http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNa1_tcDo1g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhwFk-64IBw

I included the links to the videos also just in case.

Here’s the drill video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwazHacw3jc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0yyOyb3XXE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UjUPb7O6XA

I included the youtube links just in case

I like the overarm style, but $500 is a bit steep. I have seen some homemade systems before. I was trying to think of a way to modify our table mount HTC guard with some solid wood and steel to make an overarm.

Any ideas or testimonies would be helpful. Thanks.

What my goal is for this assignment is for them to look at several examples of a project they are about to undertake. Most of them don’t think about or even realize the design possibilities. Some are as simple as rounding the front of a nightstand top, or routing a flute in a vertical piece. Others don’t know how tall to make a nighstand, computer desk, sofa table, etc. So this helps with design and proportion.

This is where you, Lumberjocks, come into my equation. I have encouraged the students to explore this site. about 6 of my 40 have. Maybe this assignment will get more students exposed to LJ. Please be supportive in giving information about your project if one of my students are to ask you for permission to use your photo in their assignment, give them your name, you can use your LJ name for privacy reasons if you prefer, and any dimensions for the project. You can also send them plans or drawings if you would like.

Thanks for your support and help.

Tooldad

http://tooldad.com/foxshop/video/routersafety.htm

This kind of sucks having to break it up into segments. This is my first time doing something like this. However it will be beneficial when a student misses a demo. This is basically the info the would get in class. I also included a PDF for them of my study packet for the tool. You are welcome to use the packet, however please respect my time and energy creating this and give credit.

feel free to give your thoughts. Please remember, I am a shop teacher not an actor! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eIRyLwpm9U

The overall video is about 38 minutes. The students would take home the dvd, or go to youtube and follow along with a study guide on the tool. It covers everything from safety, to types of routers, to operation and has review questions at the end.

Hope this works.

Remember I am a shop teacher, not an actor. In my opinion it shows as the video goes on, p2, and p3, I get more comfortable in front of the camera. This is my first video ever of this type.

Episodes will include, hopefully, 1-General Shop Safety, 2-Drill & Drill press, 3-Band saw/jig saw, 4-Miter saw, radial saw, 5- table saw, 6-router, 7-sanders, 8-nail guns, 9-jointer/planer. These will not only cover safety, but operations and parts of the tools. For example on the drill and drill press demos in class I show and quiz the students over different types of drill bits and where and what they are used for in addition to safety on the drill.

I hope I can get some positive feedback and share some information for all LJ’s who are interested in becoming safer woodworkers. I always tell my students, the most dangerous student is not the one who doesn’t know what they are doing, it is the one that thinks he knows what he is doing.

At one point in the video, Marc clamps the wood and makes a cut. Big NO-NO when he puts his left hand between the clamp and the blade. There is a minimum of 3” margin of safety (danger zone). His left hand was definitely in violation of this.

Another good reference for power tool safety is the Power Tool Institute. They offer a free DVD for power tool safety. It is mostly geared for instructors and safety officers of companies. http://www.powertoolinstitute.com/