Curious how SawStop’s patented skin-sensing table saw safety system works? This video replicates what would happen on a SawStop table saw should your finger (played here by a hot dog) come into contact with the spinning blade. In use, the blade carries a small electrical signal, and when any conductive material (finger, hot dog, metal, etc.) touches the blade, that change in signal triggers the safety system. An aluminum brake pawl stops the blade as it is also pulled below the table—all in less