SawStop
- March 26, 2004
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A company called SawStop makes powersaws that can detect the difference between a piece of wood and your finger! The system monitors the difference in the electrical properties of wood and a user. It induces a high-frequency electrical signal on the blade of a table saw and monitors this signal for changes caused by contact between the blade and a user’s body. If the user’s finger is detected, it applies a brake that stops the blade in 5 milliseconds.
I know several people around here that could use something like this, since they use table saws and such quite a bit. It could mean the difference between putting on a band-aid or trying to find the rest of your finger.