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How to not cut your fingers off with a table saw.

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Billek
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Oct 11 2011 3:13PM
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reverendwrong
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dude sawstop is legit as fuck, saved like 4 kids fingers at my highschool, which in turn saved the shop program cause too many kids are fucking retarded at my school and think that the shop is a playground
Oct 11 2011 3:20PM
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Snowcase
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Hm... Been using saws since I could stand. I was taught BASIC safety. My dad said, don't cut yourself because it's gonna hurt. Never once have I cut myself. I mean yea I'm all for safety but how the fuck do you lose 3 fingers in one term? (obviously not speaking directly to you)
Oct 11 2011 3:24PM
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technique.
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natural selection at work
Oct 11 2011 3:26PM
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hoodratz47
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we had one a my work... saved this guy shit.



and talk about a sales pitch
Oct 11 2011 3:34PM
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RockyMountnHigh
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thats soo sick. People make mistakes (in response to early comments), some people work much of their lives using those saws and never cut themselves, but then one day they are distracted by work or family life and they lose their finger. this is a great system that should be mandatory everywhere that uses these saws.
Oct 11 2011 3:35PM
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.AR6rider.
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When I was in high school a dumbass kid came to class high, and after a demonstration on the table saw the kid just kept staring at it as it was slowing down, then finally decided he was going to try to stop it with his hand. He didn't lose any fingers but he ended up getting like a hundred something stitches in his hand/fingers.
Oct 11 2011 4:12PM
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Blurst
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That man will be so rich.
Oct 11 2011 4:19PM
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E.C.
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saw this on time warp. looks absolutely ridiculous. but from my understanding there is so much force to make it stop that it breaks. how much to replace it or whatever?

i think its a sick idea for when an ACCIDENT happens.

shit happens. some people are idiots some are just honest mistakes
Oct 11 2011 4:23PM
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.AR6rider.
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I think they said $60 in the video.
Oct 11 2011 4:27PM
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PopsicleStand
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I see some hardcore old men that accidentally cut their fingers off in the shop, try telling them they are idiots. I agree, accidents happen.
Oct 11 2011 4:28PM
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Big.Bird
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it said it would cost 60 bucks
Oct 11 2011 4:31PM
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Midge.
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about $65. ( It was in the video). Its just a new blade and explosive cartridge, much cheaper than a new finger.
Oct 11 2011 4:32PM
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hallamt
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Sixty bucks, it's either that or a big ass medical bill and a mangled finger
Oct 11 2011 4:33PM
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Deezy
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we have a table saw at our school... they installed this device (to much demise from the teachers)
a few days go by... kids inspect the new machine
then on the friday some retard decided to see if it works... it did, saved his finger and now they dont have the device anymore because they think that jimmy the retard will just keep triggering this all day. kids will continue to lose fingers at my high-school.

if they want to do it again, they shouldn't tell anyone about it so the students treat it like a regular blade and it will only trigger in an emergency. this would also be pimp on a job site, those guys dont fuck around and if they fuck up, at least they wont lose a finger.
Oct 11 2011 4:34PM
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E.C.
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yeah i didnt watch the video cause im in class. well 60 is sweet, id rather pay that then not have a finger for the rest of my life
Oct 11 2011 4:34PM
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seward
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this isnt new.

many many highend table saws have a very similar feature that jams the saw blade. This one is just a little differently designed, and a little better IMO.

and for the dude that asked, yes you need to replace it. and 9/10 times your saw blade is fucked too.
but atleast you still got your digits.
Oct 11 2011 4:37PM
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hallamt
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First to attempt saw stop with their penis gets a new one, on me of course
Oct 11 2011 4:39PM
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InFlames
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I used to trim my nails with the sander.




Then it caught my finger and it tore off my fingernail


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Oct 11 2011 6:07PM
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Piste.Off
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Sounds like my dad. He lost his thumb to a table saw, trying telling him hes an idiot and he'll put you through the table saw.
Oct 11 2011 6:10PM
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Peter.
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good lord
Oct 11 2011 6:17PM
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InFlames
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Didn't actually hurt that bad.
Oct 11 2011 6:42PM
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Piste.Off
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?
Oct 11 2011 6:46PM
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corona
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can't watch the video with sound, but how does it know the difference between flesh and whatever you're sawing?
Oct 11 2011 6:52PM
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Funnel
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That's fucking epic. I bet it worked well for awhile too. I am pretty inconsistent with nail clippers so the sander would have made for a nice, smooth, rounded fingernail.
Oct 11 2011 7:01PM
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812
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kinda same story. my geomatry teacher/wrestling coach did wood working his whole life and last year cut his finger almost off. try calling him an idiot
Oct 11 2011 7:02PM
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InFlames
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Oh it was unrealll while it lasted.


That was like 2 years ago though.
Oct 11 2011 7:04PM
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TonicAura
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It said it registers some sort of electrical charge I think it said in the video. I guess it's kinda similar to how a touch screen only registers the human hand (for example it won't register the touch of a pencil eraser).

What I would've wanted to see though was the hot dog going towards the saw blade faster and seen if it worked just as well then too.
Oct 11 2011 8:26PM
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Jakx~
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YEAH MAN!!! My school's shop is getting these in about 6 weeks! So stoked cause their just all around good saws!

Oct 11 2011 8:48PM
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egg.
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that was insane.
Oct 11 2011 8:55PM
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Moosen
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That is ill!
Oct 11 2011 8:57PM
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skia4life89
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I have a hard time believing that is his actual finger in the video. Just by the way he is holding it, dosnt seem right.
Oct 11 2011 9:01PM
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scratchproteen
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Well he's just taken care of his family for generations.
Oct 11 2011 9:08PM
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cwillygood
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thats sooo awesome...such a cool invention
Oct 11 2011 9:15PM
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Trojan~Man
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that is fucking gnarly. I do that all the time too. imma be more careful now lol
Oct 11 2011 9:25PM
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pennstater
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We have one of these at my school. Last week I was using it and shot a piece of would and hit a girl. SHe cried, but was fine, i guess thats what happens when you talk shit to me.
Oct 11 2011 9:40PM
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charmander
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sawstop is legit, it prevents a lot of accidents, and honestly construction guys have enough carnage as it is
Oct 11 2011 10:34PM
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MRoden
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kid at my school was rushing at the end of the hour and need to use the jointer. not noticing what he was doing he dragged his middle finger behind the wood and sliced it like deli ham. Always make him give me the finger when I see him. just a little nub.
Oct 11 2011 10:58PM
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ChillTeenDad420
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my homie cut off his thumb this summer on a table saw. He put it on ice and got it sewed back on real quick, got full feeling back but movement is restrained. Saw stop would have saved a lot of bull, but in reality you should be focused and ready to use the saw instead of relying on a safety to protect you
Oct 12 2011 1:27AM
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