Click to view SawStop is a safety feature that immediately stops and retracts a spinning saw blade if it comes in contact with anything that even remotely resembles your finger. Check out the ...

The SawStop table saw is the heart of my workshop. In this video we run a hotdog through it to test out the tool's flesh sensing technology. This could save your finger!

TL;DR — when [Colin Furze] is your “safety inspector,” you really should be reconsidering your project goals. Most of us have probably by now seen the SawStop brand of self-stoppi… ...

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.

SawStop's patented safety technology uses a block of aluminum to stop the saw blade instantly when contact with flesh is detected. The system also drops the blade below the table surface.

Until recently, SawStop competitors were largely prevented from developing AIM-type technology by a web of patents now owned by German-based TTS Tooltechnic Systems, which bought SawStop in 2017.

At first glance, SawStop seems like a hacker’s dream. A garage tinkerer comes up with a great idea, builds a product around it, and the world becomes a better place. As time has gone on, other ...

The safety system works by inducing an electrical signal across the blade which is then monitored for changes as it comes into contact with various material. Since wood and the human body react to ...