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Safety is an ideal that we all attempt to achieve, by one method or another. Some people claim their safety is purely achieved through a state-of-mind – they concentrate on every thing they do so that there is no need for additional safety equipment (such as guards, splitters etc on tablesaws). Others use more elaborate [...]
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Holostic, from ὅλος (holos), the Greek concept that the properties of a system cannot simply be determined or explained simply by looking at the individual component parts. Aristotle summarised it particularly well – “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts”. Safety is a system, and it too is greater than the sum [...]
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Been a full-on weekend, and how unusual – shed time suffers. Sound familiar? Saturday I was planning on shooting the a whole stack of photos of the Torque Workcentre, but some rather unfortunate (unrelated) developments meant the day was taken up with other activities. Noone seriously hurt, but the car is somewhat shorter, particularly in [...]
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Safety Week for the Woodworking Blogosphere begins again (with a slight delay), so from Monday, for 5 days, there will be a post a day specifically focusing on different aspects of safety. Not only here on Stu’s Shed, but across a significant proportion of the woodworking bloggers websites. I will be contributing my own entries, [...]
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I wanted to go into a bit more detail with the Skillers gear from Proskill, so had to concede to trying some self-portraits – photographing the gear on its own just didn’t do it any justice. These are the 3211s (workpants), with the 9702 Ergo belt and 9723 shoulder straps. The workpants as mentioned previously [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers | Tagged: Carpenter Apron, Proskill, Skillers, Tool holster, Work Gear | 3 Comments »
I want to be dust-free I want to be dust-free I want to break free from the dust This vacuum astounds even me….e I’ve got to be dust-free God knows God knows I want to break free I’ve fallen in love I’ve fallen in love for the first time The Cleantex is the best I [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers | Tagged: Cleantex, CT36, Dust, Festool, Ideal Tools, Vacuum | 5 Comments »
Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Workshop, where we lay our scene, From ancient practice break to new possibility, Where the quest for sawdust makes filters unclean. From forth the independent loins of these two brands A pair of star-cross’d lovers forge new life; Whole new adventure providing new capability Put up your [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers, Tools | Tagged: Festool, Protool, Romeo, Slab, SwordSaw, Torque, TWC, UniverS | 2 Comments »
I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to photograph some of the gear from Skillers / Proskill, and I came to the conclusion that rather than how sorrowful my efforts would be, especially both trying to wear and photograph at the same time, that I’d just use some of the photos from their [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers | Tagged: Proskill, Skillers, Workbelt | 6 Comments »
I just received this email, and it absolutely nails why I think Australian Engineering and Aussie inventors should be strongly supported. It also goes to show why I am particularly supportive of Torque Workcentres – responsive engineering. You can talk to them about your machine, and ideas you have, and they take that input seriously. [...]
Filed under: Manufactures and Suppliers, Uncategorized | Tagged: Engineering, Service, Torque, TWC | 3 Comments »
I recently tested the waters as it were of some online print services, and have been very happy with my initial experiences – the online service, phone support (although keep in mind it is an Australian 1800 phone number, it is answered in the ?US, so you need to ring them during their working day!), [...]
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