PSA For Woodworkers - OT

Jeremiah

nolaegghead said:

hmmmm....should I go to the hospital or take a selfie?

Stay out of the plane of the grinder wheel. 

In other words, he's twice a moron. 

RRP

nolaegghead said:

hmmmm....should I go to the hospital or take a selfie?

Stay out of the plane of the grinder wheel. 

I don't know jack-squat about PhotoShop but I'd think I might be able to do better than that portrait! I mean wouldn't the wounds being implied be causing blood to be gushing let alone even SOME anguish on his face? Bet he's trying to get a job with that lawyer/inventor of SawStop!

odie91

Noloaegghead,  is the festool rail saw any different from the similar products made by Dewalt, Makita, et al?  Something special specifically with this brand?

johnmitchell

odie91 said:

Noloaegghead,  is the festool rail saw any different from the similar products made by Dewalt, Makita, et al?  Something special specifically with this brand?

This might take a while to get an answer..But stand by..

bgebrent

Bring Back Nolaegghead!!

Hotch

Free NOLA

odie91

RRP said:

Ever hear of a JointABILITY? Using it plus a router with an upward cutting spiral bit I get perfectly square and straight edges for jointing. I originally bought an 8 footer and it was a man handler - way too big for my needs! So - I sold it and bought a 5 footer.
http://www.hawkwoodworkingtools.com/WebsitePages/The-JointABILITY.html

Here's mine.

Ron - is that PVC vacuum line running along the wall connected to just a Shop Vac, or to a more powerful central vac unit?

Thanks

Fred19Flintstone

odie91 said:

RRP said:

Ever hear of a JointABILITY? Using it plus a router with an upward cutting spiral bit I get perfectly square and straight edges for jointing. I originally bought an 8 footer and it was a man handler - way too big for my needs! So - I sold it and bought a 5 footer.
http://www.hawkwoodworkingtools.com/WebsitePages/The-JointABILITY.html

Here's mine.

Ron - is that PVC vacuum line running along the wall connected to just a Shop Vac, or to a more powerful central vac unit?

Thanks

I'm not Ron, but looking at the photo shows that is 4" pipe.  Shopvacs can't move enough air for decent suction on a 4" line.

News2u

Back to the Festool track saw. If you're neither cutting with it nor any other copy-cat version, you are needlessly opening yourself up to table saw injuries. On top of that, getting the track saw for as little $500 means you don't need the pricey SawStop.  It's a table saw clearly to die for, but, that said, I am sick and tired of SawStop's bellyaching about why the rest of the industry won't step up to the plate and buy its patents. They've been copping that holier-than-thou attitude for more than 15 years. As long as SawStop continues to price its table saws out of the general public's reach, the company is as complicit in the maiming of woodworkers as are the rest of the table saw manufacturers, who will continue thumbing their noses at shop safety until our testicle challenged Congress grows a set and stands up to them. Till then, don't hold your breath; get a track saw. Not that I'm upset about this or anything.

nolaegghead

@News2u I had a Festool TS 55.  Didn't have enough depth of cut so I bought the TS 75 (and sold the 55 on craigslist).  Love that saw.  It basically replaces my jointer too, as the rips are ready for edge-gluing.   Yep, and it's safe.  That said, I still use my table saw all the time.   If you know and understand the dynamics of the saw, set it up and operate it correctly, it can be used safely. 

annjamaican

Aww, you poor dear. Do you know about the SawStop technology? It probably wouldn't have helped in this case but it's a cool anti-klutz mechanism. 

News2u

No question you'll never be able to eliminate the table saw from your shop. But it shouldn't have to be about who's careless and who's not. Even at the top of your game as a woodworker you can be horribly hurt by a table saw. Why play Russian Roulette? 

nolaegghead

I sawed the tip of my thumb on a table saw when I was a 19 yo.  It obviously could have been much worse but it's made me a very safety conscious woodworker.  Not serious enough to go to the Dr.

Chubbs

nolaegghead said:

I sawed the tip of my thumb on a table saw when I was a 19 yo.  It obviously could have been much worse but it's made me a very safety conscious woodworker.  Not serious enough to go to the Dr.

Pics sir. You know the rules  

nolaegghead

about like this.  That was 32 years ago

BrookieP

I took a woodworking class in college. It was fun and terrifying all at the same time. A blonde with power tools and a table saw. I would do it again if I could. 

YukonRon

nolaegghead said:

I'm on my second Festool rail saw.  I first had the smaller model (TS 55) and as I needed to frequently cut 2" or greater material I bought the larger (TS 75) model.

I use it as a joiner to make cuts for edge joints mostly.  I still use my table saw several times a week - it's much faster although you can't count on it to give you a straight glue joint over anything longer than 3 feet.

Festool manufactures excellent products, I use them in our lab for R and D, specifically working with high density polymers. They have the best surface prep equipment in the industry.

@Fred19Flintstone, very sorry to see your injury, hope you get well very soon.

odie91

So another question for you woodworkers on here.

What's the advantage of Ron's Jointability, versus something cheaper such as this:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000DYV40/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=233BGNN7T877W&coliid=I24CZOOSX31VZ6

I understand the product I've linked to can also be used with a router (not only a circular saw).

Will the jointability will give more accurate and better finish vs this, or is it's advantage that it's more user friendly?


Festool is probably out of my budget; as is a Jointabilty, hence the question I posted.

Thanks