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Vintage Radial Arm Saw
This 1950's radial arm saw at Saroyan Lumber used to coast for over 3 minutes. A quick install of our Power Tool Brake and now it stops in less than two seconds. With braking, e-stop, and power outage protection - this saw is now safer than anything you could buy brand new.
14″ Laguna Band Saw
The San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association recognized from the beginning that a saw that coasts for over a minute is bad news. They used to require a physical guard to be placed over the blade while it coasted but now the blade stops in just a few seconds, thanks to our Power Tool Brake!
15″ JET Band Saw
This 15" band saw stops in less than a second and also illustrates how electrical door interlocks can be easily integrated to work with the MAKESafe System. This is an old image and shows our old two-button control panel. Our three-button control panel is now standard on all devices (see other images).
Lathe Tool Sharpening Grinder
The San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association sharpens a lot of lathe tools. Their grinder would run for over 2 minutes after being turned off so they reached out to us. After a quick install, this grinder now stops in less than 2 seconds. And since this grinder sometimes get unplugged, the power outage protection we provide helps keep everyone safe and happy.
20″ Disc Sander
This LA-based aerospace manufacture needed to bring a critical process back online after an injury. They installed our Power Tool Brake and this disc sander now stops in 6 seconds instead of 4 minutes. They also chose our foot switch control for hands-free operation.
Dual Grinders w/ Brakes
Rockefeller University runs a high-end machine shop for fabricating scientific instrumentation. They invested in MAKESafe Power Tool Brakes on nearly all their equipment, resulting in a much safer shop! Note: All new MAKESafe products come with our three-button control panel (not the two-button shown here).
18″ Agazzani Band Saw
This particular band saw at the San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association has 18" solid cast iron wheels and an enormous amount of inertia. But with our Power Tool Brake it now stops in under 4 seconds.
12″ Disc Sander
Rockefeller University runs a high-end machine shop for fabricating scientific instrumentation. They invested in MAKESafe Power Tool Brakes on nearly all their equipment, resulting in a much safer shop! Note: All new MAKESafe products come with our three-button control panel (not the two-button shown here).
Lathe w/ Interlocks @ Rockefeller University
Rockefeller University runs a high-end machine shop for fabricating scientific instrumentation. They invested in MAKESafe Power Tool Brakes on nearly all their equipment, resulting in a much safer shop! Note: All new MAKESafe products come with our three-button control panel (not the two-button shown here).
Educational Support at Cal Poly SLO
The electrical engineering department at Cal Poly SLO uses our brakes to teach students about induction motors, motor control, and DC-Injection. MAKESafe works with many university programs including Cal Poly SLO, University of San Diego, Georgia Tech, and Rockefeller University.
Vintage Pedestal Grinder
The CAT machine development center has a 60 year old bench grinder that coasted for over 3 minutes so they contacted us and now it stops in just a few seconds. Pretty slick!
DeWalt Radial Arm Saw
We made this old radial arm saw safer for this New Jersey-based woodshop.
14″ Dewalt Radial Arm Saw
This 14" saw now stops in 4 seconds (instead of 40)!