Comment by evancordell

This video is a great overview of the history and the recent hearings, came here to link it.

Not sure I agree with his conclusion though - once all manufacturers are required to include the technology, surely they will still compete on price and find ways to get cheaper models to market? They will be unencumbered by the risk of patent violation to innovate on cheaper approaches to the same problem.

He also argues for riving knives and blade guards as an alternative, which are great, but not all cuts can be made with them in place.

As a hobby woodworker that sometimes makes mistakes, I've wanted a SawStop for a long time but have been stymied by the cost, so maybe I'm just being optimistic.