SawStop Finger Demonstration - move over hot dog!

[ramone2185]

I don't get how the guy on Colbert Report, who cut his finger off, is against this. So I'm guessing he doesn't like his fingers?

[MattLGreer]

Skip to 3:59 if you want to see the actual moment he sticks his finger in.

[JakeM1911]

Cool

[baseballplyr395]

like if colbert brought you here

[toology55]

but will it blend?

[JakeM1911]

Cool

[bakelitetim]

Wouldn't damp wood, cause this to stop though?

[devilman662]

@bakelitetim yeah thats the problem.... my shop teacher says sometimes he puts some wet wood or something into the maching by accident and it stops and breaks... costs 200 dollars to replace plus the cost of the blade. also the humidity in the room has an effect. if it it too humid the wood will get damp and the sawstop will set off

[tawewerka]

It works. We have one in our shop and I was "flicking" a small piece of wood out of the way to make my next cut. I noticed the blade had dropped !! Not sure if I hit the blade I checked my finger and sure enough there was a tiny crease in the tip. NO blood and I never felt a thing. Great invention.

[realfun7188]

i want one

[Squirlee]

Steve Gas you are an ass for forcing this down peoples throats. It is good tech but don't use the govt to force me to pay for it asshole.

[WWFKANERULES]

It didnt stopas fast it took it 5 or maybe even 20 seconds to stop it so I could of had my finger actually taken off not saying this is a lie because we're using this in construction class but still what if you actually had it even closer than he did would it stop hopefully quicker!

[TeggyHD]

i would give this a thumbs up but i cant because i dont have a SawStop...

[MrYougotshot]

@TeggyHD lol wtf

[jojomoor]

@TeggyHD Haha

[duckd50]

wearing gloves with power tools is a bad practice. the high tensile fabric is known to drag your hands etc INTO the cutters.

[bla00]

I want one of these just today I did a number on my left thumb with the table saw in the garage. I had to go to the hospital where they took X-rays I sliced up the pad of my thumb very bad and cut the bone about 1/8 " wide and 1/8 " deep tore up the finger nail as well. It bled profusely for a while. They stitched it up, 8 stitches, there were multiple jagged slices before she stitched it up the PA said it looked like minced meat. pretty gruesome. This is excruciating. I want one of these!!!

[1superocky1]

@bla00 hows the thumb now , ok i hope, wot was you doing ?

[awsumnesinurfas]

what happens if your hand is dry and you hit it with actual force?

[WhiteleatherK]

Why does the whole blade drop below the table? To do that on my table saws, the motor mounts would have to break, or the wormdrives would have to break. Is this a specially built saw?

[90erino]

wish my dad would have had one of those when he cut off his thumb with a table saw!

[WhiteleatherK]

That guy is NOT practicing ANY safety precautions.

1) He pushes the demo boards through by hand,

2) leaves the blade running to clear the scrap by hand,

3) leans over the still running blade to clear the scrap by hand.

I wear gloves when cutting. How does that affect the system?

[123abcbaby]

@WhiteleatherK  dont wear gloves.. pussy

[dlapp14]

@WhiteleatherK Why would you wear gloves while using a table saw? If the sawblade touches the glove it will yank your hand right into the blade. Id never wear gloves using anything like a table saw or drill press

[KeithCanadaa]

Huffington Post is running a story on trying to get Saw Stop technology made mandatory for table saws in the USA. "Table Saw Accident Victims Plea For Safety Standards"

[KeithCanadaa]

HuffingtonPost is running a story on trying to get SawStop technology made mandatory for table saws in the USA. "Table Saw Accident Victims Plea For Safety Standards"

[biker281]

these table saws are truly impressive. i know a shop teacher that owns 3 of these. a kid was once cleaning one while the blade was stopped obviousy but didnt turn off the power and the blade dropped so quick you could hear it thump throughout the room...of course the teacher was heated cause dip shit cost him $100 for a new blade but he walked away with absolutely nothing but a nick that looked like a splinter... overall very impressive technology

[Achillian75]

Thats crazy and thanks for posting that!

[gonzobrozki]

theres always that one asshole that has to dislike this. thanks fucker

[dobypaw]

That is f#%king awesome!!!

[E1craZ4life]

Yeah, this is one of those things that you hope you never need to use, but it's there if you need it.

[weaverweave]

steak did not set off brake bc it was in bypass mode (handy if cutting treated lumber that would normally engage the brake).

[charlottephoto]

Every saw in the world should have this system installed. Not by law mind you, but by the smart choice of companies and people the world over to save grief! Imagine the money and well being this thing saves.

I can live with $60 replacement costs if that is the truth!

[OveRSwE]

what sucks is that everything is wrecked and you have to spend big cash on buying a new saw, even if you by mistake slightly touch the side of the blade

[malaki222]

@OveRSwE

everything isn't wrecked though and you don't have to buy a new saw. we have one of these saws in the wood shop at the school I work for. The little module that gets destroyed is replaceable and only costs us about 75 bucks. It very rarely happens though...maybe once every other year tops.

[OveRSwE]

@malaki222 little module? seems like the whole brake is broken, and probably also the blade. and i dont know exaclty how it works but the voltage sensor might be hard to connect/reset and the brake, depends how they chose to solve it

[malaki222]

@OveRSwE I see what you mean....but you have to take into consideration that the tool has been designed in a very particular way to be repairable in the event that the sensor is triggered. And it is an extremely simple fix. We have done it several times at the shop and always have at least 2 extra modules/brakes on hand in case it happens. It takes about 20-30 minutes to swap one out. Regardless, it beats getting sued by a student's parents when their kid comes home with no thumb.

