[SML] Sawstop

[Richard Niederberg]

Just because a Saw Stop has a significant safety feature does not make it
any less of a Get Rich Quick scheme, when you consider that the
manufacturer wants their particular patented feature mandated so the
inventor gets royalties..
/s/ Richard

On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 3:16 PM, NODEraser via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 1:10 PM, Duncan Mahoney via Stagecraft
> <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> >
> > Unfortunately, Sawstop is suing to prevent sales of the Bosch saw in the
> > USA.  My opinion of the Sawstop Corp dropped a notch or two when I heard
> > that…
> >
>
> There was also the period when they were pushing for legislation that
> would require their patented technology be a requirement for all new
> table saws, via licensing.
>
> I worked for a time in a shop with the Industrial version, it seemed a
> perfectly good saw but the nuisance trip rate was not minimal; I think
> we went through a cartridge/blade combination every 3 months or so,
> but that was in a shop with a regular 40-hour work week. Somehow, I
> tripped one that neither actuated the brake or dropped the blade... It
> occurred after a short bind while ripping fresh 1x pine, I pushed
> through the bind and then the blade coasted to a stop, and the
> diagnostic lights indicated the cartridge needed to be replaced.
>
>
> --
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/s/ Richard
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