Many of the saws that we have sold have been purchased because the risk of injury is much less than powered saws. Once you see the tool in person and have a chance to use it, I am certain that your fears would be greatly reduced.
SNGspot
March 24th, 2010 at 8:34 PM
Having markings of a danger zone would be beneficial but I saw no indication of any of that in the video. Perhaps this was an older demo model. Yes, better miter saws have guards. Yes, one can easily get hurt being careless. Yes, a removable guard could be designed and implemented in this unit like a table saw for safety & max use potential.
spannerman52
July 8th, 2010 at 7:35 AM
It’s a great tool but why apart from snobbery or greed is it so expensive?
BridgeCityMike
July 8th, 2010 at 4:03 PM
@spannerman52
We make all of our tools here in the USA. We pay a premium for accurate and beautiful craftsmanship using the best materials possible.
One fact: There is almost 40 pounds of aluminum in this tool. The cost of aluminum is generally between $3 and $4 per pound. So, from the start, without any machining whatsoever, we have over $100 in materials.
We are trying our best to find solutions to bring the costs down since we know that it will have broader appeal at a lower price point.
playswithknives
December 18th, 2010 at 5:51 PM
That’s as elegant as it is amazing. What’s next, a pedal-driven router?
thegrimtree
December 19th, 2010 at 1:00 AM
this is completely pornographic….. I must have one!
radagenais
December 19th, 2010 at 2:52 AM
Someone should build a portal to an alternate reality made up of Nerf for SNGspot.
Let alone power tools, have you every worked with chisels? This is clearly much safer and the cutting area is obvious.
yamamushi
December 19th, 2010 at 4:24 AM
Bring the costs down to ~$400 and I will shell out the money for one for sure.
OyouareatubeO
December 19th, 2010 at 5:00 AM
@BridgeCityMike I agree. When I watched this I was like, oh sweet, an affordable compact table saw! Amazing! I went for my credit card…. But are you kidding me? 900 dollars!? Give me a break!
DoctorKaboom
December 19th, 2010 at 8:22 AM
Absolutely beautiful. Well done.
j0nj0nz
December 19th, 2010 at 2:22 PM
Excellent backing track, please credit.
Also, very good idea.
zerton
December 19th, 2010 at 4:15 PM
@BridgeCityMike
Don’t worry. You have to pay for quality.
BridgeCityMike
December 19th, 2010 at 4:16 PM
@j0nj0nz I wrote the music myself. Thanks for the props!
maurotamm
December 19th, 2010 at 5:26 PM
well, even tho im not doign any kind of woodwork etc – it has loads of advantages compared to electric saws – accuracy, safety, easier to work with tiny objects, useful in situations where you dont have electricity (or even armageddonish situation for survival).
sollermun
December 19th, 2010 at 6:20 PM
@BridgeCityMike Love it!
dnl42
December 19th, 2010 at 6:54 PM
@spannerman52
There was no need to be insulting and confrontational.
MissusDavidson
December 20th, 2010 at 7:19 PM
There’s another benefit, besides snobbery and greed: It uses no electricity. We live at 1200 feet in an area that isn’t exactly a priority to the utility companies. We have generators for primary equipment (the well, the freezer, limited use of household appliances), and we’re moving toward self-sufficiency. A one-time purchase price, divided by the hours or days of use (husband is a wood working nut, and I’m not far behind) over, say, a ten year period—yeah, a likely future customer.
binarypaladin
December 20th, 2010 at 9:14 PM
This is a sweet looking little machine. The price is a bit high though. Being someone who will pay for quality tools, particularly if they’re made in the USA, I want this. It’s still a little expensive for me though.
The size, speed, precision, safety and lack of noise are all impressive though. I could use this without needing a bunch off shop or garage space.
kingwah1
December 20th, 2010 at 10:40 PM
I like it. One question: On any cut that is not through – it seems to me that because the cutting blade is at an angle that the cut will be angled, too. Won’t this make the cut on say, dovetails, be deeper on one side of the board than the other?
BridgeCityMike
December 20th, 2010 at 11:30 PM
@kingwah1 This is where the JMP is different than a hand saw. On the JMP, you use every single tooth of the blade. You push the wood past the last tooth on every stroke. So, as long as your wood is clamped flat, your depth of cut is determined by the last (highest) tooth and you will have a flat bottomed cut.
DokuJunkie
December 22nd, 2010 at 12:41 PM
I totally want one… do you guy ship overseas? Stuck here in Switzerland….
BridgeCityMike
December 22nd, 2010 at 7:13 PM
@DokuJunkie
Yes, we have customers worldwide who we ship to.
Check our site out for details.
shiroakaishi
January 3rd, 2011 at 8:06 PM
Is there a metal cutting blade available for it? I am interested in cutting lines as narrow as possible down the side of a coil of steel, or possibly aluminum wire for the production of chainmail rings.
BridgeCityMike
January 4th, 2011 at 10:04 PM
@shiroakaishi
We do not currently have a metal cutting blade for the Jointmaker Pro.
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