This past Wednesday Bosch announced that they had developed a flesh-sensing tablesaw meant to prevent the finger-amputation injuries that are so common among carpenters and woodworkers of all types. Although the saw won’t be available until the fall, I got a chance to see a preproduction model demonstrated at the Northeast JLC Live trade show this past Friday. Like SawStop’s line of finger-saving saws, the Bosch saw uses the principal of capacitance to trigger the finger-saving technology. What’s different is the Bosch saw doesn’t attempt to stop the blade. Instead, it forces the blade below the saw table milliseconds after the safety device is triggered. Click on the video player above to see the saw in action. To learn more about the saw and see some photos taken at the JLC Live show held last week in Providence, RI, click here.
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Finger amputations are not common among carpenters.
Finger amputations may be common among injuries.
Wonder if it will work with gloves?
I hope the financial reasons are enough force learning proper table saw procedures.
SawStop destroys the blade.
Bosch drops the blade, but it remains intact. Somehow IMHO, there is a very different approach to the solution(s) which effectively does the same thing (saving body parts). The ends-to-the-means are TOTALLY DIFFERENT, and I feel the Judge ruled in the wrong direction.
So, why would you make cross cuts with a table saw? Just asking for trouble. Use a miter saw. I've been doing carpentry since I was 13 and 37 years later I still have all my digits. There has been close calls. All involving a table saw trying to do cross cutting. Don't ever use a fence if you still insist on using it for that purpose.
Re: learning proper table saw procedures
Howdy from the 51st state... we poor Brit sops even have leering cheese companies running TV ads showing a "carpenter" cutting a block of cheese on a table saw... not even a push stick... no protection... talk about reinforcing ignorance...