Christopher_Hawkins

I forgot to mention that the SawStop allows you to change from riving knife to blade guard in under one minute without the use of tools.

"kmoore01 writes: my only injuries related to table saw use have been with kick-back. nothing I see with SAW STOP would have avoided these" As a SawStop owner, I disagree. The riving knife and anti-kickback pawls on the blade guard make it pretty hard to get kickback.

Others have commented that the improvements built into new saws can lure folks into a false sense of security. This is not true for me. When I'm in my shop, my SawStop is a constant reminder of the importance I place on safety. More than once, I've changed the way I'm planning on doing some routing or jointing because of the SawStop. Why? I look at the saw and think "I spent $3300 to save my fingers / abdomen and now I'm considering not using a push pad when jointing this piece. Duh...." Same story with the router.

You have created a very attractive piece. The details in the next issue of FWW will help me decide if I have the skill to tackle this project. I hope I do.

Do you have other pieces available to view on the web?

A coworker of mine was using gloves to handle a sharp piece of aluminum when using a drill press. A curled piece of aluminum from drilling snagged his glove. The glove and his hand were pulled by the spinning bit into contact with the bit. He suffered severe injuries to two fingers. He has both fingers, but he lost a great deal of their functionality.

Jim had 35 years of experience in machine shop when this happened.