What do you think?

[orraloon]

Hi,
Just saw this on the UK woodwork forum. The guy on there who put it up was lost for words.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lMQmJy2VW0

Regards
John

[Tahlee]

OMG ... Why would you do that!!!

I was waiting for the inevitable to happen ... it didnt ... but one day it will surely be painful

Regards

Rob

[Sawdust Maker]

gawd!!

[Sir Stinkalot]

Wow ...... I think that the cat was his emergency contact.

[Simplicity]

Please for the sake of humanity
Make sure he docent breed
F,,(;?;.()?)8(&;7373,,((

[rustynail]

Caption: I am so an idiot and I can prove it!

[Kuffy]

I watched this clip while having lunch thinking that, yes the risk it quite high. But then I walked away and thought about how I would do the job. Basically I would do it the exact same way but with the router clamped down, or most likely in the router table. Anyways, I went back to work and started to apply a 1/8" roundover to some small parts for the handles and side rails of a batch of serving trays I am currently building. I quickly noticed a bunch of similarities between what I was doing and what the guy in the clip was doing. So I made my own video because I have been wanting to see what is involved in making utube clips (its really easy...).

Yes I realise I am putting myself up for a bunch of probably negative commentary...meh

https://youtu.be/qG9mizxZerw

[12teethperinch]

So whats the problem?. I am assuming thats a chunk of aluminum nothing wrong with using carbide and a router for aluminum. You should give it a try

[Wongo]

I am OK with it. The cut is very very small. There is no chance for a kickback, and the chance of any part of his hand touching the cutter is almost 0. I'll try it.

[Chief Tiff]

Hmmm, my only real issue is the fact that the router is just plonked down loose on a rickety stool. The biggest risk there is that he is trying to control two separate items; if he gets any kickback or just even stumbles slightly there is an opportunity for some carnage.

Kuffy; the only negative commentary I will give is regarding the eye protection; specifically the lack of it. I am fiercely protective of my eyesight and would seriously recommend you at least get a set of safety specs.

I'd also ask; why do you go over the items again; but backwards? There is a risk that the piece can be pulled away from you when routing "backwards".

[Kuffy]

I used to ALWAYS use safety specs even when just wandering around the factory. But i used to wear earplugs but I found them to be not as good as earmuffs, so I swapped to earmuffs and now I use safety specs less and less. I still use them occasionally when I know my face will be in the line of fire. Gotta buy myself a pair of eyemuffs https://eyemuffs.com/

I'd also ask; why do you go over the items again; but backwards? There is a risk that the piece can be pulled away from you when routing "backwards".

I am actually doing the first pass as a climb cut (backwards). climb cutting almost entirely removes the risk of picking a splinter out of the edge of the timber creating an unsightly crater in the finished edge. Because the cut is very small, the cutter cannot generate enough force/torque against the weight/power of my arm so I can comfortably use a climb cut. If it was a 3/4" roundover bit, I probably could do a climb cut in a single pass, but I would be fighting it every step of the way. I finish with a conventional cut because climb cutting can leave a slightly furry edge, and the conventional cutting cleans up the furrys without actually cutting anything extra.

[Chief Tiff]

Ah; that clears it up.

I have safety specs lying around everywhere; just about every machine or tool that might warrant them has a pair nearby.

Only problem I have now is that my eyesight has deteriorated the other way (I'm short-sighted to buggery & wear contact lenses) and I now need reading glasses to read scales and rules; so whereas I can simply stretch out my arm in any direction and put my hand on a pair of safety specs, I now spend five minutes trying to remember I did with my readers!

[FenceFurniture]

Oh man, that is really scary. The leather glove gives him nothing like the grip he needs - he only has to slip slightly and he'd be wearing that ring. Doing the inside of the ring was the worst. I could go on about the router moving around, rickety stool, yadda yadda.

I don't really have a problem with him doing alum on the carbide, as my reaction would be the same if it was wood (although his grip on the job would be a little better I suppose).

He's a kenidiot, and the video should be taken down lest someone else thinks it's a good idea.

[Lappa]

I was thinking the same regarding the leather glove - lack of feel and glove finger ends sticking out past the finger ready to get caught. I don't think the leather glove would offer much protection from a 20,000rpm carbide bit.

[FenceFurniture]

I don't think the leather glove would offer much protection from a 20,000rpm carbide bit.

Pffffft! I very much doubt he's stupid enough to run it at 20k.

Wait! What am I saying?