: When I looked into them, the cartridge price was a lot higher than
: $60-80. I can see the reasoning for an employer that's providing
: saws for employees to use to go with Sawstop, as there's a
: significant liability issue involved. However, new saws are now
: required to have "riving knife"-type splitters on them
: (like European saws have had for years), which are far superior
: to the junk found on domestic saws in the past when it comes to
: preventing blade binding and kickback. It's not hard to learn to
: keep one's fingers well clear of the blade, but I suspect that
: the Sawstop system will tend to breed a certain level of
: complacency. As with any safety device, one should NEVER rely on
: it and it should be considered only a backup system that can
: fail. It will be very interesting to see what happens when one
: fails to protect someone (it's bound to happen) and Sawstop gets
: sued because of it.

Well a quick google search will reveal the actual cost of a cartridge. As far as complacency goes, you could use that argument against PFDs and seatbelts, I don't buy it. Of course one should use safe practices when using any power tool but as the bumper sticker says "shit happens"