Tool Safety – Sawstop Table saws.
This post comes as a result of a recent jobsite accident we had which has prompted me to embrace a new technology. I bought a contractor tablesaw called Sawstop. At this time I would like to suggest to every professional or hobbiest alike to purchase this product. Look it up on the internet under the hotdog test. Normally I would not endorse a specific product however, this is a potential injury prevention product that is also a very good table saw. It is pricey to say the least at $2400 for a table saw with finger saving technology compared to $600-$700 for a similar jobsite table saw. I see this as an ethical response to our recent awareness of this product. How could we not buy it. I have officially banned conventional table saws from our job sites and will purchase another saw as soon as I can afford it. Check it out. www.sawstop.com.
Reno Tip: Setting a budget. Intro.
Many people approach a renovation with a budget for how much money they feel they can spend. Alternatively others approach it with how much work they would like to have done. Are these competing objectives doomed to dwell on opposite sides of the coin. Each builder has an approach and often in the reno world what you get is a project that takes too long AND is over budget. I am going to write about this over the next few weeks because I have had experience with the good and the bad. We’ve had projects that have run out of money. We have had projects that have gone over budget and not surprisingly we’ve had projects take longer than expected. No discussion would be complete without mentioning we have had projects come together on time, on budget and on schedule but… The fly in the ointment is the extras or work that was never part of the budget or the Scope of work. Stay tuned and contribute ideas as this is not a simple issue.
