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Bosch did release an actuator-based solution. They got sued by SawStop for patent violations and lost and pulled it from the market. SawStop's main patent jus
by Junk_Collector 2y ago
Bosch did release an actuator-based solution. They got sued by SawStop for patent violations and lost and pulled it from the market. SawStop's main patent just covers the concept of a blade brake, not a specific implementation.
- nemothekid 2y agoThe actual contention isn't whether an actuator-based solution would work, its if an actuator-based solution could stop the saw without damaging it (and therefore not give credence to the claim that SawStop is intentionally designing a poor solution in order to sell more blades). As far as I can tell, REAXX also damages the blade.
- diggernet 2y agoREAXX retracts the blade inside the table and lets it coast to a stop. It does not damage the blade.
- happyopossum 2y ago>and therefore not give credence to the claim that SawStop is intentionally designing a poor solution in order to sell more blades This is the most asinine argument I’ve heard yet, and I am not a fan of this regulation. Blades are typically cheap and the ones that aren’t are often repairable after an activation. Also, Sawstop barely sells any blades - I don’t know a single woodworker or cabinet shop that runs their blades.