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CMMAGIC Regular user Myrtle Beach , S.C. 145 Posts 
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I had one and used it for about a year , sold it a few months ago ! A good piece and pretty portable ** 1/2 stars out of 5
- Carl Michael - www.CarlMichaelMagic.com
Frequent performer at top night clubs such as Mansion Miami , PURE Las Vegas , Marquee Vegas , and Veranda NYC . 2012 and 2013 Reader's Choice Magician of the Year. Currently headlining in my own stage show in Myrtle Beach . Follow on twitter , Instagram and ViNe @CMMAGIC |
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chappelly Special user Down Under 744 Posts
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I have it and have been working it consistently over the last couple of years.It has served me very well.I recently bought a head chopper which I am using now instead of the visible sawing.I will however use the sawing from time to time.
With the sawing you can hype it up{cutting the lady in half},you use a volunteer from the audience and you use a menacing electric saw.It is a lot of fun and a great photo shot and keep sake.This goes for the chopper as well People will later refer to the time when you cut the CEO etc in half.Once agin this comes down to the build up and the presentation. Chappelly |
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Regan.JPG "View Profile"){kind=avatar} Inner circle U.S.A. 5726 Posts
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On 2008-12-23 02:00, Brian Lehr wrote: Brian, glad you're using the saw, but I hate to hear you are not happy with your routine. I was planning on using Visible Sawing in a haunted house, but I stopped running it (The haunted house, not the saw!)  not long after I bought it. (The saw, not the haunted house!) I was going to use Visible Sawing in my shows, and even started writing a routine, but I tested it on a kid and it really scared them....badly! Since I do mostly kids shows, I decided not to use it. I ended up selling it to Brian. (The saw, not the haunted house!)
Regan
Mister Mystery
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Matt Adams Special user Harvest, AL 827 Posts
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I agree with most of these comments. Very loud = scared kids and nervous adults so it's tough to get a volunteer. However, just pick a person before they know what they are getting into.
Have them lie down and then use your 5 assistants to tie the spectator down before they know what's happening. Then you can take your time sawing them up. They will yell and scream and it's not an act. ...works much better than a bad-acting assistant! 
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Sock Puppet Monkey Loyal user 235 Posts
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It'a a good start to get into an illusion type piece to see if this is something that works with your show/character.
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fergie33 New user 90 Posts
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Where can I see a demo of this?
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REV BILL Special user Glen Burnie Maryland 785 Posts
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I had one but relaced it.I have the same effect from MAK but thru the neck.Has its own uprights like a chopper. IMHO it is much better.
Specializing in Family Entertainment,Gospel,Comedy and Educational programs for over 30 years.(Order of Merlin)
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Proxy Veteran user 336 Posts
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I have this briefcase version and will list in "for sale" shortly for $400 including shipping but not including the saw which can be bought at a pawn shop so you can choose your weapon of battery powered or electric.
I'll drop the price preiodically if need be. taoist |
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Brian Lehr Inner circle Edmonton, Canada 1605 Posts
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On 2011-01-07 11:28, taoist wrote: Why so much? You can buy them new for around $250, and one just sold here on the Café for $125. And they all included the saw. Just curious. Brian |
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Proxy Veteran user 336 Posts
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The saw is of course cheap.
The case which conveniently converts to a table is the reason for the higher price. It allows for no concern as to the client providing a safe table or a table at all. |
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Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts
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I had one of the early bow saw versions. Great for publicizing "Sawing a person in half." Sold it and got the Hughes HEAD ZOPPER, which I loved, but then sold when I started to do only shows with one briefcase of stuff.
For the sawing, Terry Seabrooke said, "You have a roll of wallpaper and you try to unroll it on the table, but it keeps rolling up. So you ask spectator to lay on it to hold it flat." You then saw them in half... they emerge Ok, BUT THE PAPER IS CUT IN TWO.
STAY TOONED... @ www.pete-biro.com
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magic4545 Inner circle Jimmy Fingers 1159 Posts
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My friend Ted Schwank has had that thing in his show for decades... Might be the same one, all these years! I'll bet he books more gigs than 99% of the people on here, and he goes out with a Mak Magic Visible Sawing, and works that thing like a violin!!! Inappropriate for a kid show... Maybe. Toyish for an adult show... Perhaps. Off the shelf... No doubt. Mainstay in his act... ABSOLUTELY!!!
Like the carnival bottles, if Al-Qaeda blew up his van, there would be disintegrated anvils, linking rings melted into clothes hangers, his doves roasted, his chop cups chopped... But, that Mak Magic Visible Sawing would remain there, still magic, still visible, still sawing! I swear that on his grave, there will be an electrical cord running out of the ground, and every magician in Houston will know exactly what it will be attached to!!! Jimmy Fingers |
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Brian Arkell New user 42 Posts
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Great Illusion for teenagers...or a comedy bit in any show!
Brian Brian Arkell Arkell Magic http://www.arkellmagic.com |
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wizardpa Inner circle The New Orleans area 1011 Posts
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I love mine, and I've been using it at least 2-3 years. As far as fooling anyone, I must say, it fools enough people that you might have a problem getting a volunteer. I actually cut a piece of styrofoam before my presentation. Lucky for me I have my 10 year old Grand-daughter assistant who will get cut in half if no one else volunteers.
Mine came with felt that goes around the base that you put over the persons body. I even added more. I recommend one to do that especially for people that are skinny. I would also recommend that you do not do this for young children. It works great for 10 year old boys and above. I act like I've never done it before and I have my own instructions that I read before my performance. It says that it will work 90% of the time. Gee, that means that I can do this and it will work 9 times out of 10. Hey, since this is the first time it should be OK. |
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zucchini New user 1 Post
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I'm an amateur's amateur magician and received a Mak Visible Sawing saw and "bridge" from the family of a magician friend who passed away. I did not receive the blades. How do the blades work with the Black & Decker saw and where can I get replacement blades?
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RSteele New user 99 Posts
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Classic cool piece of magic/illusion
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T. Durden Loyal user USA 294 Posts
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On 2013-01-14 22:52, zucchini wrote: I don't think I've ever seen replacement blades offered... Your best bet would be to probably buy the prop from a dealer so you can see how everything works, live and in person, and then, if you need backups, take the stuff to a metal-working shop and have them duplicate it. That's what I did, because I was paranoid about the stuff getting bent accidentally. |
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niva Inner circle Malta (Europe) 2970 Posts
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Hi all.
Do the blades actually move when the jigsaw is powered on in this illusion? Thanks.
Yours,
Ivan |
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