That’s my problem with this, an entry level table saw from skil or whatever is a couple hundred bucks and lots of beginner woodworkers still have to save up for one. A table saw (IMHO) is kind of a barrier of entry into more serious projects (yes I know there are lots of other ways to make other tools function). If they don’t come down in price then that’s going to suck big time.
Sawstop is an interesting story. They made a great invention, but when no one wanted to license it they started suing companies and pushing for regulation changes, and supposedly have even rejected some companies who have wanted to license their technology (Grizzly). And of course, the infamous Bosch Reaxx lawsuit, where they succeeded in stopping Bosch from importing their version of a safe Table Saw.
Interesting read I found while looking into this more toolguyd.com/companies-allege-sawstop-refused-to-…
And a cool hackaday: hackaday.com/…/ask-hackaday-sawstop-bastion-of-sa…
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 8 months ago
I mean that’s objectively expensive, but a ~thousand to for safety equipment that could save someone’s digit sounds super cheap.
Then there’s just the intangible morale boost working with tools designed with your safety and well-being in mind.
Ross_audio@lemmy.world 8 months ago
This is like saying we should more than double car prices and insist they’re all carbon fibre tubs for safety reasons.
If it moves the product price by such a large margin, you’re only talking about profit motive when trying to exclude products without the parented feature.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 8 months ago
You can save tour digits just by operating the tool properly.
steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
True. Also accidents never happen.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 8 months ago
Not often enough to force everyone to pay a premium to have sawstops installed on every saw. If they want to make it an osha thing for professionals maybe, but I as a hobbyist don’t need or want it. If I did I could buy one already.