I've been on the fence about getting a Sawstop, and was chatting with my wife about this 'fix it yourself' experience. Her question, would I still have confidence in the saw if I had to fix it?
I realize it has diagnostics and everything SHOULD be fine. But I might always wonder. And it seems like a big part of the SS value is peace of mind...
Glad to read you're getting another, fingers crossed the second time's the charm!
My thoughts exactly.. Does it work..? Can you have peace of mind?
Fix it yourself and hope for the best. That is not what I want to hear.
Spend 3.5 hrs replacing the cartridge cable, on Saturday. Yesterday, tech was like, "the cable could be pinched somewhere, after you installed it. You might want to verify everything is OK." Umm, no thanks. I am not spending another hour or 3, getting under that saw and getting my hands all greasy.
I'd LIKE to know that the safety system will work 100% of the time, as well as the saw, but when a situation like the above occurs... it is definitely weighing heavily on my mind.
Buy a SS.. have it work like a dream, or come across potential issues down hte near/far road, and always be concerned about the saw...
OR...
Buy an alternative saw, be safe, use jigs, use push blocks, and KEEP HANDS AWAY from the blade at all time/as best as you can, etc.., and hope you never have an incident?
Decisions...decisions.
I'm still curious what was sent out via 2-day. According to the tracking info., it will arrive tomorrow.. Find that hard to believe that a ~500lb saw would travel 2,700 miles in 2-days.