Comments

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   BY_Corvallis | Sep 11, 2018 05:06pm | #1

   Really enjoying this series. I wonder if Bob even realizes he's moistening his fingertip just before pushing something? That looks to be an unconscious habit that I plan to steal. :-)

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   BenStrano | Sep 12, 2018 08:04am | #2

   I noticed that too! I've started working it into my subconscious as well.

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   Tom | Sep 12, 2018 09:11am | #3

   I do that all the time, too.

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   ctsailor | Sep 12, 2018 11:07pm | #4

   The last technique - run it all the way through, flip it and run half way to see what is up risks a climb cut. If you intentionally start too far away, probably not. But if you start with the fence too close to the bit the second cut (after flipping) will be a climb cut.

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   user-5678204 | Sep 20, 2018 09:11am | #5

   So many great tips in this video! I just used the tip about not changing the bit height, but adding a spacer board to the table surface. Saved me a lot of time with my mortise and tenon project.

   Thanks.

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   user-7069574 | Sep 26, 2018 08:15am | #6

   What is his table top made out of?

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   user-6923126 | Oct 14, 2018 10:19am | #7

   What kind of 1/4" router bit is Bob using? Spiral uncut bit?

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   TboneTim | Oct 20, 2018 04:48pm | #8

   This series is great example of why I like Bob's teaching so much. So many real life practical tips, based on his years of working things out, always leaning in the direction of getting away from the latest greatest commercial products and methods, and towards simple and practical (his progression from fancy commercial router table fences to simple wooden ones in Episode 2, for example). Another characteristic of Bob's teaching is that he makes mistakes on camera, just like most of us are going to do, but rather than doing a retake, he includes them as part of his lesson. Much appreciated, and many of his teachings end up in my work.

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   ChipSawdust | Nov 08, 2019 12:45pm | #9

   I'm glad to see Bob doing the same things I've learned over the years. It's an experiment to get the cuts just right, and I always always use scrap wood first to check my router depth and location against the fence. Fun to watch.

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   Darin4867 | Jun 22, 2020 09:39am | #10

   really informative

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    JWCollier | Jan 23, 2021 11:31am | #11

    How come Bob still has all his fingers? Even Garrett Hack can’t claim that!

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    Daikusan | Jul 20, 2022 11:41pm | #12

    I agree totally with TboneTim's Oct 20, 2018 comments. Bob is an excellent teacher. However, in EP2 I really cringed when I watched Bob make a fence adjustment and then an height adjustment with the router on and bit spinning. I have been taught to unplug the tool before making adjustments. That may be an overkill (unplugged) but at least TURN IT OFF.

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    user-7578042 | Aug 06, 2023 02:51pm | #13

    I too cringed when I saw how close Bob's fingers got to a spinning router bit. Why does he not use any of the multiple push sticks, feather boards or guards he professes to own?
    I notice this seeming lack of safety attitude on TV Home Improvement shows where kick-back fingers and saw guards are never in the picture.
    I only have 10 fingers and I intend to keep them all, so my hands never get within 6" of any spinning cutting blade