Comments on: Ready to Pay At Least An Extra $250 for a Table Saw? http://www.renovateaustralia.com/2010/03/14/ready-to-pay-at-least-an-extra-250-for-a-table-saw/ A home improvement blog about renovating our Queenslander house in Townsville, Australia Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:30:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alex http://www.renovateaustralia.com/2010/03/14/ready-to-pay-at-least-an-extra-250-for-a-table-saw/comment-page-1/#comment-54426 Alex Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:14:06 +0000 http://www.renovateaustralia.com/2010/03/14/ready-to-pay-at-least-an-extra-250-for-a-table-saw/#comment-54426 This is incredible. It's not the first time I hear about lawsuits that normally shouldn't have started in the first place. Anyway, the SawStop product costs about $1600(http://www.myphtools.com/sawstop-cns175-sfa30). The safety feature is really nice, too bad it kind of destroys some parts when triggered - similar with safety systems on cars. This is incredible. It’s not the first time I hear about lawsuits that normally shouldn’t have started in the first place. Anyway, the SawStop product costs about $1600(http://www.myphtools.com/sawstop-cns175-sfa30). The safety feature is really nice, too bad it kind of destroys some parts when triggered – similar with safety systems on cars.
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]]> By: Concrete Saw http://www.renovateaustralia.com/2010/03/14/ready-to-pay-at-least-an-extra-250-for-a-table-saw/comment-page-1/#comment-48051 Concrete Saw Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:36:35 +0000 http://www.renovateaustralia.com/2010/03/14/ready-to-pay-at-least-an-extra-250-for-a-table-saw/#comment-48051 I work in a rental center that rents tools to home owners and I assume this is the reason that we don't rent table saws. At some point people have to take responsibility for their own ignorance. I work in a rental center that rents tools to home owners and I assume this is the reason that we don’t rent table saws. At some point people have to take responsibility for their own ignorance.
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]]> By: Lawrence Winterburn http://www.renovateaustralia.com/2010/03/14/ready-to-pay-at-least-an-extra-250-for-a-table-saw/comment-page-1/#comment-45720 Lawrence Winterburn Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:52:24 +0000 http://www.renovateaustralia.com/2010/03/14/ready-to-pay-at-least-an-extra-250-for-a-table-saw/#comment-45720 Hi Bill-- I cut one finger in half and cut one thumb off through the joint. How it happens can be pretty fluky. You are tired... or working under fluorescent lights or just don't have your mind on what you are doing... And it happens. They took a poll among editors at Fine Homebuilding a few years back and the average number of fingers is 8. I am not so sure table saws shouldn't be more expensive. Likely if you add up the costs of injuries including lost wages that result from table saw injuries--it would likely dwarf the cost of the flesh detection system on every table saw made. Hi Bill–

I cut one finger in half and cut one thumb off through the joint.

How it happens can be pretty fluky. You are tired… or working under fluorescent lights or just don’t have your mind on what you are doing…

And it happens.

They took a poll among editors at Fine Homebuilding a few years back and the average number of fingers is 8.

I am not so sure table saws shouldn’t be more expensive. Likely if you add up the costs of injuries including lost wages that result from table saw injuries–it would likely dwarf the cost of the flesh detection system on every table saw made.

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