Rockwell Bladerunner

[kevincan]

I was in Menards this week and they had a new saw on display. Rockwell has a stationary jig saw with a table. It looked pretty cool with miter slots in the table. It was in the section with scroll saws.

Check out the web site.
https://www.rockwellbladerunner.com/

[Cochese]

This has it's own infomercial that I meant to post about a few weeks ago.

[JR]

I saw the infomercial, and the thing does look cool. OTOH, I used the jigsaw attachment on my BT3K and it was disaster. It was a real bucking bronco, with the work piece bouncing all over the place, cuts going off in all directions. Yikes.

YMMV.

JR

[aquaboy]

Interesting. I'll wait for derivatives from other tool makers to improve on this simple design

[sweensdv]

I looked at the display model at Menards yesterday and wasn't that impressed. Seems more like a gimmicky type thing than a serious woodworking tool.

[JoeyGee]

I saw one at WC the other day. I guess I don't see why you would want one if you could get a 9 or 10" BS for around the same price.

As a side note, in the latest FW Tools and Shops issue (a total waste of money this year...) there is a guy that built a small, mobile, but usuable shop in one "cart". He used an inverted jig saw and attached self made BS-type rollers in an arm above it. It looks very similar to what this is.

[Cochese]

Gotta remember that this isn't marketed to us. If you watch the infomercial you'll see the target audience.

I will say at least from the 30-minute ad the motor did look beefier and more well mounted than your average jigsaw turned upside down.

[luteman]

Rockwell Bladerunner

I watched the infomercial and was reminded of the over-hyped Roto-Zip!