Article on Skin sensing table saw

[Andy Brockway]

My company recently purchased one of these for the Carpentry Shop. They have now banned the use of non-safety table saws within the plant. The cartridge has an aluminum block shrouding the blade that is fired into the blade when activated. The torque of the motor forces the blade to withdraw into the table at the same time. This effectively ruins the blade and the cartridge needs to be replaced. Of course you can run with the safety circuit inactive, but why?

After all, what is the cost of a finger lost or having to be sewn back on? Besides the time you need it is when you least expect, most people try to work safely. This goes along with the other thread about working safely without safety glasses.