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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 18, 2009 - 11:33pm PT
You've probably heard of table saws with 'Saw Stop' features- a mechanism that stops a blade immediately if a human finger is in it's path. Check out this video of the inventor, putting it to the true test:

http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8228/sawstop-inventor-walks-the-walk

Wild sh*t! What's almost as entertaining is the pro/con dialogue in the comments, parallelling 'helmet law' arguments. I wonder what Tommy Caldwell thinks about 'Saw Stop' technology?

Edit: Check this out:
http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8150/that-cant-be-safe-a-visit-to-the-shingle-mill
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