Blade brake triggered today. Injury was not prevented -- as I was never in any danger of injury.
I'm quite puzzled as to the cause. I had just made the 3rd cut using my crosscut sled. Cut was finished and I had pulled the sled back to the front of the blade. The sled was likely still partially surrounding the blade. Right hand was on the sled fence - at least 12" from the blade. Left hand was reaching down for the power switch. I've inspected and reinspected my sled, which I've used many times since buying the saw, and I can find no metal within 1/2" of the cut line. Or anything else that would be of concern.
The only thing different from what I've been doing over the past few weeks is that I was cutting ipe. However, this was the third cut on that board, and the cut was already finished. The wood has been in my shop for 3 years...it is most certainly not wet.
I'll be sending the brake cartridge back to Sawstop to see if they can shed any light on the incident.
Fortunately, I had a $20 blade in the table at the time. 2 teeth show signs of contacting the brake...4 others buried inside the brake. I think I'll be sticking with el-cheapo blades until I get some clarity on this
Chris
I'm quite puzzled as to the cause. I had just made the 3rd cut using my crosscut sled. Cut was finished and I had pulled the sled back to the front of the blade. The sled was likely still partially surrounding the blade. Right hand was on the sled fence - at least 12" from the blade. Left hand was reaching down for the power switch. I've inspected and reinspected my sled, which I've used many times since buying the saw, and I can find no metal within 1/2" of the cut line. Or anything else that would be of concern.
The only thing different from what I've been doing over the past few weeks is that I was cutting ipe. However, this was the third cut on that board, and the cut was already finished. The wood has been in my shop for 3 years...it is most certainly not wet.
I'll be sending the brake cartridge back to Sawstop to see if they can shed any light on the incident.
Fortunately, I had a $20 blade in the table at the time. 2 teeth show signs of contacting the brake...4 others buried inside the brake. I think I'll be sticking with el-cheapo blades until I get some clarity on this
Chris