http://www.sawstopreview.com Complete Guide to the SawStop Table Saw Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:49:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You read that title right: SawStop inventor Stephen Gass has upped the ante on SawStop demonstrations by sticking his own finger into a spinning blade, eschewing the old hotdog stand-in that has always been a staple of SawStop demos. You can see a clip of his demo, which was ... http://www.sawstopreview.com/sawstop-videos/stephen-gass-sticks-his-own-finger-into-a-sawstop/ Allen Cabinetry & The CounterTop Shop in Mansfield, Ohio recently used a $17,000 grant from the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation to replace all five of their table saws with brand new SawStops. The company, which creates custom cabinetry and kitchen/bath counter tops, has only 28 workers, many of ... http://www.sawstopreview.com/sawstop-articles/mansfield-oh-cabinetry-shop-replaces-all-of-their-saws-with-sawstops/ If you're going to use a table saw, it's a good idea to know what you're doing--even if you're using a SawStop. There are all sorts of ways for table saws to maim you severely, and even worse, they can do it in a split second. With this ... http://www.sawstopreview.com/sawstop-articles/check-out-these-table-saw-safety-tips/ After a long wait and lots of anticipation, people are starting to get their hands on the brand new SawStop Contractor Saw. SawStop.com has put up a web page with some customer feedback on the new saw and unsurprisingly, people seem to be quite happy with it. Here's ... http://www.sawstopreview.com/sawstop-articles/customer-feedback-for-sawstop-contractor-saw-starting-to-pour-in/ An instructor of Building Construction Technology at Austin Community College has put together a very in-depth video that shows how kickback occurs on a table saw as well as how to avoid it. The video has some great footage of a kickback that demonstrates how dangerous it can be. ... http://www.sawstopreview.com/sawstop-articles/youtube-video-how-to-avoid-table-saw-kickback/ SawStops are more expensive than other table saws, but the cost of a SawStop is a pittance compared to the cost of a table saw injury--not just financially, but also emotionally and physically. To get an idea of how big the financial impact of a table saw injury can ... http://www.sawstopreview.com/sawstop-articles/the-cost-of-a-table-saw-injury/ If you are going to buy a SawStop, it is important to keep a spare cartridge or two around in case of an accident so that you can continue to use the saw with its safety features intact and without waiting on the mailman to bring you a new brake. ... http://www.sawstopreview.com/sawstop-articles/how-much-do-sawstop-brake-cartridges-cost/ John White over at FineWoodWorking.com has put together a great video overview of the brand new SawStop Contractor Saw. In the video, Mr. White gives you a full tour around the saw from the mobile base to the inner workings, and he even tests both brake cartridges: the one ... http://www.sawstopreview.com/sawstop-videos/sawstop-contractor-saw-video-and-review/   In addition to the plethora of stories on SawStop.com's testimonials page, there are several photos of fingers that have been saved by SawStop's braking mechanism. None of them suffered more than a nick. Here's one of the testimonials that is accompanied by a photo: “One of my students ... http://www.sawstopreview.com/sawstop-articles/photos-of-fingers-saved-by-sawstop-on-sawstopcom/ SawStop.com has a fantastic gallery of high-resolution images of the SawStop 10" Cabinet Saw, which you can view by going to this page. There are thirteen pictures in all taken from a bunch of different angles so that you can really see how the SawStop is built on the ... http://www.sawstopreview.com/sawstop-articles/high-res-image-gallery-shows-the-inner-workings-of-sawstop/