Some of the pluses: No electrons necessary. Quiet as can be. Maybe safer than a powered saw. Don't worry. As soon as the Chinese start pumpin' 'em out, the price will go down. I'm already envisioning a HF item #.
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I went to a presentation/demonstration given by John Economaki (President & Founder of Bridge City) of the saw at the beginning of the Summer. It is tremendously amazing piece of ingenuity and creativity (and a ton of hours spent engineering along with trial and error).
I cut one of the popsicle stick frames. For craft and detail work, or if you want to restrict the amount of airborne sawdust this thing is great. Is it pricey? Once again that is determined by the purchaser and his standards and needs.
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