[SML] Saw stop

[Alex French]

I'm not clear on whether the Bosch REAXX is really available in the US
market yet, or if it has been held up by patent litigation with SawStop
[cue argument].

I believe the REAXX is intended to not damage the blade, but has a
cartridge that is good for two uses.

It seems to be available only in "jobsite" style- roughly comparable to the
SawStop Jobsite saw, a few hundred dollars more expensive.

Full disclosure: I have a SawStop Jobsite in my basement (it was purchased
10 months ago... I have a 7 month old daughter...), I'm really impressed by
the overall quality and attention to detail, just like with the contractor
SawStop I put in a student shop almost a decade ago.

Alex French


On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Nate Zwainlesk via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> Like this?
> https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/more/news-and-extras/
> specials/reaxx-2-final/
> I'm not endorsing them, havent used it and I love my SawSTOP.  But knowing
> about the alternatives makes some sense.
>
> On Aug 16, 2016 10:49 AM, "Jerry Durand via Stagecraft" <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
>> That's simple.  If you used a pre-loaded gas cylinder to pull down the
>> blade and had a gun type sear to release it, then there wouldn't be any
>> parts to replace and after market sales of expensive cartridges would
>> disappear.
>>
>> Unless, of course, you designed the arrangement to break the gas
>> cylinder or the release mechanism when it was triggered...
>>
>> On 08/16/2016 10:44 AM, Richard Niederberg via Stagecraft wrote:
>> > Why can't someone invent a way to lower the blade in 1/100 sec or
>> > less, without the costly breaking the blade, which encourages
>> > operators to defeat the safety feature? There are both solenoids and
>> > hydraulic rams that are fast enough.
>> > /s/ Richard
>>
>
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