Thread: Face Shield....Why?

He is losing his head in different ways
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Brave lad, good result!!!

Hmm, results leave me cold.

Originally Posted by rsser

Hmm, results leave me cold.

Good in terms of not smashing anything apart.

Not worth risking an eye....or an arm.......or a head, for a very average result.

Unimpressive.

Originally Posted by Ed Reiss

This guy has much bigger #$@&# than I do

Don't know if I would word it quite like that. Not having the sense to recognise blatant danger doesn't equate to courage. One belt from the end of that propellor and whatever it hits stays hit, face shield or no.

Cheers,
Dave

I don't have a problem with him turning propeller style or the end result if he's happy with it - - - - - but I don't understand why anyone would bother uploading such poor quality video

Scared the out of me that video as I felt like holding every part of my anatomy.

Imagine having a brain phart and thinking you needed to get your head in closer for a look at how you are going.

As for the end result: I'm a coffee drinker not tea.

Bah! That's pretty tame compared to this Finishing Firedance #11

Although it does look pretty scary on video!!

Any other consideration aside, why using a lathe when an arbortech wheel would do a better job? Is there anything intrinsically holy in twisting something meant to do round things to produce less boring shapes?

Gees people. Every time you face a lump of wood that is spinning it is dangerous.

We spin logs weighing up to 3.5 tonnes. Idiots, perhaps, but every precaution is taken to keep it safe.

I am sure he is aware of the risks.

Some pieces you see here would never be done if they just said, " lets carve it instead."

Some people do things because they can.

Originally Posted by

Some people do things because they can.

That's exactly what I answered when the woodturners' club "president" asked "why" when I showed him some chucking tricks. Showing off does not equate to being efficient, though... have you ever turned finials with square inserts?

Originally Posted by

Gees people. Every time you face a lump of wood that is spinning it is dangerous.

Fair enough , but this guy spins his log and ends up with something that looks completely average. Probably worth the risk if he ended up with fine art, but he doesn't.

I suspect he's more intent on doing 'multi axis turning' despite what the finished product might look like.

Originally Posted by rsser

hmm, results leave me cold.

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