Saw Stop Contractor's Saw
I just got a good look at the Saw Stop contractor's saw. The local dealer has one on the floor. Man, that's a nice saw. Saw Stop applied the same approach to the contractor's saw they applied to the cabinet saw: heavy and very well built. It has cast tables - not pressed steel, and a heavy extension wing. The base is heavy and solid. The fence is very nice and works smoothly - like on the big Saw Stop. All in all, a very nice saw. It should be, it retails for $2,100. I've been trying to make up my mind to trade my Unisaw in for 3 hp cabinet Saw Stop. I really like my fingers and I figure a Saw Stop is probabaly the best insurance I can get for them, but it's a lot of money, even with selling my Uni.
Hank
NIce saw, but, where do most of the injuries come from?
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Hank Knight
Man, that's a nice saw. Saw Stop applied the same approach to the contractor's saw they applied to the cabinet saw: heavy and very well built.
Hank
I've looked at them and also was impressed on how they are built. Very solid indeed. The sensor is also a cheap replacement, $75.00 I was told at Woodcraft. Thats less than my E-room copay! :D
However, my experience with table saws has taught me that the most serious danger posed by the TS is kickback. Lookup "The Big Splinter" on youtube.
Get a good guard (I love the Brett Guard), keep your body and hands in the right place, use push sticks and push blocks and you can operate the saw with no fear of getting hurt. After all, it's usually not the tool but operator errot that gets us in trouble. (Thats supposed to be a little humor folks!)
Steve
Let me be careful here . . .
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Originally Posted by
Hank Knight
I just got a good look at the Saw Stop contractor's saw. The local dealer has one on the floor. Man, that's a nice saw. Saw Stop applied the same approach to the contractor's saw they applied to the cabinet saw: heavy and very well built. It has cast tables - not pressed steel, and a heavy extension wing. The base is heavy and solid. The fence is very nice and works smoothly - like on the big Saw Stop. All in all, a very nice saw. It should be, it retails for $2,100. I've been trying to make up my mind to trade my Unisaw in for 3 hp cabinet Saw Stop. I really like my fingers and I figure a Saw Stop is probabaly the best insurance I can get for them, but it's a lot of money, even with selling my Uni.
Hank
Since I have already endured the wrath of the SAWSTOP fans, I will be careful here . . .
Why do you really want a SAWSTOP . . . have you had some near misses?
Only you can decide what you are comfortable with . . . but $2,100.00 for a contractors saw . and going from a premium cabinet saw . .uuum . . If the "implied" safety factor is that important to you, by all means go that route . . . But I would have to say at this point if you are buying it from a safety standpoint, this is good, that may be worth $2,100.00. Although, I would not sell myself short, I would at least go with the cabinet model, after all the first $2,100.00 will be spent in the name of safety . . . .
Don't get lax and forget to continue to use common sense when you operate your bandsaw, planer, jointer, drill press, lathe, portable circular saw or that eye sucking shop vac . . . yes my wife works for a hospital and they actually had a guy who "dislocated" eye in an attempt to get ants off of himself using his shop vac . . . I guess it's kinda hard to think when you are covered in fire ants . . . . they even had one guy that picked up a running mower to, "get this", hand it to his brother-in law over a fence . . . he dropped the mower along with 3 1/2 fingers . . . gotta turn that engine off first . .
Good luck on your purchase . . . me, I would keep the UNISAW . . . . and develop some strict safe work habits . . .
Don't forget, you still have watch out for kickback on the SAWSTOP . . .