Just a few weeks ago I sanded a forged carbon part without a mask. When I was finished, I seriously doubted my decision making abilities. But I certainly wouldn't have thought about uploading a video of me doing it. This is becoming one of my favorite channels on TH-cam! Especially now that you've started reacting to videos of TH-camrs whom I've been subscribed to for a long time. And who've probably had a bad influence on me.
You are not alone in the room of people who have taken short cuts and unknown risks. The thing is, we can help others not walk that carbon path without awareness. Thanks for staying with us as we add more and more on the channel. I encourage you to watch some of our videos that may seem basic because we are starting to hide some little treasures into the mix. We will be posting every Friday. Suggestions for videos? Cheers, Michael
I typically enjoy this guy's content, but this particular video fell short. You're spot on about the importance of using a table saw with the correct blade to ensure square and clean cuts. I was surprised to see him cutting and placing pieces freehand without any jigs or fixturing. In my shop that wouldn't make it out the door because i'd certainly end up with uneven weld lines and a subpar finished product. The glue everywhere ruins the finish on any show surface it touches as well.
Acrylic is not easy. I was not a master at it in any way, but staying safe was priority. I will comment on more of his videos because I know this video was not his best foot forward... but I thought if a few people ramp up the safety chatter with saws, a good deed has been born of it. Thx for watching! Michael
Facts, he's setting an example. And not a great one. Whenever working with power tools like that, I generally fear them. Which drives me to think of the possible consequences and how to avoid them. Short cutting safety may work for a while but eventually it will bite you
Yes.. youtube can reach more people than one would expect from just making a video in a basement. It can drift into schools, homes, shops and land on young minds who just want to make stuff without safety thoughts. I will be more thoughtful in my teaching approach with upcoming videos. I wonder if he has kids?? M
sad story for sure. Nobody need learn that lesson from a bad TH-cam video. Ouch. Nice that they have those stop blades now. Personally, I would not have a table saw without one. Thanks for commenting, Michael
Eric has much better videos showcasing his work. He’s done a lot of clear car headlight lens reproductions where he’s making the molds and pressure casting to get an optically clear final product. I’ve worked extensively with acrylic and DCM solvent one thing to know is the solvent is carcinogenic and also a neurotoxin, it absorbs through your skin easily. So ventilation or a respirator are recommended. Nitrile or latex gloves don’t work as the DCM immediately seeps through. But if you have proper work holding you shouldn’t be getting your hands/fingers in contact with the solvent anyway. I ran a co2 laser and a CNC. I would take a CNC’d edge for solvent welding over a laser’s since the laser isn’t ever going to make completely vertical cuts. And some plastics tend to craze after being laser cut or flame polished and then solvent welded, so be aware of that.
@@dew-drop All great information. I hope many people continue to share safety information. You are right about the laser cuts not being square, but for a lot of our construction we were stacking layers to create shallow molds....so it really can depend on the end use. But your right, when we need a true side edge, we run it on the cnc. Re solvents....my eye doctor warned me about the vapors as he said many thinners and solvent fumes can potentially melt contact lenses....yikes. As I mentioned in the video, I will look at more of Eric's work and hopefully find something inspiring to share. Thank you for joining in....love the pros coming out of the background! Michael
@@ShapeShifters-TV Been loving your videos by the way! I’ve since moved on from my prior custom fabrication work and back into software development, but watching your videos makes me realize how much I miss working in a shop!
Never had before. that guy has got some casual looking moments that result in fancy signs. I wish i knew enough about his world to offer keen reaction to... but he is in another lane for sure! Michael
I know he has some good videos too... and I will balance out with some of those. But this one just grabbed me to put a bull horn on it. Thanks for commenting. Michael
I love your videos. I am an industrial designer by trade, and I have always found Eric Strebels videos more damaging than helpful to young designers. You should see the video where he encourages people to use a drill press to machine parts, no kind of tool holder, just holding metal files against a spinning object with your bare hands, the video made me nauseous.
