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CT Scans of New vs. Used SawStop
Industrial CT reveals how SawStop’s brake cartridge prevents serious table saw injuries. Learn about its key components and the CPSC’s proposed safety mandates.
A thin fuse wire, typically made from Nickel chromium or hardened steel, is a critical component that melts to release the lever pin, allowing the spring to push the pawl into the blade. The fuse wire is designed to be stable enough to resist stretching or thinning over time despite the intense repeated vibrations from the saw use, ensuring it doesn’t prematurely release the spring. SawStop was founded in 1999 by Dr. Steve Gass, a patent attorney and physicist who invented the Active Injury Mitigation (AIM) system to halt a saw blade almost instantly upon contact with skin.
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