Jointmaker Pro Saw - High Res - Bridge City Tool Works

[TheRealGeriBoss]

Awesome invention. Great for places without electricity.

[MrPirateSir1]

love it but i rip wood alot so this wouldent work for me

[jasonnapalm]

do you have a UK distributor?

[BridgeCityMike]

@jasonnapalm We ship worldwide and ordering is through our website or our by phone.

[JGF6237]

What is the max. height of the blade(depth of cut) and what is the kerf for each blade.

[BridgeCityMike]

@JGF6237 The JMP can cut wood that is 1-1/2" thick. Our most common Crosscut A blade has a kerf of .021".

CrossCut B kerf is .013" and the Rip blade is .021"

[Agemrepus]

How much is it?

[koerbemd]

I work at a tool super store in denver, do you guys have any authorized retailers yet?

[BridgeCityMike]

@koerbemd We sell direct to our customers through our website.

[usukatlifegodiekthx]

Wow I really need one that can cut bone and organic material. I like to work after hours and I don't want my neighbors complaining.

[TheWreckuiem]

Oh My God I need this.

[thing2liv]

WANT!



[emosucks89]

SO cool! I'm getting one.

[scalabration]

Love it

[shiroakaishi]

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]

@shiroakaishi

We do not currently have a metal cutting blade for the Jointmaker Pro.

[DokuJunkie]

I totally want one... do you guy ship overseas? Stuck here in Switzerland....

[BridgeCityMike]

@DokuJunkie

Yes, we have customers worldwide who we ship to.

Check our site out for details.

[kingwah1]

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]

@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.

[felderup]

@BridgeCityMike in other words, yes.  but, setting the height right from the start shouldn't be a problem.

[binarypaladin]

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.

[maurotamm]

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 :D for survival).

[j0nj0nz]

Excellent backing track, please credit.

Also, very good idea.

[BridgeCityMike]

@j0nj0nz I wrote the music myself. Thanks for the props!

[sollermun]

@BridgeCityMike Love it!

[DoctorKaboom]

Absolutely beautiful. Well done.

[yamamushi]

Bring the costs down to ~$400 and I will shell out the money for one for sure.

[radagenais]

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.

[thegrimtree]

this is completely pornographic..... I must have one!

[playswithknives]

That's as elegant as it is amazing. What's next, a pedal-driven router?

;-)

[spannerman52]

It's a great tool but why apart from snobbery or greed is it so expensive?

[BridgeCityMike]

@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.

[OyouareatubeO]

@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!

[zerton]

@BridgeCityMike

Don't worry. You have to pay for quality.

[dnl42]

@spannerman52

There was no need to be insulting and confrontational.

[MissusDavidson]

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.

[SNGspot]

There is no guard and even though not powered, it would be very easy to have a tiny mistake in hand position and shred right through meat to the bone before stopping. No different than using a razor or dozuki but this is more dangerous in application.

[BridgeCityMike]

Clearly, with any cutting device, from kitchen knives to hand saws, there is risk of injury if the user is uninformed or careless.

[BridgeCityMike]

That said, hand saws, meaning any saw where the user provides the motion to engage the teeth against material, need to be used intelligently. That is why each and every JMP has a no hands zone indicated on the tables. This zone represents the cutting zone with the blade raised to the highest position and tilted to 45 degrees. If one places their hands in this zone, they risk an injury.

[BridgeCityMike]

We agree that it is possible for somebody to cut themselves, but this risk, as with knives, axes and other edge tools rests with the responsibility of the user who understands the proper techniques for employing this tool productively. And if an injury does manage to occur, the user has deliberately encroached beyond the clearly marked safety zone.

[BridgeCityMike]

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]

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.

[Blascak]

Je to super! Škoda,že na Slovensku to nevidím v predaji ani som to nikde nevidel.

[BlackStallion777]

Cost of blades would not hold up against the cost of electricity; this device has no flaws.

[emineid]

I can't stop thinking about this tool and how it would allow me to tackle all those projects I had envisioned.

I put my e-mail address down for the next production run, and I hope that happens in the near future.

Watching the Jointmaker for the first time on Youtube was an eye-opening experience for me. Almost like when Kasparov played chess against Deep Blue and sensed the deep creativity.

Bridge City Tools should take pride in the Promethean talent that went into developing this tool.

[saivert]

excellent design!

[MacDachshund]

Too bad its on such serious backorder.

[BridgeCityMike]

It is indeed on backorder, but we are taking names. Please contact Bridge City Tool Works if you are interested. We can then contact you when we are ready to roll!

[ProfGumby]

Hey Bridge City Mike?

How accurate are the stops? How durable is the poly gearing etc?

[BridgeCityMike]

The stops work really well. Our 90° stop has remained solid for quite a while for demos.

The nylon gears are used because this is a low load, low rpm application. There is zero slop in these gears, thus creating little wear. It really is the perfect application for nylon gears. There has been little issue with the nylon gears and I do not foresee problems. The good thing too, is that they are inexpensive if they would ever need replacing, compared to metal gears.

[japroach]

Very cool, but I wouldn't call how its being used in that particular scene as safe (fingers close to the blade).

[BridgeCityMike]

We consider it safe because the blade is not spinning or moving. The user has control over the motion of the wood over the blade.

[ProfGumby]

You're kidding right? Would you ever in a million years or on a drunken bet, saw that many small pieces of wood on a regular table saw?

I'd bet not. And the problem of the saw and miter gide moving on small precise cuts seems to be resolved as well!

This thing looks too cool!

[norpsta]

i want this!!!!!!!1

[bazzil99]

I made one of these a few months ago and its fantastic. Works like a dream :)

[123454321]

Now THIS is the kind of thing I've been wanting to build all these years.

What a great piece of simple yet effective ingenuity.

[GriffndorK]

This looks sweet.

[gmreszel]

A 2000 year old concept and it works as good as it ever did!

[NSResponder]

This is an exceedingly clever idea. The question that springs to mind though is how often would you need to sharpen or replace that blade?

-jcr

[BridgeCityMike]

The blade will stay sharp for about as long as a regular hand held Japanese saw blade. It may be a bit less since this takes a more aggressive cut. Replacement blades are sold in 5 packs.

[jimgrill]

I've seen a lot of new tools come and go over the years but this is by far the most innovative and interesting. What an amazing concept! I'm actually grinning from ear to ear as I type this. Wow!