wow, does the stop time differ between fine tooth, (which might zing a bit of aluminum, and course tooh which might deflect the block? or, maybe the softness of the aluminum is that which is best for a certain tooth count? Also, how does the momentum of the blade rotation, or reduced rotation make the mechanism retract the blade. This is extremely facinating.
In a situation where they are cutting away casts, the blade is actually a vibrating toothed system. It doesn't move more than 1/8th inch, I think. So that is how that has been done, by the medical community. I guess that wouldn't work, at all with wood as it does more rigid plasters. On Tue, 1 May 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The SawStop has a high-tech replaceable electronic brake cartridge that is > positioned right under the blade. The cartridge induces and monitors a > low-voltage electronic signal in the saw's blade. When the blade is touched, > the high conductivity of the human body causes a change in the signal which > triggers the release of a heavy-duty spring that in turn pushes an aluminum > block into the teeth of the blade. It takes only about one-two hundreths of a > second for this to happen. The blade momentum is used to retract the blade > below the table and the power to the motor is shut off. The cartridge > mechanism is a single-use component that costs about $80 and must be changed > once it is activated. Replacement is no more complicated than changing the > blade. The blade must be replaced as well since it is embedded in the > aluminum block. > > -- > Larry Martin > Woodworking for the Blind > --joining the world of blind wood workers > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> how does it work? >> >> On Mon, 30 Apr 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> The SawStop is a complete unit of a cabinet-type saw and includes everything >> that would be in any other cabinet-type saw plus the safety mechanism. The >> safety mechanism does not come as a retrofit for other saws. >>> >>> -- >>> Larry Martin >>> Woodworking for the Blind >>> --joining the world of blind wood workers >>> >>> -------------- Original message ---------------------- >>> From: Dan Rossi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Hey Max, >>>> >>>> The article about the saw stop saw, did they mention if it is >>>> retrofittable yet? Last I heard, it was only available on high end saws. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Blue skies. >>>> Dan Rossi >>>> Carnegie Mellon University. >>>> E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Tel: (412) 268-9081 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >>> >>> > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