His work does skip past what a beginner should know. I am surprised that he doesn't think to highlight safer work habits. Working alone can do that to a person.... a numbness to risk. I will show some more of his stuff, i think he has some better quality in his channel. Search begins. Cheers, MIchael
Great video guys. Ive been watching most of your react videos as a mold maker myself (relatively novice) and have found them to be very informative and helpful. My background is actually in woodworking/cabinetry and I think you did a great job pointing out the very dangerous practices that were displayed in the video in regards to operating a table saw. I've had several table saw incidents in my career that lead to injury from kickback and, much like your friend, ran my thumb into the blade while distracted. Fortunately in my case I have a saw with the flesh sensing tech and suffered only a minor injury, but the danger is very real. My only critique of your safety advice would be in regards to a comment where the suggestion would be to have the longer portion of his work piece be between the fence and the blade and retrieve the off cut as your dimensioned piece. In practice this means you would have to move the fence very precisely each time you make a cut in order to yield identical pieces, which is very difficult to achieve. But more to the safety angle, his work piece was long and narrow and so the referenced edge on the fence is much shorter than the length of the piece between the fence and the blade. This makes it very likely to have the piece twist and catch on the blade leading to kick back and potentially running your hand over the blade. A good rule of thumb is to not use a table saw to crosscut pieces that are much longer than they are wide without additional considerations of setup. In his case a push stick, like you had mentioned, is essential when making the cut he made. Thanks again, looking forward to the next video.
Thank you for adding this clarity. It is 100% relevant. It is tricky to point out things in great detail when cruising through a video on the fly. I think I was so frustrated with his carelessness that my words were not clear. I am glad you had the the saw safety feature and you still have all 10 If I was on the saw again these days, the safety stop is a must. Please stay connected and share other insights. If you have links to good safety videos.. please post! Cheers, Michael
I hear you on this, but I am curious about his designing too... gotta look at more vids and see what jumps out at me. Understood.. architects and builders. different language.
Just a few weeks ago I sanded a forged carbon part without a mask. When I was finished, I seriously doubted my decision making abilities. But I certainly wouldn't have thought about uploading a video of me doing it. This is becoming one of my favorite channels on TH-cam! Especially now that you've started reacting to videos of TH-camrs whom I've been subscribed to for a long time. And who've probably had a bad influence on me.
You are not alone in the room of people who have taken short cuts and unknown risks. The thing is, we can help others not walk that carbon path without awareness. Thanks for staying with us as we add more and more on the channel. I encourage you to watch some of our videos that may seem basic because we are starting to hide some little treasures into the mix. We will be posting every Friday. Suggestions for videos? Cheers, Michael
I typically enjoy this guy's content, but this particular video fell short. You're spot on about the importance of using a table saw with the correct blade to ensure square and clean cuts. I was surprised to see him cutting and placing pieces freehand without any jigs or fixturing. In my shop that wouldn't make it out the door because i'd certainly end up with uneven weld lines and a subpar finished product. The glue everywhere ruins the finish on any show surface it touches as well.
Acrylic is not easy. I was not a master at it in any way, but staying safe was priority. I will comment on more of his videos because I know this video was not his best foot forward... but I thought if a few people ramp up the safety chatter with saws, a good deed has been born of it. Thx for watching! Michael
Facts, he's setting an example. And not a great one. Whenever working with power tools like that, I generally fear them. Which drives me to think of the possible consequences and how to avoid them. Short cutting safety may work for a while but eventually it will bite you
Yes.. youtube can reach more people than one would expect from just making a video in a basement. It can drift into schools, homes, shops and land on young minds who just want to make stuff without safety thoughts. I will be more thoughtful in my teaching approach with upcoming videos. I wonder if he has kids?? M
You can add a chamfer at the outside tips of a twist drill. This way it will drill smoothly and don’t grab the material at the end.
Yes... great idea. I hope others will use this advice!
Yea 100% take every precaution with saws, especially table. I also know a kid that lost most of his fingers.
sad story for sure. Nobody need learn that lesson from a bad TH-cam video. Ouch. Nice that they have those stop blades now. Personally, I would not have a table saw without one. Thanks for commenting, Michael
Eric has much better videos showcasing his work. He’s done a lot of clear car headlight lens reproductions where he’s making the molds and pressure casting to get an optically clear final product.
