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From: PhilD on 7 Jun 2010 03:03 Similar to developing automatic braking in vehicles, someone is doing it for circular saws. Don't worry if you're squeamish, there's no blood and gore. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=E3mzhvMgrLE&NR=1 I have serious misgivings about this kind of technological protection when there�s really NO substitute for keeping your fingers away from the blade anyway. I wonder about the companies response from their insurance provider as to what happens if/when it fails and someone decides to sue as against now they are probably well protected as the end user will probably always be to blame. Another problem is when someone forgets which saw they are working with. It�s interesting to note in the video that the victim slowly puts his finger up to the blade which is an unlikely real world situation, and what happens with a hand held saw run across a leg (I know someone who did it). Maybe it won't make it to hand held one's as the demonstrated sudden stop might be quite hard to control. I can just imagine all the idiots who would just have to try it out as a dare. PhilD
From: John_H on 7 Jun 2010 03:32 PhilD wrote: > >Similar to developing automatic braking in vehicles, someone is doing it for >circular saws. Don't worry if you're squeamish, there's no blood and gore. > >http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=E3mzhvMgrLE&NR=1 Bloke where I used to work put his finger through a circular saw... he didn't even notice until he went to say goodnight to the boss. :) -- John H
From: Feral on 7 Jun 2010 03:52 John_H wrote: > PhilD wrote: >> >> Similar to developing automatic braking in vehicles, someone is doing it for >> circular saws. Don't worry if you're squeamish, there's no blood and gore. >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=E3mzhvMgrLE&NR=1 > > Bloke where I used to work put his finger through a circular saw... he > didn't even notice until he went to say goodnight to the boss. :) What did he "normally" do with his finger when he was saying goodnight to the boss????? -- Take Care. ~~ Feral Al ( @..@) (\- :-P -/) ((.>__oo__<.)) ^^^ % ^^^
From: D Walford on 7 Jun 2010 06:30 On 7/06/2010 5:03 PM, PhilD wrote: > Similar to developing automatic braking in vehicles, someone is doing it for > circular saws. Don't worry if you're squeamish, there's no blood and gore. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=E3mzhvMgrLE&NR=1 > > I have serious misgivings about this kind of technological protection when > there�s really NO substitute for keeping your fingers away from the blade > anyway. I wonder about the companies response from their insurance provider > as to what happens if/when it fails and someone decides to sue as against > now they are probably well protected as the end user will probably always be > to blame. Another problem is when someone forgets which saw they are working > with. > > It�s interesting to note in the video that the victim slowly puts his finger > up to the blade which is an unlikely real world situation, and what happens > with a hand held saw run across a leg (I know someone who did it). Maybe it > won't make it to hand held one's as the demonstrated sudden stop might be > quite hard to control. > > I can just imagine all the idiots who would just have to try it out as a > dare. Awesome design. A mate wrecked 2 fingers with one of those saws, I bet he would have liked one of those things:-) Daryl
From: Fast Freddy on 7 Jun 2010 06:52
PhilD wrote: > Similar to developing automatic braking in vehicles, someone is doing it for > circular saws. Don't worry if you're squeamish, there's no blood and gore. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=E3mzhvMgrLE&NR=1 > I can just imagine all the idiots who would just have to try it out as a > dare. > yep, there is a fella in the US (where else) that won a damages claim $1.5M against Ryobi because they didn't put one of those units on their saw, the system is a one use device like an airbag, once deployed it has to be replaced. http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/26939/more-details-on-the-carlos-osorio-tablesaw-lawsuit he was using the saw with the blade guard and splitter removed and he was making the cut without a rip fence. well I have used table and band saws for years, I don't normally have the blade guard or splitter fitted because they simply get in the way for certain cuts, but I always use a rip fence and I still have all my fingers in spite of being around all sorts of potential flesh and digit removing devices over the last 40 odd years. |