I know alot of use have had close calls when working with tables saws. Some people have even worse cases. I recently bought a table saw that will help me feel more safe when working in my shop. The SawStop table saw is best way to make sure a binding board or a split second of losing concentration isn't going to cause a major life changing accident.
It is estimated that an injury involving a table saw happens every nine minutes. Thats alot of injuries! The high quality table saw is designed to instantly retract the blade within 5 milliseconds if any part of your body comes in contact with it. A well known bad habit for most of us wood workers is to leave the blade guard up. Doing so is very unsafe, but if you do leave it up and your finger hits the blade it might nick the skin but its not going to cut off any fingers.
A replacement blade for the table saw is around $70. If you happen to have an accident and the blade retracts you will need to get a replacement blade. The saw is kind of expensive but its a small price to pay to know your safe! Go to the SawStop website to get more info on this great table saw.
