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Garbage Disposal Stop!!!

Using SawStop Technology, applied to Garbage Disposals, This "New Feature" Instantly detects flesh contact with the spinning blades of the garbage disposal, and slams the blades to an instant stop and then automatically dials the nearest "factory authorized technician" to come out and replace the now $500 "Door Stop" that was your former "World's Safest Garbage Disposal".

Replacement brade cartridges are free, if you send the used one back to SawStop, 6 to 8 weeks? If want to keep one "on hand", $70 for the standard brake, $90 for the dado brake.

Does anybody know if the saw blade that was stopped is still usable, or if the brake rips the carbide teeth off your favorite Forrest Saw Blade or Dado Set?

The video shows how easy it is to replace the used brake cartridge in minutes, but the saw blade and brake cartridge are removed as a single unit, not a good sign.

At $50 to $140+ a pop for a new saw blade or dado set, this might be the way to teach folks to use a saw guard to protect their wallets.

$0.02

My simple reply is to ask for a deposit equal to 2 to 4 times the replacement cost. When the potential borrower points out that they could buy one for a half or quarter of that amount, I smile and say "Your Right".

My close encounter with a edge jointer was due to a lack of knowing that what I was doing would was dangerous and would get get me hurt. That and loosing respect for power tools and the foolishness of youth, I now have one finger tip that is flat on one side and the memory of watching the Doctor sew the remaining slices back onto my finger.

Sometimes experience is a good teacher, other times it can be tragic.

I wonder how many of us, in the haste of wanting to unbox and start using a new power tool, fail to sit down with a cup of coffee and READ THE OWNERS MANUAL?

Legislation and all the safety gadgets in the world don't work if they are removed and cast into some corner to collect dust.

I can't help but wonder what those 31,400 people where thinking about or focusing on when they pushed their hand into a spinning saw blade.

It's sad to say that all good things come to an end.
However, just because there won't be any more New shows, doesn't stop PBS Or Norm from rerunning the whole series from the beginning. Being a "Newbie" to the Fine Art of making Sawdust, I would really like to see the series from the beginning. 2cents