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If your school just purchased a SawStop Table Saw.
Would you inform your students off the machines capabilities? Why or why not? Additionally, what would you do if a student purposely set it off? If a student accidently set it off?
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If a student intentionally sets off the brake, I charge the student for a new brake, $80 ish, and for a new blade $130. If it gets set off accidentally, I do not charge them. The replacements come out of my budget.
Craig R. Patterson, CD
Woods & Drafting Teacher
Buena Vista High School
Buena Vista, Colorado
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OMG! Exactly how often has this happened to you? Saw Stops have only been around for a half dozen years or so. How many "accidental" brake triggering events could possibly have occurred in that short a time span?
I'm due to get my first Saw Stop sometime soon, and I too have pondered the wisdom of letting my monsters know about the braking feature. I figure that a little bit of healthy fear is a good thing. Why tempt them to do the unthinkable? Seriously, are you saying that I can expect to see brake triggering events on an annual basis? That doesn't seem very acceptable.
Keith Landin
Woodshop instructor, Woodstock Academy
"Mens tua sit implementum acerrium in fabrica"
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This is my second year with the saw. I did see several accidents the first year. The kids were being extra careless because I had told them of the safety features. This year the kids know that they still have to be as careful as with any other saw and they do not take it for granted. We have not had an accidental break firing this year, knock on wood.
Craig R. Patterson, CD
Woods & Drafting Teacher
Buena Vista High School
Buena Vista, Colorado
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I 've had two SawStops for a year w/o any intentional triggers. Its 200.00 bucks if a student intentionally triggers the saw. All my students know about the safety feature. Most have watched Time Warp or have watched videos about the saw anyway.
The know the saw is not a toy and with the 200.00 dollar fine they pay more attention to their material. I also show several kickback videos which show high speed kickbacks. They get the idea
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I teach cabinetmaking in Fort Worth Texas. I got one Saw Stop last year and have had the same experience. My student don't even think about seting the saw off intentionaly. I like your fine idea however i think I will add that to my instruction.
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woodnfire:
Where did you get the kickback videos?
I could use them in my class.
marquarj@highlandsk12.fl.us
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The best kickback video I've found is on Metacafe. YouTube has some as well.
Joe- I tried to send one of the video's but the address didn't work.
If you can't find them on Metacafe or Youtube let me know.
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woodnfire
Try my home e-Mail
Marquart@strato.net
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Woodnfine
If you sent those to me yesterday,
For some unknown reason I was not able to open them.
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Joe
I've done what I could. Our respective e-mails systems don't seem to love each other. I found these vids by searching Google video's and keyword tablesaw kickback
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I fully explain the saw's capabilities. Haven't had an intentional trigger since we've had 'em.
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