[themkelly]

so cool

[harddrive13]

I did some math. If: it stops the saw in 5 ms as advertised, and you push a piece of wood through the saw at 4 in/s (pretty quick) your finger would travel .02" , enough to get the merest scratch. You'd get worse from the cat. But if you deliberately whacked your hand down hard on the blade, you could almost an inch in 5 ms, enough to do some serious damage. But under almost any circumstances where you're not deliberately trying to injure yourself, this thing would save you much grief. 

[Asklipios007]

how come 1 disliked it? :S

[GlitchesofWar]

@Asklipios007 Because it improves the disliker videos chance of getting more hits. Or so they think.

[spinalTapSoundGuy]

@Asklipios007

That one dislike is actually from the hot dog.

[efrench9]

My only concern is that it may make some novices complacent in the future, but as a 25 year veteran of cabinet shops and hearing fingers flop through a dust collection system I say BRAVO my good man....BRAVO.

[BigBair1981]

we have two in our shop..the safest saws around!

[bobbylewis59]

Happy to say, we are setting up our sawstop in the morning. I will STILL give a tablesaw all due respect. After all I don't have one in my shop at home and I don't want to develop any careless habits.

[bobdawg45]

Matt if you would listen to the video it would be clear that the steak was a demo on a conventional saw not a saw stop . . . .

[MattKondrath]

i wonder why the steak didnt stop it. only works on fingers and hot dogs? and... ur finger? >.> (penis) lol

[argy1182]

Wow. Amazing work.

[xariseto]

Me ψευτικο δαχτυλο ?????

1.Πολυ μακρυ για αληθινο !!!

και γιατι δεν το δοοκιμασε πιο γρηγορα ?

[CockWaffleProd]

i hear it costs $300 everytime u have an "accident" but worth the cost of ur finger

[cubsfan4life77]

@CockWaffleProd my woodshop teacher told us that it costs 80 cuz theyve triggered it before

[0dhm]

Such technology is beneficial, just as air bags in cars or seat belts are. Those that use table saws are not planning to put their hands in the path of the blade regardless; this is accidental not deliberate. Those that have airbags in their vehicles tend to drive faster, but don't need to test these by driving into a brick wall. Operator error happens, particularly with repetitive operations. The loss of a finger is far more expensive than the cost of a new blade.

[hiccuptruck]

First day on the job, using a Saw Stop saw, this happened to me. It did nick my thumb & draw blood, but that is all. Amazing...it really works!

[dr00dfv]

@hiccuptruck sounds to me like you were a horrible hire.

[hiccuptruck]

@dr00dfv Yeah, well the shop kept me on. I guess 25 years of woodworking experience meant something to the guy who hired me & he recognized that sometimes shit happens to even the most experienced people. He was just happy that my thumb was saved & that his investment was, in this case, well worth it. He even paid for the new parts. So there.

[thereality619]

we have this saw in my construction tech class at school. its a great cut but some people dont wanna use it cuz they dont wanna pay for a new blade and a brake if they nick their finger!

[jleach15]

Even if I did create this saw I still don't think I would be willing to put my finger in the blade.

[seanThree16]

Balls of steel.

[BlindReaperz0rz]

Hmm I wonder if it would still be safe if you slammed your hand into the blade instead of lightly brushing it.

[danimal632]

@BlindReaperz0rz HE PUT HIS FINGER IN THE BLADE OF A TABLE SAW

[BlindReaperz0rz]

@danimal632 OMFGWTFBBQ!!!! REALLY?!?!?!?! *facepalm* Why, thank you for clearly stating the obvious..I would've never known.. -.- I'm going to simplify what I've posted about 1 month ago for the mentally challenged portion of our YouTube community.."What if he punched it?"

[danimal632]

@BlindReaperz0rz I just want to clarify for the smart asses of youtube that usually people dont walk up to table saws and punch them. and yes in case your wondering it would still work electricity travels and discharges REALLY fast. other than the cuts you would get from punching a saw blade you would be fine

[Ugleskjegg]

@BlindReaperz0rz I was thinking the exact same thing, then i scrolled down and "saw" your comment :P

[rattslayer]

@BlindReaperz0rz I wonderer about that, judging at the high speed video, i think you would probly cut yourself, but not much more

[jimmyPain2121]

@BlindReaperz0rz try it...

[BlindReaperz0rz]

@jimmyPain2121 Yeah..I'll get right on that..

[jhzaphodbeeblebrox]

@BlindReaperz0rz I doubt it, but it is far less likely to amputate. I'm not reaching into it, though.  Being a mechanical device, sometime, somewhere, it WILL fail.

[oxdudepoege]

@BlindReaperz0rz go to thir website and take a look on the pictures send in by people who made the experience to hit the blade. they have only slightly cuts with the depth of , hm, 3mm

[Dyer404]

@BlindReaperz0rz Definitely it would be safe, since even if you swing your hand as fast as you can, it would be still significantly slower than the reaction of the machine :-)

[TheRebeccali]

@BlindReaperz0rz Sure does! It will still cut you, but at least you don't need stitches.

[Husqvarnapro12]

@BlindReaperz0rz watch another one of the saw stop videos they do have one where they slam the hot dog into the blade

[schenkel123]

@BlindReaperz0rz: Your hand will disappear together with the blade ;-)

[random0815]

@BlindReaperz0rz why wouldnt it Oo, it works by conductivity, no difference, also to cut the hand it will need at least like a quarter rotation or so which the break wont allow

[ThomasXp]

wow nice!

[cosmogirlteri]

great invention!

[Reptar2]

Awesome

[mouldingman1970]

In addition to the safty feature this machine is a really great saw too.

[jesus70890]

we have that saw in our woodshop class

[lacrossegoalie7]

all I have too say is "wow"