10/0 sawblades

The tool makes it brief appearance at the 1:56 mark:
http://www.ganoksin.com/gnkurl/ep817b

It would be fantastic for someone to figure out how to make that
tool. It was amazing.

Brian

ā€¦Pencil me in for 2 right away! I am sure it would become one of
my favorite tools!

Donna. Iā€™m not sure that leather would stand up as material in the
clamp. Reviewing the video, it looks to me that it might be hardwood
in the channels on each side. Just a guess, the color reminds me of
Boxwood.

cheers
Marko

Hi Gang,

OK, Lee and I batted it around this afternoon. Leeā€™s ordered in some
urethane to play around with, for the grabby part. Weā€™ll fuss with
it a bit, and see how expensive theyā€™d be to make. Probably not too
terrible. So, coming-well-not-exactly-soon, but coming.

Anybody else have any sneaky little toys like that, that theyā€™d like
to see available?

Regards,
Brian

The tool makes it brief appearance at the 1:56 mark:
http://www.ganoksin.com/gnkurl/ep817b 
Wouldn't be that hard to make. We (Knew Concepts) are up to our
eyeballs at the moment, but it's something we could knock out
pretty easily if there's interest. 

From Robert Adkisson

Yes, please. I could certainly make one, but itā€™d ultimately cost
10x orso the cost of buying one made by an expert. Besides, any tool
Brian hasnā€™t seen and finds ā€œinterestingā€ has gotta be something to
have!ā€™
Count me in -
Bob

From Donna Williams

Iā€™m interested, Brian.

From Michelle Bernard

Oh, yes please, Brian! And a couple of sizes would be great for us
cross eyed piercers! Michelle Bernard

From Michele Piza

I want one!

From Linda Kaye-Moses

Yeah, Bri,
Very interested.
Linda Kaye-Moses

From Karen Christians

What a great little tool for clamping small items while piercing. My
students would love this. Indeed Mr. Meek, go for it!

From Gerry Koshman

Put me down for one. Gerry

I tried to respond to Brian Meeks privately but it would not go
through. Sorry to the group!

Brian,

Can you please help me. I bought the original Knew Concepts saw when
it first came out and have NEVER been able to use it. I took the
original bladeit came with out and have been unsuccessfully trying
to load a new blade in ever since. I have watched You Tube videos,
read the instructions, read blogs, all to no avail. I honestly think
my saw came broken. It was so expensive and I would really like to
use it. I teach metals and jewelry at a high school and I would love
to get the kids these saw frames, if only I could figure out how to
use it. I can get no tension whatsoever on the blade. Thanks for any
help you can provide. I also have the original hydraulic press, so I
am a fan just baffled on this saw.

Karen M. Gallagher
Art Teacher, BFA, M. ed

Hi Gang,

OK, OK, we hear you. The guillotine widgets will be forthcoming, but
the machine weā€™d use to make them is booked up for another few
weeks. So itā€™ll be 6-8 weeks before we have any. (We also have to
get our infamous bench pins rolled out first too. Good news is that
primary machining on most of those is done, itā€™s just the little
stuff now.)

The details remain to be decided, but theyā€™ll be either steel or
brass, with the gripper maybe urethane, and maybe wood. Weā€™ll do a
few each way to start, and see which we like better.

The funny thing about this is that I could whip one out by hand in
20-30 minutes. It looks like something that VCA uses as a 'letā€™s see
what the newbie can do?" test. Rigging up the machines to make them
in quantity, at some sort of affordable price, now thatā€™s a real
challenge. Itā€™s surprising how complicated simple can be.

Iā€™ll make some sort of announcement when theyā€™re ready to roll.

Regards,
Brian Meek
Knew Concepts.

Hello Brian and Lee,

Should you decide to manufacture this little device, please put me
on the list as well. LOVE my saw. and am intrigued by this obvious
companion.

Judy in Kansas, who found bursting buds on the cherry and blueberry
bushes. Please, please, no more freezes.

Yes, I want one. Email me payment amount and where to send. Thanks
Brian (knew concepts)

Hi Karen. this is in response to your problem with the saw.

When you received the saw, there was a blade installed (and
tensioned) in the frame. You removed it as it wasnā€™t the size that
you use. Did you check the length of the installed blade (against
the blade that you want to use) when the new blade would not tension
properly?

Quality blades will be 5-1/8" long, are made in either German or
Swiss factories and we all know of their quality control. India or
Chinaā€¦ you take your chances.

For the saw to tension properly, the blade MUST BE INSERTED FULLY
before tightening the clamp knobs. We also have a built in blade
length gauge at the rear of the frame. To make sure that the blades
are fully inserted, we have written instructions for textually
oriented folks, and videos for those that are visually oriented.

Each one of these instructions specifically show a ā€œbowingā€ or
bending of the blade after insertion that gives a clear visual
indication that the blade is fully inserted.

The frame is designed around the known blade length, and everything
builds from there. Just like building a house, it is one brick on
top of another. The entire system is dependent upon the previous
element.

It is unlikely that the frame is broken (particularly if the blade
was still in the frame when you received it). We stand behind our
product, and if you choose to return it, please do so. I will be
happy to check it out with correct blades to see if you are correct
in saying that the frame is broken.

The shipping address is on the website and is shown in the current
knewsletter that includes an article about Cynthia Eid.

Lee (the saw guy)

Thank you Brian Meek!

This little clamp tool solves all sorts of issues for jewelers at
the bench, and helps us raise the bar of excellence!

Ever since I saw this tool in use, Iā€™ve been stoked to somehow get
one. you will have another market hit on your hands!

You may have requests to make a few sizes of these, which would be
so cool to have available.

btw, I vote for steel, not brass, since I know I will be using it
very often. I azure just about everything I make. geez. wish I had
one of these 25 years ago!

cheers!
Marko

I would like one as well!

Thank you,
Betsy Lurey

Put me down for 12 for my students.

Me too! Maybe more than one. :wink:

This sounds like youā€™re planning on milling the channel or pressing
it up from sheet. Why not start with premade U channel. You can get
stainless steel U channel in small profiles from some glazier
suppliers. Hereā€™s one.

http://www.ganoksin.com/gnkurl/ep8184

Elliot Nesterman

I would certainly be interested in one also.
Thanks, Darlene Richter

I vote for steel, as my skin reacts to brass for some reason.

Michelle Bernard

I would like one please!

Barbara Bear

Brian,

I would like one as well. Looking forward to it.

Be joyful!
Evalie

HI Elliot,

Yes, we were planning on milling them from barstock. Largely for
reasons of making it easy for the lathe to auto-load the barstock.
(We have a very neat, and very capable little CNC lathe that can
load its own material, so long as you feed it something it knows how
to deal with.)

I didnā€™t know about the stainless channel from the glaziers supply.
Interesting. If the pricing and availability works out, itā€™s
definitely worth looking at. Many thanks.

Regards,
Brian

steel please