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Sawstop vs. old school table saws after a close call on a custom kitchen job
I was trimming out a pantry shelf in a client's house outside Nashville last fall, and my belt slipped on my old Delta, sending the blade guard sideways within an inch of my fingers. It scared me straight, but now I keep going back and forth on whether the $1,500 extra for a SawStop is actually worth it for a solo guy doing mostly trim and cabinets. On one hand, I've run a table saw for 20 years without a real injury, and the brake cartridge replacement cost of $100 plus downtime gets annoying if you hit wet wood by accident. On the other hand, that one near miss had me shaking for an hour, and I've heard of two local guys who lost digits on older saws at their own benches. So do you all stick with manual saws and just run a feather board and push stick every time, or did a specific close call push you to spend the money? I'm curious what tipped you over, because my gut says I should upgrade before the next custom island job, but my wallet says otherwise.
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