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   Moksha | Nov 18, 2005 03:31am | #1

   Received a five horse SawStop in July with the fence and expanded table option. It weighs 700 pounds which I had prepared for in advance, moved it from the garage to the basement shop with no problem. The assembly does take a LOT of time as there are many bolts in the side tables and fence arrangement. Nothing complex, but time consuming, the main thing is to follow the instructions carefully about which bolt goes where, or you get to a point you have to remove a few to get the right ones in the right holes. The saw does not have an electrical plug or cord as it attaches directly into your breaker box. You will have to get a flexible 10-3 cord for this attachment and install it in the breakout box on the saw and in the breaker box. The blade that comes with it is excellent and checking it out with the micrometer found the tolerances excellent. The Fence is a bit of a problem in setup with screws in difficult places; however, overall it is not that difficult. The instruction manual is the best one I have ever seen for a tool.
   Caution, even with the saw turned off and the blade still coasting it will set off the brake cartridge if your hand touches the blade or any metal object in your hand touches it. The use of the dust collection port is not optional... put at least a shop vac on that port. It has been a very pleasant tool to use and I would certainly not hesitate to purchase it again.

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   WillGeorge | Nov 18, 2005 06:11pm | #3

   The saw does not have an electrical plug or cord as it attaches directly into your breaker box...Just a comment on that.. Some may gripe about that but standard as I see it... I have installed machines that cost well over a million or more dollars..YEP.... NO electrical plug or cord and it attaches directly into your breaker box. Ones I have installed required several breaker boxes!Hope ya LOVE your saw!

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   maxp | Nov 20, 2005 05:54am | #4

   curious if anyone knows of firsthand saves with this saw

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   philip | Nov 20, 2005 07:43am | #5

   Er, actually, no-but I had to read the question three times. One would hope that accidents of that magnitude NEVER happen. In fact I know of no fingers other than hot dogs being saved so far.
   Sorry, just could not resist that.Philip Marcou

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   maxp | Nov 20, 2005 08:43am | #6

   you might want to read it again- because there is absolutely no insinuation of hope for an" accident of that magnitude" -but I think you would agree it would be an amazing story!

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   HowardAcheson | Nov 20, 2005 08:05pm | #10

   Go to the Sawstop website.  I believe there are some "saves" there.  There have also been a few enumerated on some other forums.

   There have also been some mis-fires but all I have heard about were where the operator was cutting something he shouldn't.  One had to do with wet, recently treated wood.  Another had to do with cutting some metal.  There is a control to turn off when you cut these materials.Howie.........

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   mudman | Nov 20, 2005 08:28pm | #11

   Yes there have been numerous saves printed in trade journals and in Saw Stops' litriture. The inventor actually used his finger on the blade. He did an interview with a Entreprenual (sp.?) magizine about 6 months ago. The magazine focused on the buisness side of his endevor, but he related his story of when he knew he had to give it the "ultimate" test. While the saw was running at full speed he put his finger into the blade and recieved only a nick, no stiches. The story was more detailed and quite funny as he described the fear and absurdity of intentionaly sticking his finger into the blade.

   Mike

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   Scrit | Nov 20, 2005 03:00pm | #7

   "Caution, even with the saw turned off and the blade still coasting it will set off the brake cartridge if your hand touches the blade or any metal object in your hand touches it. "

   You mean to say with all the hype over safety they still don't fit a braked motor?

   Scrit

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   Moksha | Nov 20, 2005 06:17pm | #8

   There is essentially no need to have a braked motor and the sawstop brake at the same time. If you touch the blade in either powered up or coasting mode the thing stops before you will sustain significant damage. It must have good bearings as it does coast for a bit. Overall the saw is an excellent well made machine, and perhaps the safety features make it an outstanding value. Once the blade stops, you can touch it with no problems, there is a red light on the switch which lights up each time you touch it, even after it stops.

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   Scrit | Nov 20, 2005 06:47pm | #9

   "There is essentially no need to have a braked motor and the sawstop brake at the same time"

   I think I'd disagree with that statement to an extent. I thought that the idea was that the Sawstop was designed to overcome amputation in the event of a finger going into a spinning blade - a job it does very well from all accounts. It does not, however, seem to address the problems associated with accidents occuring during blade run down - alright it will protect your fingers, but if you are unfortunate enough to push something into a spinning blade by accident (like your bench brush) it can be ejected back in your direction with remarkable velocity! The Germans brought in a requirement many years back to brake motors on saws, etc. to a stand still when they are powered down. If you ever use a saw like that you'll see why it's a good idea.

   Scrit

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   hotwheels | Nov 18, 2005 05:01am | #2

   I took delivery of a 5HP a few weeks ago. The rails do have lots of parts to assemble, but not more so than the Unisaw I had before, at least it did no seem that way. A couple of hours and all was well. The fence is time consuming to adjust. Follow the sequence of adjustment in the directions and you should be fine. Wiring was easy and straightforward. Good luck, it is a nice saw.

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   BossCrunk | Nov 23, 2005 01:27am | #12

   Seems kind of late to be asking if it is on its way.

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   John_D | Nov 23, 2005 01:34am | #13

   I got some excellent advice on setting up my Unisaw, after it had already arrived at my shop (before I set it up).  This forum is very helpful!