I’ve worked extensively with acrylic and DCM solvent one thing to know is the solvent is carcinogenic and also a neurotoxin, it absorbs through your skin easily. So ventilation or a respirator are recommended. Nitrile or latex gloves don’t work as the DCM immediately seeps through. But if you have proper work holding you shouldn’t be getting your hands/fingers in contact with the solvent anyway.
I ran a co2 laser and a CNC. I would take a CNC’d edge for solvent welding over a laser’s since the laser isn’t ever going to make completely vertical cuts.
And some plastics tend to craze after being laser cut or flame polished and then solvent welded, so be aware of that.
@@dew-drop All great information. I hope many people continue to share safety information.
You are right about the laser cuts not being square, but for a lot of our construction we were stacking layers to create shallow molds....so it really can depend on the end use. But your right, when we need a true side edge, we run it on the cnc.
Re solvents....my eye doctor warned me about the vapors as he said many thinners and solvent fumes can potentially melt contact lenses....yikes.
As I mentioned in the video, I will look at more of Eric's work and hopefully find something inspiring to share.
Thank you for joining in....love the pros coming out of the background! Michael
@@ShapeShifters-TV Been loving your videos by the way! I’ve since moved on from my prior custom fabrication work and back into software development, but watching your videos makes me realize how much I miss working in a shop!
Ever watched any of the Power Signs acrylic videos? th-cam.com/video/zY0C5M9KPNc/w-d-xo.html
Never had before. that guy has got some casual looking moments that result in fancy signs. I wish i knew enough about his world to offer keen reaction to... but he is in another lane for sure! Michael
Yeah this video is indeed crap and dangerous! Thanks for pointing this out to the whole public!
I know he has some good videos too... and I will balance out with some of those. But this one just grabbed me to put a bull horn on it. Thanks for commenting. Michael
I love your videos. I am an industrial designer by trade, and I have always found Eric Strebels videos more damaging than helpful to young designers. You should see the video where he encourages people to use a drill press to machine parts, no kind of tool holder, just holding metal files against a spinning object with your bare hands, the video made me nauseous.
His work does skip past what a beginner should know. I am surprised that he doesn't think to highlight safer work habits. Working alone can do that to a person.... a numbness to risk. I will show some more of his stuff, i think he has some better quality in his channel. Search begins. Cheers, MIchael
Great video guys. Ive been watching most of your react videos as a mold maker myself (relatively novice) and have found them to be very informative and helpful. My background is actually in woodworking/cabinetry and I think you did a great job pointing out the very dangerous practices that were displayed in the video in regards to operating a table saw. I've had several table saw incidents in my career that lead to injury from kickback and, much like your friend, ran my thumb into the blade while distracted. Fortunately in my case I have a saw with the flesh sensing tech and suffered only a minor injury, but the danger is very real.
My only critique of your safety advice would be in regards to a comment where the suggestion would be to have the longer portion of his work piece be between the fence and the blade and retrieve the off cut as your dimensioned piece. In practice this means you would have to move the fence very precisely each time you make a cut in order to yield identical pieces, which is very difficult to achieve. But more to the safety angle, his work piece was long and narrow and so the referenced edge on the fence is much shorter than the length of the piece between the fence and the blade. This makes it very likely to have the piece twist and catch on the blade leading to kick back and potentially running your hand over the blade. A good rule of thumb is to not use a table saw to crosscut pieces that are much longer than they are wide without additional considerations of setup. In his case a push stick, like you had mentioned, is essential when making the cut he made.
Thanks again, looking forward to the next video.
Thank you for adding this clarity. It is 100% relevant.
It is tricky to point out things in great detail when cruising through a video on the fly. I think I was so frustrated with his carelessness that my words were not clear.
I am glad you had the the saw safety feature and you still have all 10
If I was on the saw again these days, the safety stop is a must.
Please stay connected and share other insights. If you have links to good safety videos.. please post! Cheers, Michael
He's an industrial DESIGNER, that's the problem
I hear you on this, but I am curious about his designing too... gotta look at more vids and see what jumps out at me. Understood.. architects and builders. different language.
Michael, this one was much worse than you suggested in your comments. Thanks again!
oh brother. We will lighten it up a bit with future vids. Don't want to be a downer all the time! stay tuned, MIchael
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not even diy...
more of a wtf.