Don't think for a minute that there are not problems with other brands of saws. I had a Grizzly contractors saw where the frame was not grounded. I had to fix that one myself. A friend bought a Unisaw that had a badly machined arbor. Another friend bought a Powermatic cabinet saw that had the motor fail within weeks of setting it up.
I'm 64 years old and I have been involved in a few risky sports, hobbies, and jobs over the years - scuba diving, riding motorcycles, sailing, hunting, target shooting, construction, etc.. Knowing the safety rules for all of these activities is beneficial, but accidents still happen. People make mistakes and they get hurt. The last motorcycle that I purchased, a 2015 BMW R1200R, was selected in no small part because of some of the safety features - traction control, ABS braking, and it's fantastically forgiving handling.
The Sawstop saw pretty much falls into the same category as the R1200R. Neither the R1200R nor the Sawstop saw require you to give up any performance to achieve a safer product. Both are top-of-the-line machines that integrate their safety features in a way that is seamless. In neither case do these safety features detract from using these machines.
I first started using table saws when I was in middle school. Thankfully, I still have all of my fingers and other than a couple of benign kick-backs, I have had no issues with any table saw. But that does not make me immune to having an accident. When I start teaching my nephew some woodworking skills, I can do so without the fear that he will injure himself on my table saw. And when he gets ready to buy his first table saw, I'll just pay the difference and make certain that he has a Sawstop saw too.
About two weeks after buying the BMW R1200R a big dog walked out in the road in front of me. He wasn't being aggressive, but he was blocking the road to the point where I had no hope of maneuvering around him. I locked up the integrated front/rear brakes through the front brake lever and let the ABS go to work. I stopped just three feet before I would have hit the dog. If I had been on my Harley, there is no way that I could have stopped in time to avoid crashing into the dog, to his detriment as well as mine. If you can make life safer with some technology, then I'm all for it.
The next thing that I want is a car that will automatically brake if it senses that I am closing too fast on the vehicle in front of me. And as a motorcycle rider, I think that every car should have that technology.
Klingspor is delivering my new saw tomorrow. I have a few projects backed up and having a table saw will make them go a lot faster.
Pete
I'm 64 years old and I have been involved in a few risky sports, hobbies, and jobs over the years - scuba diving, riding motorcycles, sailing, hunting, target shooting, construction, etc.. Knowing the safety rules for all of these activities is beneficial, but accidents still happen. People make mistakes and they get hurt. The last motorcycle that I purchased, a 2015 BMW R1200R, was selected in no small part because of some of the safety features - traction control, ABS braking, and it's fantastically forgiving handling.
The Sawstop saw pretty much falls into the same category as the R1200R. Neither the R1200R nor the Sawstop saw require you to give up any performance to achieve a safer product. Both are top-of-the-line machines that integrate their safety features in a way that is seamless. In neither case do these safety features detract from using these machines.
I first started using table saws when I was in middle school. Thankfully, I still have all of my fingers and other than a couple of benign kick-backs, I have had no issues with any table saw. But that does not make me immune to having an accident. When I start teaching my nephew some woodworking skills, I can do so without the fear that he will injure himself on my table saw. And when he gets ready to buy his first table saw, I'll just pay the difference and make certain that he has a Sawstop saw too.
About two weeks after buying the BMW R1200R a big dog walked out in the road in front of me. He wasn't being aggressive, but he was blocking the road to the point where I had no hope of maneuvering around him. I locked up the integrated front/rear brakes through the front brake lever and let the ABS go to work. I stopped just three feet before I would have hit the dog. If I had been on my Harley, there is no way that I could have stopped in time to avoid crashing into the dog, to his detriment as well as mine. If you can make life safer with some technology, then I'm all for it.
The next thing that I want is a car that will automatically brake if it senses that I am closing too fast on the vehicle in front of me. And as a motorcycle rider, I think that every car should have that technology.
Klingspor is delivering my new saw tomorrow. I have a few projects backed up and having a table saw will make them go a lot faster.
Pete
I have a solution to your problem. Study the safety rules of operating a table saw. Then purchase a cabinet saw from Delta, Powermatic, Jet, Grizzly.