Re: Asked a commercial cabinet shop about their SawStop(s)


"Frank Boettcher" <fboettcher@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On 14 Sep 2006 17:36:44 -0700, "arw01" <arwomack01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Been in production use for 2 years in the small building I was at. I
was told the main factory had another 12 of them. Last summer they
sold all the Powermatics and Unisaws (10) at an auction.

They loved the saw, and it had made two saves for them in the last 2
years, both ended up with a tiny scar after a band-aid was applied.
The workman's compensation claims would have been HUGE.

Alan


Since this is a controversial subject it would be appropriate for you
to name the organization that you speak of and provide contact
information so that others may check for themselves.

Frank

Frank - we've made exactly the same decision here... replacing all of our
table saws with Sawstops... (14 at least, probably more...)

I hope none of them ever goes off - but I can almost guarantee at least one
will eventually. I can also tell you from personal experience that the fine
for at fault accidents (and this is determined by a trial) is 100K. That
does not include Workmans Comp, legal fees, or management time.

I can also add that all of our staff really like the saw too...

I don't find two "saves" to be a stretch at all...

Statistically - an invidual isn't likely to lose a digit, and makes
decisions accordingly. Statistically as a corporation, we're likely to have
an accident with the number of saws we have and the number of users - so we
make our decisions accordingly.

Cheers -

Rob Lee




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