Joint maker pro.....good or bad?

[Graham Orm]

Matthias Wandel just had a rant about this on Face Book. I'd never seen one before. I think it's clever and probably has a place for hobby-ists making small intricate stuff.

The video took a few seconds to start for me so bear with it.

EDIT: Just seen the price.....now looks silly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtGW3YffYCQ

 

[carlb40]

While it looks interesting, no doubt it will fail to sell. Doesn't look like you can fit a stacked dado blade on it :lol:


I wonder if we will see a wooden version from mathew this year

Yes the price is a bit much, but so is a lot of the Bridge city stuff.

 

[Jacob]

I'm anti gadgets as a rule but have to say it looks like a clever one, especially (perhaps only) for small intricate stuff as Graham says.
The idea of moving the workpiece rather than the tool gets less attractive the bigger it gets.

 

[Peter Gee]

non vale la pena...

 

[Jacob]

Strewth! I didn't notice the price. I thought £150 ish max. :roll:
What a waste of money!

 

[Graham Orm]

While it looks interesting, no doubt it will fail to sell. Doesn't look like you can fit a stacked dado blade on it :lol:


I wonder if we will see a wooden version from mathew this year

Yes the price is a bit much, but so is a lot of the Bridge city stuff.

Only UK versions Carl, you can fit a dado head to the US version no problem :lol: :lol:

The point of Matthias's rant was that he was fed up of people asking him that question and if he could improve on it. He said there is already a better version available, it's called a table saw. =D>

 

[DTR]

Clever idea, although something tells me it's not a new one

 

[MIGNAL]

While it looks interesting, no doubt it will fail to sell. Doesn't look like you can fit a stacked dado blade on it :lol:


I wonder if we will see a wooden version from mathew this year

Yes the price is a bit much, but so is a lot of the Bridge city stuff.

Only UK versions Carl, you can fit a dado head to the US version no problem :lol: :lol:

The point of Matthias's rant was that he was fed up of people asking him that question and if he could improve on it. He said there is already a better version available, it's called a table saw. =D>

Exactly! That's why Matthias built his contraption that features a band blade with wooden wheels. The predecessor to it (the metal wheeled and metal framed Bandsaw) was so much inferior. :roll:

 

[Graham Orm]

While it looks interesting, no doubt it will fail to sell. Doesn't look like you can fit a stacked dado blade on it :lol:


I wonder if we will see a wooden version from mathew this year

Yes the price is a bit much, but so is a lot of the Bridge city stuff.

Only UK versions Carl, you can fit a dado head to the US version no problem :lol: :lol:

The point of Matthias's rant was that he was fed up of people asking him that question and if he could improve on it. He said there is already a better version available, it's called a table saw. =D>

Exactly! That's why Matthias built his contraption that features a band blade with wooden wheels. The predecessor to it (the metal wheeled and metal framed Bandsaw) was so much inferior. :roll:

=D> =D> Good point!!!

 

[bugbear]

I tend to view Bridge city more as a source of ideas than a source of tools.

Interesting stuff.

BugBear

 

[No skills]

Initial reactions from a rather sleepy me...

Whats that black thing? oh...

Its a wood working aid for less able bodied people, great idea. =D>

(wakes up a bit) Oh you are ******* joking #-o

Have you ever seen the pictures of the stereotypical alien with big head, tiny skinny body with no muscle and just a couple of fingers on its hands??? yes folks that is the wood worker of the future, thanks to stuff like this.

On a less sour note - I'd imagine it wood be very handy for the box and minatures markets, but not at the ******* price. Now wheres the kettle...

 

[GazPal]

I recall seeing a workshop device that was very similar to this years ago at a trade exhibition, but - for the life of me - can't recall the name, or who made it. I think it was very probably by "Hobbies" and intended for the model aeroplane maker's market.

 

[custard]

What people spend their money on is their business, the only concern comes when newbies might think they need fancy kit to achieve decent results...they don't.

I've used a few Bridge City tools, and one or two, like this,

http://www.bridgecitytools.com/default/ ... ule-2.html

or this,

http://www.bridgecitytools.com/default/ ... maker.html

and even this,

http://www.bridgecitytools.com/default/ ... yment.html

I've found myself using over and over again.

But mostly they've been amusing novelties which detracted from the real task and ended up on Ebay!

 

[John Brown]

This came up a year or so ago, and someone on these forums knocked up a home-made version using a Japanese saw blade. I remember thinking at the time that it might be a good system for cutting fret slots, with a bit of modification.

 

[John Brown]

https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/poor-man-s-joint-master-t40781.html

 

[Jelly]

Initial reactions from a rather sleepy me...

Whats that black thing? oh...

Its a wood working aid for less able bodied people, great idea. =D>

(wakes up a bit) Oh you are ******* joking #-o

Have you ever seen the pictures of the stereotypical alien with big head, tiny skinny body with no muscle and just a couple of fingers on its hands??? yes folks that is the wood worker of the future, thanks to stuff like this.

Lucky no-one can afford one then isn't it?

What is wrong with learning to use a hand-saw properly anyway... $2700 (so £1750) would buy you a hell of a lot of one to one tuition!

 

[No skills]

What is wrong with learning to use a hand-saw properly anyway... $2700 (so £1750) would buy you a hell of a lot of one to one tuition!

Too right, spend £100 on some saws and files - spend a couple of days with somebody learning to sharpen and cut with them - with the remaining 1500 odd go on holiday.

 

[marcus]

You want to watch your fingers on that!