I worked at a stair shop which replaced one of its table saws with a Sawstop. We had a guy who made it false fire a couple times without touching the blade. His particular body chemistry might have done it, who knows? Another guy's left thumb was saved from disaster by the unit, and a couple of times, hidden nails set it off. We were told that insurance rates were the main reason for using the Sawstop, but I believe, especially with the low level of wood shop experience among some of the younger guys, combined with kind of an overly macho attitude about woodwork in general, that the Sawstop became to some, as Curt pointed out, a way to make safety someone else's concern. I understand that the brake cartridges are about $70.00 apiece. Add that to the fact that the blades are unusable after a firing, and a casual attitude due to knowledge that you won't get hurt can be costly
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