bullet on the way to do this. There's probably others but nothing mainstream.
I wouldn't want a knock off version anyways, again, see safety concerns and risks. And for disclosure I own a Sawstop, so my money is already spent. Just rambling really, trying not to work.
On January 27th 2017, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ordered Customs to exclude Bosch Reaxx table saws, and cartridges for those saws, from entering the United States, and the ITC issued an order to Robert Bosch Tool Corporation saying Bosch must “cease and desist from conducting any of the following activities in the United States: importing, selling, marketing, advertising, distributing, transferring (except for exportation), and soliciting United States agents or distributors for imported [Reaxx] table saws.” The ITC has now terminated its investigation against Bosch. (ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-965)
I know someone who got a sawstop *after* she cut off half her right hand with a regular table saw. I wonder how common that is.
Probably pretty common.
If Sawstop sold an upgrade kit that you could attach to any table saw, we'd all probably own one. But I'm not replacing my table saw just for that.
Plus the brake mechanism is over $100 a piece. I mean I hope you aren't triggering one daily, monthly, or even ever but not cheap.Fuck, I just looked at sawstop's prices. I didn't actually pay that much attention to the whole ordeal. I knew about the product, but didn't know you could only get it on their saws. The prices they charge for shit is insane compared to your normal run of the mill homeowner saws.
Plus the brake mechanism is over $100 a piece. I mean I hope you aren't triggering one daily, monthly, or even ever but not cheap.
They're free replacement for real event unless they changed policy recently. Though you can lose them to dumb stuff like nails in reclaimed lumber, green wet PT, etc.Plus the brake mechanism is over $100 a piece. I mean I hope you aren't triggering one daily, monthly, or even ever but not cheap.