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Re:After years of trying, the U.S. government may mandate sa... by sharperguy on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @06:14PM (#39984877)
A seatbelt is a small fraction of the total cost of a car. I wouldn't be surprised if a table saw with this feature is 10x the cost of one without it or more. It adds a ton of complexity to a fairly simple tool.
Re:After years of trying, the U.S. government may mandate sa... by mey on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @06:20PM (#39984939)
At scale the cost will come down. The actual tech is remarkably simple (which is a compliment to the design and engineering). The saw blade is wired up in such a way that it becomes a capactive touch sensor. When tripped a sacrifical brake is blasted into the blade that causes it stop and drop into the table.

It isn't going to cost 10x.

https://www.sawstop.com/why-sawstop/the-technology/

Re:After years of trying, the U.S. government may mandate sa... by petee on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @06:57PM (#39985241)
The modules are expensive, and it destroys the blade, which can be very expensive when using real industrial ones meant to be resharpened.

Personally I've had a very poor experience using a sawstop, as well as witnessing it cause younger guys to get overly confident

Re:After years of trying, the U.S. government may mandate sa... by nostromo on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @06:47PM (#39985158)
It's expensive because of the patent holders, not the technical complexity.
Re:After years of trying, the U.S. government may mandate sa... by xdennis on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @08:37PM (#39985770)
When the government mandates it there's no reason not to increase the price, just like how college tuitions rose exponentially when the government guaranteed the loans.
Re:After years of trying, the U.S. government may mandate sa... by BWStearns on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @06:15PM (#39984896)
It's closer to 2x the cost but that's a fairly fat margin since the Sawstop models ate the whole upper end. With a competitor they could probably get down to 1.5x.
Re:After years of trying, the U.S. government may mandate sa... by dfc on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @06:17PM (#39984910)
I have good news for you and your fingers. This will not increase the price of your next table saw by 10x.