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Post by wisconsinjoe on Jan 20, 2015 6:45:15 GMT -8
Today almost all the school woodshops have been replaced with computer labs. Our kids don't have the skills to hang a picture frame on a wall. So if you run into a wandering youngster who doesn't see himself or herself as "college material," you might encourage them to enter the building trades. That's where the future high paying jobs are going to be.
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Post by bigbill on Jan 20, 2015 13:11:58 GMT -8
The problem with schools not offering shop classes is the liability involved do to possible injuries, very few kids get cut by computers. This made it easy to make the switch years ago.
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Post by mobiltec on Jan 20, 2015 16:57:43 GMT -8
The problem with schools not offering shop classes is the liability involved do to possible injuries, very few kids get cut by computers. This made it easy to make the switch years ago. I'd much rather have my kid take a chance of getting injured using power tools than becoming brain dead by using a computer. |
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Post by bigbill on Jan 20, 2015 21:21:21 GMT -8
The problem with schools not offering shop classes is the liability involved do to possible injuries, very few kids get cut by computers. This made it easy to make the switch years ago. I'd much rather have my kid take a chance of getting injured using power tools than becoming brain dead by using a computer. I agree but would your Lawyer? it is hard to prove what made a kid brain dead, but it isn't hard to prove how he cut his thumb off, so they settle for umpteen million out of court, sort of like be scalded by hot coffee. We are rapidly becoming a world of people that can't fix anything, just go buy a new one. As stated above one of these days a good craftsman may be more in demand than a doctor. |
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Post by vikx on Jan 20, 2015 23:57:19 GMT -8
"A good craftsman may be more in demand that a doctor"
Yay for us!!! Tho hard to believe there won't always be FIXERS among us...
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Post by mobiltec on Jan 21, 2015 7:43:05 GMT -8
Well I suppose it's just going to be up to the fathers and mothers among us to pass the art of "fixing" down to their offspring. Just like mothers pass down the art of cooking, dad passes down the art of wood working and auto repair. Schools are void of useful information these days.
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Post by wisconsinjoe on Jan 22, 2015 6:52:25 GMT -8
Larry, that was great in so many ways. I want the coach's car!
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Post by wisconsinjoe on Sept 24, 2020 19:37:40 GMT -8
Make sure it's a left leaning blade for angles and miters. Otherwise, often your best face has to lay down on the table with the rougher tear-out prone cut on the face.
Plus, use something like "yellow wheels" hold downs to control your moving board snugly up to the fence. Makes better cuts that way too and prevents many kickback dangers.
Finally, make a zero clearance throat to minimize often worse kickback problems of offcuts flying back at you. Carpenter buddy lost part of thumb that way.
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