After years of trying, the U.S. government may mandate safer table saws

Re:After years of trying, the U.S. government may mandate sa... by solomonb on Thursday April 11, 2024 @12:29AM (#39998382)

Yes I have the industrial grade Sawstop. I ran a professional carpentry business for years using it as our main saw. I probably bought it around 2012 or 2013, I can't remember exactly.

I don't know what to tell you. I ran a professional shop, I'm not a hobbyist. I couldn't tell you how many feet of lumber I've shoved through my table saw. I've never personally had the Sawstop pop due to a safety issue, but every single time it happened in the shop I was able to remove the blade and get it serviced for around $30-40 depending on how many teeth were lost. Most of my saw blades are greater then $100 new so this cost is worth it.

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Re:After years of trying, the U.S. government may mandate sa... by lazide on Thursday April 11, 2024 @01:27AM (#39998677)

The workshop I used had a dozen plus false pops due to people cutting wet wood or similar issues. None of the blades were worth saving due to significant warping or damage.

I guess we’re just living in different worlds.

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Re:After years of trying, the U.S. government may mandate sa... by solomonb on Thursday April 11, 2024 @01:58AM (#39998832)

What brand of blades did you use? Most of mine were Forrest or Tenryu. The Forrest blades are very heavy.

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Re:After years of trying, the U.S. government may mandate sa... by lazide on Thursday April 11, 2024 @10:29AM (#40002590)

This was a decade ago, and a workshop environment with a wide variety of blades.

So random folks, and random blades.

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