New Saw Day: Worx BladeRunner

[bgmacaw]

I was given a $100 gift card at work and decided to get his handy little table saw. While the brand name on this one is Worx it was/is also sold under the Rockwell brand. It's essentially an upside-down jigsaw on a plastic table. It uses standard jigsaw blades that are easy to swap. It can act as a jigsaw, band saw, scroll saw or miter saw. I've done a few test cuts with it so far and it works quite well. I'll be using it for building cigar box guitars and probably various household projects my wife is planning.

 

[rickthescot]

I've been considering one of those for small projects. Keep us updated on how it works out if you will.

 

[LeftFinger]

I had a cheap router table yrs ago that had an extra plate to mount a jigsaw.
It was quite handy and worked very well.
Now that I think about it , that was the tables best feature

 

[bgmacaw]

I've been considering one of those for small projects. Keep us updated on how it works out if you will.

I jumped into a new project with it. I had carved the 3 stringer oak neck about 4 years ago but never found a box I liked to match it up with. So, I decided to cut out front and back body shapes with the new saw. I used 1/4" birch plywood for the body and I have some 1" poplar I'm going to use for the sides. After that, then the fun of fretting and finishing begins.

 

[bgmacaw]

An update. The BladeRunner worked really well rough cutting out the body in this neck thru 3 stringer. I went with pine for the wings instead of poplar since I had more pine on hand.