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Awesome table saw
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:17 pm
by Benjamin
I used to work at a wood mill back in my teens. It's pretty common for people to get hurt. In fact, I cut myself pretty badly on a chop saw once, but luckily I didn't lose any fingers.
This invention..
http://www.designnews.com/CA6360672.html
Is just great. The saw blade detects flesh and immediately stops and retracts before you are seriously injured. There is a video about half way down the page.
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:21 pm
by RobertGonzalez
I can think of five people (holds up three fingered hand) that would so buy that thing tomorrow.
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:24 pm
by feyd
I remember them being shown off at some show several years ago... was cool stuff.
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:25 pm
by Benjamin
Everah wrote:I can think of five people (holds up three fingered hand) that would so buy that thing tomorrow.
You get hurt on one too?
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:34 pm
by RobertGonzalez
No, but I know several machinists that, after being comfortable with their equipment, forgot that the machine really doesn't feel bad when it cuts stuff, even if it is their body parts.
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:00 am
by daedalus__
My Dad is a Machinist and probably would wish he had something like that if he knew about it.
He got caught on a titanium end-mill and it tore out 3 bones in his wrist, 2 in his hand, and severed a thingy.
:-/ Saw accidents suck.
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:05 am
by Benjamin
First time I saw the video, I didn't know what is was about, I thought someone was demonstrating what a frozen hot dog would do to a table saw lol.