We just got back from another great AWFS Fair in Las Vegas. If you aren’t familiar, AWFS is the Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers and its a show that occurs every other year at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This is just a quick video to give you an idea of what the show is like. Booths and product displays as far as the eye can see and lots of neat stuff to drool over. I even have some footage of the all wood sports car, “The Splinter”, as well as a quick look at the Belt Sander Races. And as if that wasn’t enough, the one and only Matt Vanderlist from Matt’s Basement Workshop makes a guest appearance at the end of the video! Tool demos and the student furniture exhibit will soon follow.
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Rustic
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posted 123 days ago
Some people have too much time on their hands to modify belt sanders like that
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a1Jim
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posted 123 days ago
Hmmm
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socalwood
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posted 123 days ago
Well…......
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posted 123 days ago
Not fans of the belt sander races eh? lol. After about three runs I was ready to leave myself…... But I promised a few folks I would get some footage of it…...
Some of the competitors really get into it!
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Rustic
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posted 122 days ago
I thought they were cool. It is amazing a man can race anything even tools
-- There is no such thing as a mistake. Its called a design modification Rick Kruse, Grand Rapids, MI
Karson
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posted 122 days ago
They didn’t have a tape rule race. I hear they are fun also.
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NicoleSpag
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posted 120 days ago
hehe my brother and I use to do tape ruler races when we were kids. Eventually one would break and my dad wouldn’t be very happy at us :) still it was a blast
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Timbo
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posted 115 days ago
And taking this a step further. The sawzall powered seem to have some oomph!
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Mark Shymanski
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posted 92 days ago
Looks like a really interesting event, thanks for giving us a glimpse as to what happens there.
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