Back in July, Toologics.com published one of the first photos of the new SawStop contractor saw. This new saw has the same flesh-sensing technology as it’s big brother, the famous SawStop cabinet saw, but in a much smaller and more portable package.
SawStop has released some information about the new model on their official website:
SawStop is now finalizing its newly designed contractor saw. It will be the best contractor saw made, with a massive 62 mm main bearing, heavy-duty arbor shaft, cast iron trunnions and arbor block, solid cast iron table with removable extension wings, dust-collecting blade shroud, and a 1½ horsepower motor — and of course SawStop’s revolutionary contact detection and brake system.
All those nice cast iron parts come with a price: with a shipping weight of nearly 280 lbs, the new 10″ Contractor Saw is less than half the weight of the original SawStop cabinet saw, but is still pretty darn heavy. It’s not nearly as portable as, say a DeWalt DW745 table saw (approx 50lbs), but it’s still easier to move around than the original.
Sounds like this could be an awesome saw. Back at AWFS, a rep indicated that they were hoping to sell these with a price around $1500, which would definitely make it one of the most (or most) expensive 10″ 1.5hp contractor saws available. However, the safety technology is definitely worth the premium. As soon as these are available, it’s almost a liability not to have one.
The new SawStop contractor saw should be available by the summer. In the meantime, you can get more information about SawStop cabinet saws at ToolKing.com
