ecsimonson
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I had a cutoff blade explode once inside a small horse trailer. That will wake you up real quick.
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Sail4beer
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I rarely use cutoff wheels. If I do, it is with the guard back on for sure. I know a guy who has a lip to ear scar from where the blade lodged into his jaw. Use all tools as if they were dangerous animals you were handling. For the table saw crowd, there’s one that shuts off and pulls the blade down when it senses moisture. Saw a video where they had it running and threw a hot dog at it. Hot dog survived unscathed.
socalrider
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Watching the latest Tally Ho video, which is amazing as usual, it occurred to me why I find Doug & the SEEKER project so offensive.
There's something sacred about the way crafts are passed down through the generations; something essentially human about how we can learn from the collective mistakes of a dozen generations who came before us. Boatbuilding is a fantastic example of this, the stakes of poor craftsmanship being so high, and the job of building a seaworthy vessel being so difficult.
Leo apprenticed at a wooden boatyard, refit his own wooden boat and sailed it across the Atlantic. Each time he makes a decision, he acts with humility, researches, consults experts in the field, carefully weighs the pros and cons of each proven path forward, and explains how and why the decision was made.
Doug just shits on all of that, insulting the community of people who have come before him and done what he wants to do. He's ignorant and arrogant. I'm not proud of it, but it's hard not to feel schadenfreude at the predictable predicament he's put himself in.
There's something sacred about the way crafts are passed down through the generations; something essentially human about how we can learn from the collective mistakes of a dozen generations who came before us. Boatbuilding is a fantastic example of this, the stakes of poor craftsmanship being so high, and the job of building a seaworthy vessel being so difficult.
Leo apprenticed at a wooden boatyard, refit his own wooden boat and sailed it across the Atlantic. Each time he makes a decision, he acts with humility, researches, consults experts in the field, carefully weighs the pros and cons of each proven path forward, and explains how and why the decision was made.
Doug just shits on all of that, insulting the community of people who have come before him and done what he wants to do. He's ignorant and arrogant. I'm not proud of it, but it's hard not to feel schadenfreude at the predictable predicament he's put himself in.
Jim in Halifax
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Yup. That's the SawStop. I think it costs about a hundred bucks to replace the 'fusible link' once you have hit a hot dog (or finger) but its an amazing digit-saver.
justsomeguy!
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Don't forget the blade, too.
That's the SawStop machine. If I were using a table saw regularly, and could justify the cost, it is something I would certainly look at.
One of my earlier memories is of my father cutting off several fingers in a table saw when I was about five years old. I think of that every time I fire up a table saw.
It also helps to use hold-down devices and various types of push sticks to keep your hands away from the blade, but some operations are inherently unsafe, no matter how careful you are.
I struggle with blade guards on table saws, since it is good to know exactly where the blade is.
George Graves
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I forget where I learned this - I want to say I came up with it on my own...but anyways - every time I go to use my table saw (or another digit-removing device) I stop what I'm doing, and take a few seconds to look at my hands, and ask myself if I want to lose a finger today. Just stop for 5-10 seconds and look at your hands - that's all you need to do. It seems to be enough to wake up my fear.
Unlike Doug, I use fear to my advantage and as a tool - I guess that's what happens when you are born out of a vagina.
RubbishDude
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Another Doug type idiot here with no grinder guard here:
Wind forward to 8:30 and his grinder gets away from him to.
Wind forward to 8:30 and his grinder gets away from him to.
Sail4beer
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The key to any tool is to learn how badly you can be disfigured in 1/10th of a second.40 years on and I ruined my left index fingernail bed to a Doug fir splinter removing baseboard trim without work gloves. It shattered spectacularly. No power tool necessary.
sculpin
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With power tools, as with riding a bicycle, assume death is the likely outcome at all times and prepare accordingly.
I always assume my table saw is trying to kill me. A bracelet a girlfriend gave me once saved me from a grinder, best gift she ever gave me!
I always assume my table saw is trying to kill me. A bracelet a girlfriend gave me once saved me from a grinder, best gift she ever gave me!
Leeroy Jenkins
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I think it's electrical current, not moisture. Aluminium will trigger the mechanism too. That was a pricey lesson.
George Graves
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New video is up on reddit - this is the full video of him pulling the shaft. Enjoy.
TL&DW:
* if the shaft wasn't bend before it is now
* old cutless completely worn out
* old cutless got loose in the stern tube and moved forward by 0.5m or so
* fix to stop the new cutless from moving are new, different setscrews with a 90° tip; notches drilled into new cutless under water through the stern tube threaded setscrew holes (and hence ruining the threads)
* after replacing the cutless and forcing the shaft back in the shaft can't be turned by hand, also not by using levers and pushing with the force of a foot against it
* engine can turn the shaft and it squeals like a dying animal
* in an unexpected turn of tone Doug doesn't lecture the internet why it is good that it squeals but rather asks "why does my shiny new cutless squeal? Internet, help!"
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fukupananvil
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Clusterfuck. Appears from forces required he has an interference fit between the shaft and cutless bearing, rather than the recommended clearance. Somebody on redit mentioned possibility of a 65mm shaft in a 2.5" cutlass bearing - makes sense. That would give about 0.60" interference when new. The radial forces of the retaining screws are guaranteed to cloverleaf his new bearing. Hammering it in will also reduce its diameter and further reduce clearances. Or perhaps all clearances are proper but his alignment is that bad. Squeeked when launched; squeeks worse now. Whatever the problems, stemming from an improper build, they remain. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.
Cutless Bearing Clearances and Replacement Guidelines
Catalog: Bearings for Propeller and Rudder Shaft: Clearance and Replacement Guidelines for Cutless Propeller Bearings
www.pacificmarine.net
Note Hundested dimension I (shaft OD) can be 65mm. Who knows what shaft he got from his fellow origami junk builder Paul Liebenberg on Vancouver Island. It's not straight per his prop test video on the hard prior to installation. Cranking on it with comealongs and pipe wrenches can only help the pretzel.
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opcn
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all nerves are not created equal. The ones that carry pain signals are unmyelinated and actually slower. If you drop hot coffee on your foot you can sense the liquid a full second before you feel the pain.
Windward
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Using the pneumatic tools underwater worked better than I would have expected. Harbor Freight for the win!
Though I'd have disassembled it a bit more to clean it if salvaging it was a priority. Also disassembly of the chainfalls would give me peace of mind.
I'm kind of surprised Doug hasn't given underwater welding a go. Seems right up his alley.
Lastly, is the trash bag all removed? He mentions briefly that it got sucked into the tube.
Though I'd have disassembled it a bit more to clean it if salvaging it was a priority. Also disassembly of the chainfalls would give me peace of mind.
I'm kind of surprised Doug hasn't given underwater welding a go. Seems right up his alley.
Lastly, is the trash bag all removed? He mentions briefly that it got sucked into the tube.
fukupananvil
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He states they had to pull the shaft again to remove the trash bag. Doesn't matter as the whole thing is going to fail prematurely again, plastic bag debris present or not. Appealing to the internet for an answer to what his squeek is - just plain pathetic. He is humiliated and is trying to act humble and open to outsider constructive criticism. FDJ.
Misaligned worse than before. Wrong bearing size with metric shaft/inch bearing I would believe. Way too tight anyway. Maybe the shaft is bent too but I think less likely.
And no hose clamp in front of the PSS collar so it doesn't slip forward when the re-used set screws loosen up.
Who would like to bet the Doug gets the cheapest continuously running Chinese pump to pump water to to the shaft? Or he powers it hydraulically off the power steering pump/Hundestat/transfer case circuit...
And no hose clamp in front of the PSS collar so it doesn't slip forward when the re-used set screws loosen up.
Who would like to bet the Doug gets the cheapest continuously running Chinese pump to pump water to to the shaft? Or he powers it hydraulically off the power steering pump/Hundestat/transfer case circuit...
