I had to stop reading comments in most videos. Woodworking is often helpful though. Usually there are good tips shared with an honest desire to share knowledge. This comment section reminds me of a young woman who was so hassled by viewers, she left the platform. Her hair was waist length and flawless. Normally, this is because we’ve never had a big hair cut. Hers was a conscious effort and she wanted to share what she learned. It’s shocking how many people came to learn something and left horrible comments. If they knew so much, why were they looking for instructions? “You’re not brushing correctly!” the desperate short-haired women yelled at the long-haired woman with hair they worship. I think it’s great to see modifications for safety and I appreciate the ideas! Anyone who doesn’t can make their own ******* video.

This seems like the bucket on the inside would still be collapsing but you just can't see it? Hmm

Very informative video! Brilliant idea about the box over the T-track when cutting. I'm going to make one of those for wood cutting as well as T-track cutting. It seems like a great way to keep dust from flying all over the place. Also, great idea about using carriage bolts (got a ton of them). I'll be checking out more of your videos.

Perfect video. I'm sitting here looking at my options for the Jobsite Sawstop. Thank you!

Cheers mate. Just followed your vid and did the job, subscribed.

Excellent video! I am trying to drill ipe(ironwood) bench slats to accomodate carriage bolts. Can I use a Forstner bit on my hand drill? I anticipate using carbide bits due to hardness of the ipe.Thanks.

Well presented but I was hoping for an example of drilling through the side of an already hung cabinet.

Very informative video. Thank you 🙏

Thank you

genius!

I have this exact model drill press, I bought it from Sears when they were going out of business for a quarter and a song. As I was drilling tonight. POP! You were the first search result. How incredibly handy. The model you've linked to doesn't appear to be the same size as the one you originally selected. You think it will work ok in this 10" craftsman? Thanks!

So many issues. One I haven't seen mentioned is tapping into plywood for the machine screws. They'll come loose and out of alignment constantly, not to mention wood makes a terrible sled guide.

You’re not alone brother, not at all. After years of no accidents, I was cutting some very old, very hard maple and had about 1/8” above the saw blade. I should have cut 1/2 depth and flipped the board over and cut the other half, but the board was thick and very heavy and I just didn’t. My old Unisaw could cut the whole thing in a single pass, so off I went. The saw wasn’t pooped, but I was and I cut the power, leaned on the board to rest and put my right hand (good hand) right on the spinning down blade. Remember only 1/8”, maybe less above the wood, so luckily I still have my fingers, but there was a lot of blood. I just grabbed my hand and said to my wife, “Linda, it’s time to go to the hospital now.” So off we went and I ended up with an emergency doc who did the most beautiful stitching (about 80 or 90 stitches on four fingers). The scars are now barely visible but my finger tips are quite numb, get very cold and painful in the winter, and don’t do things like chopsticks very well. Stupid, tired and impatient … I knew better and got VERY lucky as did you. That could have hit your face or a carotid, or … Thanks for the story.

Ouch I always try to be careful around any power tools. No matter how careful a person can be, accidents happen.

Thank you!

Well, I did kill myself and it's all your fault.

The reading sliding gauge part on your video is not the same as on your website? Is there any difference in calibrating?

The Dust Deputy is the real deal. It’s so efficient I have barely a handful of dust in my vacuum after more than two years. You will. Never buy a filter again.

Thank you! This was helpful on calibration with the current unit. I have the original version but have recently ordered the new sliding gauge part. I never liked the blade routine on the old unit, so this is what I did in case it helps anyone. Set your fence anywhere, rip a stable hardwood at some random width, and zero the Wixey. Then measure the ripped board and back the fence up to negative that number. When you get there, zero the Wixey again. Done.

it was a small piece stuck in the clutch ,it works thank you<3.

THANK YOU ❤

I've spent more time watching videos such as this than I have with my power tools. Thanks for posting.

Perfect! Just the information I need. Thanks fella!

Bro my 0.3mm MP Wont work. If I flip the pencil down the head literally just falls out. And IF I REPLACE THE 0.3MM refill. What happens? Breaks easily. Didn't work well enough. Got even worse- wasted my 1 dollar for it.

Do you know how to fix a mono graph?

I wonder if this is the future of woodworking in the western world. As more and more jobs are displaced, many people will try to enter into the trades while thinking hazards are just a matter of opinion. Never take cuts deeper than half the diameter of the bit. Take several passes and save time from going to the hospital. Always be prepared to put on a torniquet. Remember to never ask the tool to do something it doesn't want to do.

Lovely mechanical lift you've built they're sir.

