This would be a nice idea for someone living in an apartment.  Easy dust control and low noise.  Isn't cheap though.

 

 

 

Edited November 23, 20178 yr by Ron Dudelston
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For that price, you would think they could use a little less plastic/nylon.

I bought one when they first came out. I had to wait nearly 2 years for it since I ordered it.  I will say it is a beautiful piece of equipment as I have ever seen. I bought the precision fence and if a person works to the .001", it is the tool for them.

It did not fit in with what I do so I sold it.

It is more work than I imagined to make a cut, back and forth ,raise the blade, back and forth, raise the blade, back and forth ,raise the blade......

For a model maker that works with small pieces,it would be great, not the tool for the general woodworker, nail bender like me.

I made the stand.

Here are some pictures.

Herb

 

Edited March 1, 20179 yr by Dadio

40 minutes ago, lew said:

For that price, you would think they could use a little less plastic/nylon.

There is very little plastic on it ,it is all steel and color anodized aluminum. the knobs are the only plastic, I recall. It has linear ball bearings on the solid steel ways and they glide like silk. It is a precision built piece and the fit and finish is top shelf, pricey though, i agree.

Herb

 

P.S. Oh, the bevel gears are nylon, forgot about them.

Edited March 1, 20179 yr by Dadio

Late getting to this review...Very innovative. It would be a nice tool for someone with limited resources or location...Kinda' that in between for a power tool user and the hand-tool purist.

Wonder what the longevity of the blade sharpness is and can it be re-sharpened or does it have to be replaced? I could see trim carpenters liking it for on-site work especially a remodel where dust & noise abatement is critical.

 

Thanks Dan & Herb...never had seen or heard of this tool. Interesting for sure.

Thank you, Dan, for posting & Herb for the writeup...

 

I guess it would be a nice piece of equipment for small pieces of wood...would hate to hang a 12' piece of molding to cut a miter at its end...?

 

Theory...the smaller the wood, the lower the price should be...?