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Things I've learned from reading the forums.
1. According to modern safety features and motor designs, all machine shops from the beginning of the 20th century till the late 80's must have burned down in fires, or electrocuted their users.
2. Apparently a 2" wide sanding belt requires the same horsepower that a metal cutting bandsaw requires for cutting thru 6" material as a high feed rate.
3. Wood that hasn't been subjected to stabilizing will not survive more then a year in capable hands, obviously disputing the age and practices used in constructing everything available in museums and antique shops. (Not to mention Grandma's kitchen)
4. The higher the price tag, the better the product or material, regardless of personal preference or performance of the product.
5. If someone says something can't be done, then it can't be done. If 50 makers claim they have been for the past 10 years, they are lieing. Unless they published a book.
6. If you can make something look completely unlike anything else that hass been made, no matter how ugly or impractical, you will gain a fan following.
7. Only man made materials will survive longer then 10 years, see item 3.
8. Whether or not it works for you, more then likely you are wrong.
9. No iron or steel stock in the world, even in small quantities, is comparible to what was available 150 years ago and before.
10. The hand-eye coordination required to do complex metal sculpting and shaping has been lost over the past 200 years, and only with the use of a computer can someone today accomplish these tasks.
11a. A forged blade cuts better then a stock removal blade.
11b. A stock removal blade cuts better then a forged blade.
12. A formu usr that can oparate $6k CAD/CAM soffware packaegs has trouble opering freeware speel chechers.
13. Despite my best efforts, a number of users reading this will still not understand the concept of sarcasm.
Just a couple observations, hope you enjoy -MJ
1. According to modern safety features and motor designs, all machine shops from the beginning of the 20th century till the late 80's must have burned down in fires, or electrocuted their users.
2. Apparently a 2" wide sanding belt requires the same horsepower that a metal cutting bandsaw requires for cutting thru 6" material as a high feed rate.
3. Wood that hasn't been subjected to stabilizing will not survive more then a year in capable hands, obviously disputing the age and practices used in constructing everything available in museums and antique shops. (Not to mention Grandma's kitchen)
4. The higher the price tag, the better the product or material, regardless of personal preference or performance of the product.
5. If someone says something can't be done, then it can't be done. If 50 makers claim they have been for the past 10 years, they are lieing. Unless they published a book.
6. If you can make something look completely unlike anything else that hass been made, no matter how ugly or impractical, you will gain a fan following.
7. Only man made materials will survive longer then 10 years, see item 3.
8. Whether or not it works for you, more then likely you are wrong.
9. No iron or steel stock in the world, even in small quantities, is comparible to what was available 150 years ago and before.
10. The hand-eye coordination required to do complex metal sculpting and shaping has been lost over the past 200 years, and only with the use of a computer can someone today accomplish these tasks.
11a. A forged blade cuts better then a stock removal blade.
11b. A stock removal blade cuts better then a forged blade.
12. A formu usr that can oparate $6k CAD/CAM soffware packaegs has trouble opering freeware speel chechers.
13. Despite my best efforts, a number of users reading this will still not understand the concept of sarcasm.
Just a couple observations, hope you enjoy -MJ