People saying thanks for sharing like they learned something… what actually happened??!!! How the heck did the router catch and climb up the wood and across the room? I want to know how you were holding it and if you were even going the right direction. This should never have happened. I use routers all the time and have been woodworking for 30 year without ever drawing blood. This is not a lessons learned, this is an advertisement for how a safe tool like a router can become dangerous if you don’t understand the tool.

Kit cost too much could be built so much cheaper

Wow! Crazy ! And youre very lucky

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Lost half my thumb after a bracket holding the router under the (cheap) table failed . The surgeon flapped skin over the joint but but the joint ended up seized. I think they are potentially the most dangerous tool due to their small size but fierce speed.

You opened talking about saw safety and you cut your runners by pushing your left hand right up to the turning blade with no guard in place. At this point I stopped watching.

The body is seriously amazing, isn't it?!? I'm happy for you that it's gone back to normal!

It’s wise to use a blade guard but I find it’s only useful when ripping long boards. The thing is, kick back is rare in that operation. It’s when ripping a short piece of wood it’s most likely. Ironically that’s when you’re least likely to use the blade guard because it obstructs your ability to use a push stick. I think one accessory that can help mitigate kick back is Board buddies, stock guides or overhead feather boards. They hold the workpiece against the fence, force it down and keep it from lifting on to the teeth of the blade. That’s when you’re most likely to get kick back.

The danger of kickback is 1. that it’s so unexpected and 2. That you don’t even have to be anywhere near the blade to get hurt by the missile. When you think about A table saw injury the first thing that comes to mind is contact with the blade itself, not kickback. Yet kickback is so unexpected you are more vulnerable. It’s the stealth weapon of the table saw that is out to get you.

The only power tool that hasn’t bitten me is my chop saw. Most recently I made a really stupid mistake. I took the riving knife off my table saw because I was using a thin kerf blade to do some resawing . I needed to make a simple rip cut before continuing with the resawing so rather than replacing the blade and riving knife I proceeded with the same setup. The workpiece got caught between blade and fence and kicked back at me at high speed. It took 3 chunks of my flesh. One on my palm, one on my forearm and one on my chest. The one on my arm was bad. Very deep into the tissue. It was a bloody mess. I was 6 hrs in the ER. I had 10 stitches . This was a week and a half ago and I’m just starting to heel up. So fellow woodworkers I do not advise removing the riving knife, use feather boards and push sticks whenever possible. And if you can afford it get a Sawstop table saw.

Great! Thank you.

Nicely done!

Great idea! I’m going to do that below my workbench for the Harbor Freight cases.

Excellent video and very informative! I have a similar set-up, but I replaced my ShopVac with a 9 gallon one from Harbor Freight. I found the suction improved tremendously, the noise was less, and the filter and bags were much cheaper.

Great video! Timely for me as I am setting up my shop and dust collection is on the agenda.

I got REALLY lucky a few years ago using a trim router. The boss had an old router with no guards and a roundover bit that we used for rounding over (duh) sharp edges on Azek trim. I was WALKING with it running, and something about that gyroscopic feel made it swing and hit my other hand. But just the fingers. I just grabbed electrical tape and wrapped them as fast as I could. An hour later, they hurt so bad, I decided to take the tape off, and I had the tape wrapped too tightly- it felt a little better as soon as the pressure was off. I looked down and I had pretty deep and ragged gashes across three fingers, but it wasn't as bad as I thought. It was really dumb of me, and I never used that router again.

I'm forcing myself to watch this. I never want to get too comfortable around my powertools

hey! a lead got stuck in the tip of graph gear 500 and when I tried to use hammer and a thin needle and the tip of the needle broke and it is stuck inside there with the lead.So i was wondering should i cut the tip a bit or it is broken? I also cannot buy another one because it cost 5$ to get another.

Wow, really interesting cause of this accident. Never thought of this. I am researching more accidents since I chipped my finger on the jointer with a workpiece that was too small the other day. Luckily nothing too serious, but need to be more careful. I am happy you healed up so quick an nicely

Tip. Measure distance from the fence to the cutting blade it's more accurate ❤

I had my own hand held router incident recently. After a lot of bad decisions my biggest router bit ended up caught in my pants and got pulled into my calf. I didn't feel anything and thought it only got caught in my pants which bound up the router up. As I started to try and get the router out from my pants I realized it was in my leg as well. Still felt no pain so I just yanked it hard enough to free it from everything. My leg was an absolute mess to look at but I managed to drive myself to the urgent care nearby. I will say when they had to clean it out it was some of the worst pain I've ever felt in my life. That a few months ago and I'm all healed up now. Thankfully no major damage just a nice scar. I know it could have been much worse and thankful it wasn't. I'm glad you made out as well as you could with your injury as well.

Did you ever find a track saw tslot compatible cutter?