A Sand Flea type sander

cincinnati · Post by **cincinnati** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:06 pm

Found this on youTube. Thought it may be of interest to the group.

http://www.youtube.com/user/beanbluesband

Now this is a video of "Don't do this at home" Good lord! What is he thinking.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiJGmwyYK8k

reible · Post by **reible** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:45 pm

The first one is just a hand feed drum sander but the second one!!!!! Can anyone translate that???

Ed

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:15 pm

reible wrote:The first one is just a hand feed drum sander but the second one!!!!! Can anyone translate that???

Ed

I can translate the picture portion. It says "Don't ever, ever try this at home"!:eek:

Gene Howe · Post by **Gene Howe** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:48 pm

A one handed luthier?

baysidebob · Post by **baysidebob** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 7:09 pm

I think the second one says............YEA,YEA,YEA,YEAAAAAAAA
Gave me the shivers just watchiing it. Strange what people will do.

Bayside Bob, Calif.

kalynzoo · Post by **kalynzoo** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 9:40 pm

Looking at the second link, it is the scariest thing since the Pit and the Pendulum. Granted, it makes an impressive thin stock, but next time I see a red stained violin I won't be thinking "red dye #2".

Like the Sergeant said on Hill Street Blues..."be safe out there"

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:23 pm

Wonder what OSHA would have to say about it?????:D

kalynzoo · Post by **kalynzoo** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 1:29 am

Perhaps OSHA translates in Spanish to "Oh Shucks Hand Amputated":D

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 2:56 am

reible wrote: Can anyone translate that???

Ed

I'll take a guess at a translation -

The first part says something like - A board is cut (laminated) to serve as ???? (lateral parts) of a viola.

The second part says - pieces are cut 3 millimeters thick so the cuttings can carefully be selected. (Or something like that.)

(I loved the word "cuidadosamente" - "carefully")

Anyone else have a more knowledgeable translation?

Just think, this is very probably how our some or our forefathers did some re-sawing. In my life, I have seen many ways to set up a saw. Yes,this is one of them, although most of the naked saw blades I've seen were vertical rather than horizontal.

This guy has probably re-sawn thin pieces on this saw hundreds of times. Gotta admit, it took some care to get the blade spinning parallel to the table.
Yes, other countries have different standards.

Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 12:18 pm

We have become sissys. Ever go near a old saw mill. There they have 10 ft diameter blades being driven off 45 hp diesel tractor motors spinning as guys feed wood into them. One slip there and you don't just lose an finger or even a hand but the whole body.

Yeah I know talk is cheap I watched the second video going oh no oh no.

Seriously though I have seen other pictures of saws used in many locations that have the blade totally exposed and you know what if you look at the people you don't see any missing body parts. I think sometimes we have made some things so safe appearing we let down our guard and that is when bad things happen.

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A Sand Flea type sander

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