Most table saw manufacturers cite cost as a primary reason they haven't adopted the technology, since the safety brake could add between $100 and $200 to the price of a saw. Related NPR Stories ...

Table saw safety comes at a price. Exactly how much the safety brake would add to the price of a saw is unclear. An entry-level SawStop retails for $899.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has tried to force protection systems on table saws for many years. The industry, in general, opposes them as unnecessary and expensive. The controversy is ...

The most obvious disadvantage of the SawStop Compact Table Saw is its price. For example, RYOBI offers a 15-amp 10-inch Compact Table Saw with an included stand for around $229.

SawStop holds over 100 patents, many directly related to the safety mechanism. Its table saws cost several hundred dollars more than the most popular competing models, and sometimes more than ...

With safety as my main concern, I opted for the SawStop Table Saw, which fit perfectly in my small garage workspace.After a few months of testing and working on projects like shelves, plant stands ...

Table Saw. These tools are dangerous enough to have their own specialized accident litigators: The Table Saw Attorney.With a 10-in. blade spinning at about 3500 rpm and an outside edge humming ...

Table only has to be as big as the stock, not twice as long for safe motion as with a table saw. Balancing the stock and moving it on that table is asking for trouble and sloppy cuts.

Here's what inspired the Whirlwind table saw safety device. A fixed-in-place blade guard or blade enclosure is the absolute key feature.