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Offline neilc

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I don’t recommend it for resawing.  I’ve had one since they were released years ago and upgraded it with new rails, fence, etc. it’s a terrific joint making saw with high precision.  But resawing even with a rip blade is very slow.  And your length of cut is limited. 

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Offline WillAdams

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Re: The Complete "Jointmaker Pro" Review..... A Paradigm Shift in Woodworking
« Reply #151 on: September 01, 2019, 10:17 AM »
I'm fine with tedium and a limited length --- I guess the limit would be length of saw blade?

Height would be twice the height of the saw blade? (assuming I cut from top and bottom)

It would be for small projects, and fairly expensive stock, but this would be a bonus feature, but hopefully a cost savings which makes this make sense.

Offline Tinker

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Re: The Complete "Jointmaker Pro" Review..... A Paradigm Shift in Woodworking
« Reply #152 on: September 01, 2019, 12:05 PM »
I'm fine with tedium and a limited length --- I guess the limit would be length of saw blade?

Height would be twice the height of the saw blade? (assuming I cut from top and bottom)

It would be for small projects, and fairly expensive stock, but this would be a bonus feature, but hopefully a cost savings which makes this make sense.

I think the design of the JMP limits it to only cutting in cross cut mode. I don't think it makes sense to try to feed wood into the JMP in any other way, the same as you would not feed wood into your sliding miter saw. I value my fingers more than trying to save a small piece of wood, no matter how valuable the wood. Granted, the blade is not moving. At some point, the blade does come up above the wood.
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Offline WillAdams

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Okay, I finally broke down and got one (the recent ad/sale about the 1957 Soviet Submarine aesthetic and the price caught me at a weak moment).

First cut was (of course) amazing, and I'm now looking at actual usage, and wondering what accessories I want/need.

The thing is, the current project is bookbinding, and that needs a plough and press (a traditional bookbinding tool for cutting a book block to size) --- making one seemed like the likely option, but then I considered how much overlap there is between the mechanism of that tool and the Jointmaker....

Has anyone tried using it to cut paper?

I figure if I put a sacrificial piece of wood across the top to hold the folded sheets in place it should work well.

One obvious concern is how much this would dull a blade --- anything else I'm missing?

Offline neilc

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I don't think you'll get a clean cut, even with paper sandwiched between pieces of wood.  The JMP is not great for wide cuts.  I've had one since they were first introduced and used it a lot of joinery and smaller pieces, but I don't think you'll be pleased with cutting something that's over maybe 2" wide.

Offline WillAdams

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Thanks!

I finally broke down and purchased a guillotine, but I've been doing well w/ the JointMaker Pro cutting box parts and so forth, and in this case, cutting a box apart: