Thread: triton v mdf sheet

Agree with everything you have said there 100%.

Regarding the open face vs closed face, I know one guy who would still be alive today if he wore a full face helmet, another guy who would be a lot better looking if he did the same, and a third who didn't make his 21st birthday because he wasn't wearing one at all.

I've heard the safe driving research before. It surprised me, because it never occurs to me when behind the wheel to factor in the safety features of the car. I guess there must be something in it. That Darwin thing again I guess....

Just say the right thing and do what you are confident at. Just be careful.

And remember don’t drive 70 km/h in a 60 k zone. It is far more dangerous.


To world peace.

Originally Posted by silentC

I've heard the safe driving research before. It surprised me, because it never occurs to me when behind the wheel to factor in the safety features of the car. I guess there must be something in it. That Darwin thing again I guess....

Volvo drivers

I think we see it all the time on the road. I notice the most aggressive drivers tend to be those who think they are safe, for example, drivers in 4WDs.

But all said and done, I'm all for safety guards. I agree that there is a thinking component - the guard makes it safer not safe. The same happens in electrical situations - I don't like RCDs being referred to as "safety switches". I'd be happy if they were called "safer switches" to highlight they don't eliminate all risk.

Don't get me started on driving and cars.

Modern cars are quiet and have light controls so they are easy to drive. Next time your in traffic look around at the other drivers. They are doing everything except driving. Daydreaming, yelling at kids, talking on phones.

These people are in control of a deadly weapon, one that kills an order of magnitude more people every year than guns. Watch pedestrians as they walk unconcerned within millimeters of machines tat can kill and maim them.

All the credible research shows excess speed is a signifigant contributing factor in between 5% and 6% of crashes. It's actually a trivial side issue. Driver error has the biggest percentage.

I do like the stake in the wheel idea that'd keep them awake...

Hey Chris, you realise this is just an extension of the DIY wiring debate

Originally Posted by Wongo

And remember don’t drive 70 km/h in a 60 k zone. It is far more dangerous.

More dangerous? Maybe. But I think to point is (like it or not) as they say in Victoria, "the faster you are going, the harder you will hit and the more damage you will do."

Dropping your speed from 70 to 60km/h reduces your speed by 14% but reduces the kinetic energy by 26%. It's possibly not so much a reduction of risk, but a reduction of consequence. It does make sense

(DIY wiring debate - where? where?, oops that section is in the "other" forum now )

Originally Posted by damian

choose your word.

You can't use a feather board downstream pushing sideways but they work a treat pushing down. A good solid fence clamped to the table well and featherboards bearing down on the work so all the pressure on the timber apart from the infeed is taken care of,

Not sideways but downstream

If I'm running long stock through the cab/saw and I've got noone to help with taking the stock as it passes out, I'll use a featherboard or two on the infeed to stop any movement sideways so I don't lose force against the fence.

Yes but you can't do that after the leading edge of the blade or you'll close the work around the trailing teeth. Once again I haven't made myself clear.

Before the blade, featherboard above and to the side. Beyond the blade featherboard above only.

Chrisp: That's the sort of argument the government use to justify their speed cameras. KI at the speed your travelling before the incident doesn't matter, it's the KI at impact that counts. If your doing 70 but awake you will brake earlier or miss the collision completely compared to 60 km/h and asleep.

Originally Posted by damian

Chrisp: That's the sort of argument the government use to justify their speed cameras. KI at the speed your travelling before the incident doesn't matter, it's the KI at impact that counts. If your doing 70 but awake you will brake earlier or miss the collision completely compared to 60 km/h and asleep.

I did state "like it or not" to cover such emotionalism

Originally Posted by damian

Yes but you can't do that after the leading edge of the blade or you'll close the work around the trailing teeth. Once again I haven't made myself clear.

Before the blade, featherboard above and to the side. Beyond the blade featherboard above only.

No, I only said featherboard/s on the infeed only, not outfeed.

i have decided to wreck my gmc for parts and use them to construct the beast.