Sawstop Article in 03-13-2010 Oregonian
jonnieboy
| Posted in Power Tools and Machinery on
Hello all,
I thought I’d pass this article along. Some of it is rehash. some not.
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/03/sawstop_saw_brake_safety_devic.html
-jonnieboy
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While I applaud the SawStop technology, I have to wonder about the trend in liability cases. Who's next? Pocket knife manufacturers? (Actually, bagel slicer manufacturers are probably a better target.) Will the Mercedes Benz crash-avoidance technology be madated for all cars, too?
Bagel Danger
Ralph,
It's actually a fairly common cause of injury, slicing bagels. ( yeah right, like I know bagel statistics.)
This blade-brake/Ryobi thing seems like it could be a pretty big deal court-wise.
--jonnieboy
It's common enough to have achieved TLA (three-letter acronym) status - BRI (bagel-related injury). But, I haven't seen a breakdown of finger versus palm slices.
Just another case of operator error in my book.
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