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[Trifolic]

We have all heard the storys of construction works and people at home chopping and cutting their fingers and other body parts off using different kinds of saws cutting wood.. Check these videos out, They have 3 saws which can detect if the blade hits a finger or flesh for that matter and slams a brake on it..

http://www.sawstop.com/video.htm

[RandomLittleHost]

Clever stuff, sent link to a friend of mine (his job is building maintenance)

[phill2003]

that would be good for a woodyard near me, they are always cutting various portions of themselves off..

[NE-Andy]

This is kinda old... I saw this a few years back. On the TV ad, they rolled a hotdog to it and the blade retracted under the saw table; its pretty neat stuff

[ilyash]

wow thats cool stuff.
I wonder how it works..
do they have some kind of sensor on the blade?
or an ir sensor somewhere?

[Trifolic]

Originally posted by ilyash
wow thats cool stuff.
I wonder how it works..
do they have some kind of sensor on the blade?
or an ir sensor somewhere?

Thats all explained here

http://www.sawstop.com/howworks.htm

[Jasber]

I wonder who was gutsy enough to test it with their finger first

Cool idea tho.

[JYC]

whoa!!!

thats so cool, and so brilliant!

[Acroplex]

They are doing the test with weiners

[The Prohacker]

Few problems.. What if your finger makes contact first with the blade before the wood.. Then the saw doesn't know the electrical differnce..

[JYC]

Originally posted by The Prohacker
Few problems.. What if your finger makes contact first with the blade before the wood.. Then the saw doesn't know the electrical differnce..

I would assume that the electrical signal as it cuts through the air is roughly the same as when it goes through the wood, so even if it hasn't made contact with wood, it will probably still detect a change.

[The Dude]

But does it detect a finger and retract BEFORE MAKING ANY DAMAGES?????

The Dude

[s.h.a.zz.y]

Originally posted by The Prohacker
Few problems.. What if your finger makes contact first with the blade before the wood.. Then the saw doesn't know the electrical differnce..

It would take your finger off and not cut the wood

[The Prohacker]

Originally posted by The Dude_
But does it detect a finger and retract BEFORE MAKING ANY DAMAGES?????

The Dude

Watch the videos... It will take the skin off of the hot dog.. Of course on a finger its going to cause more damage as the skin will pull more on a finger.. But I still wouldn't want to test it

[epgs]

That is awesome. But I always just go on, don't let your finger hit the blade.