SawStop: Keep your hot dogs safe!

SawStop is a pretty cool table saw that keeps you from using it to cut hot dogs. It's got a built-in safety braking system that automagically shuts down upon contact with a hot dog. I'd imagine it also works if you accidently shove a digit or limb into it. Cool for woodworkers, not so cool for those bad movie woodshop fight scenes.

I'd imagine that my grandfather, a hobbyist woodworker in his day, would've said, "Bah! In my day, you lost the finger, and ya liked it!" (Note: grandpa died with 10 fingers.)

In all seriousness, watch the "Why SawStop?" video, which shows how it works a little over halfway through. It's pretty amazing.

[via the boing]