Geeky Gadgets

Smitool table saw feeder system prevents accidents and kickbacks

Makers and woodworkers equipped with a table saw may be interested in a new feeder system created by Simtool based in Canada. The new table saw feeder has been designed to provide a safer way to work ...
LAist

Making the Case for a Safer Table Saw

Table-saw accidents send more than 60,000 people to seek medical treatment every year, according to federal estimates. More than 3,000 of those people suffer amputations, as hobbyists, workers in ...
WUFT

After years of trying, the U.S. government may finally mandate safer table saws

One day about 20 years ago, Tom Noffsinger experienced every woodworker's worst nightmare: One final cut on his table saw before knocking off for the day turned into a trip to the emergency room. It ...
Alaska Public Media

After years of trying, the U.S. government may finally mandate safer table saws

Tom Noffsinger stands in his garage workshop, where he uses a SawStop table saw for woodworking at his home in Raleigh, North Carolina. About 20 years ago, Noffsinger had a table saw accident and ...