Bill Leonhardt

Mike,

Good suggestion. I could try the drill bit approach first and, if that didn’t work, default to the router.

Bill

Charlie, we are now almost in your backyard. Will I see you both days. 😉

Responding to Mike Mittleman’s questions:

1. I would think that Tamar can readily assess whether the LIWC is a threat to her viewership and decide whether or nor to share her knowledge. We had Jeff Miller show us how to make tables, but I don’t think anyone of us is stealing his business. Jim Moloney showed us how to photograph our work, but I don’t see anyone competing with him to photograph the club’s projects. I appreciate that the internet is a much wider audience, but people who agree to talk to us, especially for a fee, need to accept that sort of risk (which I believe is extremely low).

2. Whether or not the club has the necessary equipment shouldn’t (in my opinion) influence our choice for this instruction. Some of us might have this equipment or chose to get it after learning what is needed, thus the class. For all I know, you could probably make this kind of video with a smart phone and a tripod.

Jim Moloney makes a good point, that we don’t need a woodworker to share this info with us, however having someone who can talk both about woodworking and video production is a real plus.

One of the nice things about a program on video production is that it has the potential to interest members in all of the SIGs.

I think a one day seminar would be good. It could be making something simple (a shooting board, ’cause I haven’t made one yet), along with setting up to do a video recording (ala YouTube) concurrently.

I think a two day gig would be over kill if we are just getting an oral presentation. If we are building something, than maybe longer is desired. What do people think they would like to hear in a presentation from her?

Harry has run some one day, weekend meetings. Chair making and Sketch-up. I think a weekend, one day would be good, but would she have enough material for a whole day? I guess it all depends on the topic.

Making a video would be interesting to me as I got a Go Pro camera from Santa. 🙂

Thanks Charlie, I had forgotten about the toxicity issue. I’ll be careful, or perhaps, just not work it at all.

Obviously, it would be better to have a system where the blade is saved. Time will tell if mine is salvageable. I believe Bosch only had the system for job-site type saws and not for stationary ones. If I go back and think about my selection criteria when choosing a saw, Bosch is someone I was familiar with and I trusted their quality. SawStop was an unknown. After much, much research, I was convinced that SawStop had the quality I sought, and I went with them over the Powermatic, which was my first choice.

NO REGRETS. I am very happy with my saw. I think if you ask anyone in the club (or outside), they will attest to the quality of the saw. Yes, it’s a bit pricey, but quality costs and the safety feature is a welcomed bonus. I am much more comfortable letting others use the saw when in my shop.