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The ChompSaw: A Benchtop Power Tool That's Safe for Kids to Use

Cuts curves, can't cut fingers

By Rain Noe - July 3
in Tools & Craft | Toy

Of all freestanding power tools, perhaps the jigsaw or scrollsaw
would be the most fun for kids to use, as they allow freeform cuts.
They're also pretty darn dangerous, with the jigsaw being powerful
enough to remove fingers.

A much safer way to introduce kids to power tools is this ChompSaw,
developed by product designers Kausi Raman and Max Liechty. The
material it's designed to cut is cardboard, allowing parents to turn
Amazon boxes into projects.

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The tool is essentially a nibbler, using an oscillating cutter that's
safely tucked beneath a puck-like protrusion, completely preventing
finger contact.

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The nibblings are collected in a bin below, allowing you to recycle
the waste.

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The ChompSaw runs $250.

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    Einar Blixhavn
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    I think I am one of the very few designers that remembers how it
    was, to be a child. I got my fist knife at the age of 5, and I
    understood the concept of "if it can cut wood, it can cut me" and
    I also understood that cutting me was undesirable. When it comes
    to a scroll saw, because I remember how it was to be 5, I would
    trust the average 5 year old to, at some point while cutting
    through his finger, make the conclusion that it is not beneficial
    for him to continue to do so. 

    This thing is a great thing for kindergartens and such, but I
    think grownups have a tendency of underestimatimg the ability and
    intelligence of children. Especially when one see what pass for
    an adult these days.. (tangerine man)

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        Einar Blixhavn
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        Probably true - presumably though, it's less that lots of
        kids would be hurt by a more powerful tool, but more that a
        single finger lopped off in the US means a lawsuit that could
        bankrupt a little tool company?

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    I've been getting ads for this on IG and I would have loved this
    as a kid... I'm trying to make an excuse to get one as an adult 

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