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WileyCoyote wrote:I got to meet him some years ago when they still had their showroom in Dayton. I thought I saw somewhere that he was still doing demos. I am sure in his career he made hundreds of these all around the country and probably still does.

Jim McCann is the SS head engineer for a long long time. Was he ever a touring demonstrator??? I doubt it but someone will probably correct me.

Ed in Tampa wrote:Come on guys you would bitch if we hung you with a new rope.
He had glasses on, none of us know if they we safety glasses or not.
The rest of the comments about no apron and etc. is just nit picking.

You want Shopsmith to be more proactive and when they do something you Monday morning quarterback it to death. Lighten up!

Right on Ed!

I have been to many traveling academies with Doug Reid and Mike Young over the years and demos with them both (Mike in the last 10 years or so) and the only thing they wore was an apron.

Lots and lots of YouTube videos around with turners not suited up in armor.

I totally agree with JPG, you need to first learn to respect the machine and it's dangers and not rely totally on safety guards that may or may not work if you ignore basic safety practices.

What you do in your own shop is up to you. What the demo people do is up to them, they are not shopsmith employee's so if some one copies what they do well they get any legal kickback. However when a shopsmith employee show you how to do something well then the company is responsibly for the content.

There are a lot of people showing things that have no business demoing. Remember it only takes a moment to get injured and while you might be lucky your whole life not everyone is.

I try to be as safe as I can in my shop. I just wish everyone did the same.

It is not that one is taught to depend on safe devices it is that one is taught safety and having guards, eye protection, hearing protection, dust protection is taught but not often followed through with. Safety starts and ends with you, so be as safe as you feel you need to be.

Ed

jsburger wrote: . . .

I have been to many traveling academies with Doug Reid and Mike Young over the years and demos with them both (Mike in the last 10 years or so) and the only thing they wore was an apron.

Lots and lots of YouTube videos around with turners not suited up in armor.


. . .

WHAT!

"Nothing" but an apron!

JPG wrote:

jsburger wrote: . . .

I have been to many traveling academies with Doug Reid and Mike Young over the years and demos with them both (Mike in the last 10 years or so) and the only thing they wore was an apron.

Lots and lots of YouTube videos around with turners not suited up in armor.


. . .

WHAT!

"Nothing" but an apron!

YES! Have you seen any of Doug Reid's videos?

I think it possible that SS sells more aprons if the demo ers wear them.

You been peering at Doug's videos from the back of the screen?




BTW Somebody explain to me what "snops" means.

JPG wrote:I think it possible that SS sells more aprons if the demo ers wear them.

You been peering at Doug's videos from the back of the screen?




BTW Somebody explain to me what "snops" means.

Who knows what "snops" means.

jsburger wrote:

JPG wrote:I think it possible that SS sells more aprons if the demo ers wear them.

You been peering at Doug's videos from the back of the screen?




BTW Somebody explain to me what "snops" means.

Who knows what "snops" means.

I hope EIT does.

JPG wrote:

jsburger wrote:

JPG wrote:


BTW Somebody explain to me what "snops" means.

Who knows what "snops" means.

Just a guess...maybe "snops its" is a baroque typo for "shops mith"

edflorence wrote:

JPG wrote:

jsburger wrote:


Who knows what "snops" means.

Just a guess...maybe "snops its" is a baroque typo for "shops mith"

A pretty good guess methinks.