WOW!

Well written article. Tells all I needed to know about this tool.

I have dreamed of having a tool that wood do so many cutting jobs.

Too bad my budget could never afford it. Dream on.

we all missed out on the

we all missed out on the kickstarterhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1352339404/wondercutter-ultrasonic-cutter-40000-vibrates-per
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I remembering seeing it and thinking "ill never use one of these"  now, ive used a similar one at work (industrial type from sonofile) and love them.   

Only thing id highly suggest, some protective cutting gloves.  If you are prone to an occassional cut from a normal hobby knife.....then you dont wanna see my coworkers index finger from one of these.  

I have one but....

I have one but the problem I see with it is that the nice curly cord is too stiff. When you go to use it the cord might stretch an inch or two before the base station starts sliding. If you tie down the base station so it won't move then when you stretch the cord about 12 inches there is so much tension on the hand piece it is difficult to control the cut.

One of these days I will get pissed off enough I will open up the unit and replace the cord with a 'none curly' nice and pliable cord.

Next time you have a candy bar ...

... it could very well be cut by an ultra-sonic knife as well.

I remember the R&D going into the cutting of the gooey slab of caramel and nougat, in the end a row of ultra-sonic driven knives worked the best !

The ultra-sonic bit was originally used for welding plastics, instead of a knife a sort of anvil was used, perhaps we will see this available for modellers as well ?

w fr greetings, Leo

It looks like a meet idea but

It looks like a meet idea but the cost is a bit high at this point for most folks.

-Doug M

Nice article.

Since I'm not buying one, it was nice to read an article about it. 

But it's too pricey for me.  I also have concerns about safety, the article didn't really cover this.

Paul

Great Suggestion

This was my first experience with an ultrasonic knife, but it was a great experience. Believe it or not, I did purchase a pair of protective gloves. I haven't cut myself yet, but I want all the protection I can get.

Thanks for the excellent suggestion.

Jeff

Pricey?

Yes, the Wondercutter can be tough on the pocket book, but when you start talking about top of the line tools, the question isn't price. It's "will the tool help me be better at what I want to do?" In my case, be a better modeler. For me the answer was yes. The Wondercutter allowed me to cut plastic with a precision I could not get any other way. When your work is being scrutinized by "Rivet Counters", you strive for the greatest precision you can obtain. Just a thought.

Jeff 

It is not so much the cost as

It is not so much the cost as it is the cost when buying an unknown.  

I guess  I would have to see exactly what it can do.  I have a very high end table saw (hobby saw) as well as hot knifes and cutters and such that are that expensive.  But it is pretty obvious what those and 3D  printers and lasers can do for you this thing is a bit more of an unknown.  So until it is a bit more common or some I know gets one it is a bit of a high price to buy on faith.

This is were a convention or train show would be useful in that someone could demo it and maybe do a hands on for it.

-Doug