Ultimate Table Saw

[reggaepass at aol.com]

Tom and List,

  I work at an art institute. The Theater School has a scene shop with a 
table saw (one of the few stationary power tools I don't have in the 
piano shop). It was a forty year old Rockwell, too old to be compatible 
with many of today's safety features (which are all a must at a 
school). They had to get a new saw and, although their first choice for 
woodworking purposes would have been something else, they got a 7 hp 
Stopsaw. They are very pleased with it. The Safety Committee paid for 
3/4 of the new saw (since its replacement was entirely for safety 
reasons) and the other schools in the institute (who all use it 
occasionally) chipped in for the rest. I was injured once by the old 
saw and was glad to contribute towards this vastly safer model.

  The price of replacing saw parts that are damaged when the blade is 
stopped to keep it from cutting you is very modest compared to the 
"inconvenience" of the injuries it prevents.

 Alan Eder

 -----Original Message-----
 From: tcole at cruzio.com
 To: pianotech at ptg.org
 Sent: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 4:30 PM
 Subject: Ultimate Table Saw

  I tuned for a cabinet maker today who showed me his new baby. It's 
made by a company who invented a safety device to prevent serious 
injuries from the blade of a table saw. They couldn't sell the idea to 
Delta, Grizzly, Powermatic, etc., so they decided to make their own 
table saws. 
  
  Kinda pricey but how much are your fingers worth? Also the cabinet 
maker says it has enabled him to do more accurate work with less fuss. 
  
 http://www.sawstop.com/products-cabinet-saw.htm 
  
 Tom Cole 


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