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The best tools of the trade
When it comes to timber construction , the market is overflowing with new and innovative tools . Here are some tools that are taking the market by storm .
By Ntsako Khosa | Images courtesy of Vermont Sales
SawStop is the world safest table saw .
NO MORE CUTTING , NICKING OR LOSING A FINGER
Hobbyists , contractors , cabinet makers , DIY ’ ers , celebrities and educators choose SawStop every day . It ’ s the nocompromise SawStop engineering that makes them choose these saws . The safety comes first , and is followed by unmatched quality , precision and meticulous engineering . SawStop saws are built to last , built to cut and built to protect .
Table saws cause tens of thousands of serious injuries every year . In fact , there is a table saw accident in the United States every nine minutes and 10 amputations every single day . SawStop minimises the chance of such injuries by stopping the blade within five milliseconds of contact . That is 10 times faster than a car ’ s airbag , 10 times faster than your reflexes can respond to danger .
When SawStop appeared on the market in 2005 , the saws took the industry by storm . SawStop addressed a problem that seemed unsolvable , and that most had accepted as the norm . Media large and small , from
Time Magazine to bloggers across the internet lauded this amazing marriage of innovation and quality .
QUICK , CONVENIENT CLAMPING
Kregs new Automaxx clamp range make clamping tasks fast and fool proof . They automatically adjust to match the thickness of your material whether it ’ s thick or thin or inbetween . Just set the clamping pressure you want once and Automaxx technology will do the rest . The clamps are available in Face , Bench and Bar Clamp models with several size options .
Automaxx Auto-Adjust Technology , Wood Project Clamps adjust to match material thickness automatically with a simple squeeze of handles , you can clamp a 2x4 block and a piece of plywood without ever readjusting the clamp . It also allows you to use one hand when clamping and unclamping .
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