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'It's Just Safer That Way': Government May Mandate Quick Stop Technology For Table Saws

There are more than 30,000 injuries caused by table saws each year. But there’s a way to prevent those injuries, and that technology might be mandated by the US government. A table saw is a popular ...
Woodworking Network

SawStop to release patented technology to public

TUALATIN, Ore. — SawStop, manufacturers of one of the wood industry’s most widely used safety technologies, announced that one of its key patents will, in the future, be made open to the public. The ...
The Herald-Mail

Can new technology save the digits of a woodworking klutz?

Here’s an attention-grabbing headline from The New York Times: “How Much Would You Pay to Make Sure You Never Sawed Off a Finger?” At first I assumed this was a story about the latest GOP fundraising ...
LAist

After years of trying, the U.S. government may finally mandate safer table saws

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. One day about 20 years ago, Tom ...
Alaska Public Media

After years of trying, the U.S. government may finally mandate safer table saws

Tom Noffsinger stands in his garage workshop, where he uses a SawStop table saw for woodworking at his home in Raleigh, North Carolina. About 20 years ago, Noffsinger had a table saw accident and ...
WUFT

After years of trying, the U.S. government may finally mandate safer table saws

One day about 20 years ago, Tom Noffsinger experienced every woodworker's worst nightmare: One final cut on his table saw before knocking off for the day turned into a trip to the emergency room. It ...