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   Piffin | Nov 01, 2008 01:19pm | #1

   It always helps to link to what you are talking about, expecially with something new.

   http://www.amazon.com/Rockwell-RK9000-Jawhorse/dp/B0018MRUN4

   scroll down there and see full description and user reviews.

    

    

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   Jim_Allen | Nov 01, 2008 01:35pm | #2

   Okay...I gotta admit...I'd have to fire every guy in there in those pictures who were clamping wood into that contraption to cut it....especially the guy with the plywood sheet. My early reviews are not favorable. Maybe someone can show me something about this tool that actually makes it useful.

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   ANDYSZ2 | Nov 01, 2008 02:19pm | #3

   I have been interested in it but I think it is too costly.I feel that 100$ even is my fair value.

   I like having a vise system to hold stuff while  I am working and I use clamps for all kinds of third hand needs.

   I have a light weight bench set up with dogs and clamps that I use daily.Yesterday I made up a shoemold trim set preassembled to go around 3 sets of right angles on a cabinet that was shimmed 3/4" off the floor. Preassembly was far easier than attaching piece by piece plus I painted it before install.Clamping it made it far easier to handle as the pieces were 1.5" each.

   I think that having a piece secured on one end allows me to tweak for precision.

   I also like the idea of being able to clamp with my foot while using both hands to precisely align.

   I also like the idea of a strong clamp to hold tools like a belt sander so I can hold on to the piece while removing stock.

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   Piffin | Nov 01, 2008 03:58pm | #5

   I haven't yet thought of anything I could use it for that I don't already do with my sawhorses and quickclamps 

    

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   PlumberJoe | Nov 01, 2008 06:58pm | #6

   FWIW there is the orginal Triton.http://www.amazon.com/Triton-SJA200-Superjaws-Workbench/dp/B000O5WRLQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1225554455&sr=8-1There was a system from the UK some one posted a year
   or so ago. Something completely different from theseIIRC is was somekind of erector sect "cube" that could
   be assembled in several different ways.

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   geoffhazel | Nov 05, 2008 08:27am | #15

   The Triton is like 60 bucks less than the Jawhorse. Why, I wonder? The look pretty similar.edit: Actually, I guess they're pretty similar, just about $200.00 or so, by the time you add shipping.I wonder how often I'd grab the Jawhorse if I had (and actually HAVE) a Workmate?

   Edited 11/5/2008 1:45 am ET by geoffhazel

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   FastEddie | Nov 02, 2008 04:27pm | #12

   I like the pic of the guy cutting the full sheet of ply in half.  What's gonna happen when he gets to the last 2" of the cut?  What's holding up the outbord ends of the ply?  The offcut is gonna fall to the grouind after it pinches the blade and kicks back, and the clamped half is gonna cause the horse to fall over.

   And the next pic where the guy is using it as a saw stand.  Not a bad idea.  But why not turn the saw around so the horse rack isn't in the operators way.

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   Edited 11/2/2008 8:29 am ET by FastEddie

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   oldbeachbum | Nov 02, 2008 10:24pm | #13

   Hey, now.  No thinking allowed.  You're not supposed to notice that stuff.   Just send $$, pronto....The unspoken word is capital. We can invest it or we can squander it.  -Mark Twain...Be kind to your children....they will choose your nursing home....aim low boys, they're ridin' shetland ponies !!

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   Jim_Allen | Nov 04, 2008 06:37am | #14

   I saw the same thing. I'd fire anyone that was that stupid.

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   Huck | Nov 05, 2008 08:36am | #16

   The guy with the cabinet is pretty good, too.  Its way too high, looks unsteady, and you wonder if the clamp will damage the finish.  Like you can't set a cabinet on the ground to drill a hole in it?View Image â€œGood work costs much more than poor imitation or factory product” – Charles GreeneCaliforniaRemodelingContractor.com

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   habilis | Nov 01, 2008 03:51pm | #4

   Yeah, I saw the Amazon reviews, just like to hear what you guys say. Will remember links.Basically, it looks cool(infomercial -> duh), but pricey. Also have to think of what I'd take off the van. Keep balance between inclusion and accessibility. I'll stick with the clamps, stands and jigs until convinced that utility and efficiency justify monetary and space costs.

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   renosteinke | Nov 02, 2008 02:41am | #7

   I have the Triton,and it has worked out well for my purposes - which usually involve putting holes into metal boxes. It's nice to have a vise that doesn't need a bench.

   I have not tried it for pipe threading.

   A local tool house has an "open house" every Spring. One of the vendors - Bosch, I think - uses the Triton to hold his demonstration pieces. He was the guy who introduced me to the tool. He's been using it for years, and every time he gets far more inquiries about it, than the tools he's selling.

   Think of it as a "Workmate" on steroids.

   
   

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   Edited 11/2/2008 10:31 am ET by renosteinke

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   Dam_inspector | Nov 02, 2008 03:07am | #8

   Holey moley that thing is expensive.

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   oldbeachbum | Nov 02, 2008 09:58am | #10

   But wait, there's MORE!                                     (isn't there?)...The unspoken word is capital. We can invest it or we can squander it.  -Mark Twain...Be kind to your children....they will choose your nursing home....aim low boys, they're ridin' shetland ponies !!

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   Dam_inspector | Nov 02, 2008 03:24pm | #11

   Yeah, there always is. And here it is. From Rockwell, the creator of Jawhorse, The New Multi Machine!!!!http://www.amazon.com/Rockwell-RK5101K-Sonicrafter-37-pc-kit/dp/B001EYUGMI/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1225628897&sr=1-5

   Edited 11/2/2008 7:30 am ET by Dam_inspector

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   Huck | Nov 02, 2008 05:19am | #9

   I'm thinking it could be handy.  I had to cut these fascia boards, that taper down to almost nothing.  It would have been better than the site cobbled clamping system I ended up using.  And when I cut beams with the big Makita, they sometimes move on me - might be handy to clamp 'em.  Problem with clamping to my horses is lots of time I'm using the tin horses, and they're kinda flimsy to clamp to.

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