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   Rusty_Tools | May 17, 2020 08:33am | #1

   Will this be available to watch at a different time?

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   BenStrano | May 18, 2020 08:37am | #2

   Yes, it will be available afterwards. We'll update this page with the video, hopefully the next day.

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   jhelminski | May 20, 2020 09:11am | #3

   This is a GREAT idea!

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   imanaggie | May 21, 2020 04:15pm | #4

   I may not be able to watch live tonight. Do I need to register anyway to be able to view the recorded session later?
   Looking forward to this topic as I have an old Boice Crane table saw table that I will convert into a router table.
   Thanks

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   goldenrectangle | May 21, 2020 08:47pm | #5

   Thanks, this was a great class! I really enjoyed it and learned a lot. Well thought out presentation and well spoken by both BVD and Tom. The slides were clear and informative. Thanks too for giving specific brands and models of some of the bits Bob recommends. It is helpful to get the right tool. I appreciate that safety is always the first concern in how Bob approaches teaching a new skill. Explaining the reasons NOT to do something is really helpful to understanding the dangers to avoid. At first I thought that we would see Bob cutting a piece live, but I realized that the slides and still photos are better; no dust or noise to confuse the process, and better to hear and understand the technique.

   Thanks too to Tom for his help with the slides and especially for editing the questions and holding some of the ones that were going to be answered in the presentation. Everyone should be able to ask questions, but sometimes it is better to allow the presentation to move along and come back to answer and clarify.

   Bob's 'after market' adaptations are golden. the home made pattern bit and the crutch tips for the toggle clamps... brilliant!

   I might have signed out before the exit survey popped up, but I did not see one so I wanted to send some feedback. Thanks and I will definitely sign up for the next one whenever it is.

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   MChick | May 22, 2020 07:03am | #6

   Fantastic - In the UK and couldn't stay awake for this. Great stuff FWW

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   GoodGriefGarage | May 22, 2020 01:49pm | #7

   This was really good. Thanks for doing it. The slides were well done. Could you insert short video clips at key points? For example, showing how to properly use the beginning and ending ramps on the jigs would be helpful.

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   user-4169352 | May 25, 2020 04:08pm | #8

   I realize that a large body of students with an equally large range of experience and knowledge is the teaching target for these series, and I applaud the efforts to satisfy all the needs. But in an effort to attract and sustain a wider audience it would be nice to have sone sort of "fast forward" type of control to enable some people to get to the "meat of the lecture" more quickly. I'm smart enough to pay attention to the "safety" elements, but I already know why I'm participatingin the experience.

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   ottocw | May 30, 2020 02:57pm | #9

   Excellent class, enjoyed the detail of the discussion!
   I'll be looking for the next class.
   Thanks!

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   user-6764105 | May 30, 2020 07:37pm | #10

   What you are saying is always feed the work stock so that it moves in the opposite direction than the tangential direction of the bit, no? (Re: Safety)

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    What_did_he_say | May 30, 2020 10:53pm | #11

    Sigh. No subtitles/captions.

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    Vincent_Aus | May 31, 2020 05:48am | #12

    Had read the article but also enjoyed listening to it being explained. Really well done. Thanks for offering value for O/S membership. Did not see this being offered live but I am sure the timezone would have been bad in Oz. Watching when it suits is a really benefit.

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    user-7042150 | May 31, 2020 08:48am | #13

    Awesome great break down, well done.

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    user-7679807 | Jun 01, 2020 09:41am | #14

    Very good presentation. As said, what not to do was invaluable. I have not made a lot of use of my router for shaping. Will do more now. Discussion of bits was really invaluable.

    Suggestion: In many presentations I have attended on line, or put on (in my professional life - I am thankfully retired now) there were breaks built in for Q&A. Would suggest working with the presenter to find obvious change points, and put some time for Q&A in each, as well as at the end. Also, moderator would then have time to group questions in such a way to make it flow better (including combining 2-3 questions on the same vein).

    Also, the references to past articles and issue numbers, as well as other references was very quick. A final slide with those references, held on screen for 2 minutes or so, would be very helpful

    Look forward to future online seminars.

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    user-7621544 | Jun 02, 2020 09:18pm | #15

    Probably a good topic but you certainly could have done a dry run before going live. Turned it off as I admittadly lost patience in the production.

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    DanM | Jun 19, 2020 11:02am | #16

    My only router table accident occurred while fairing a piece of lacewood. Lost a finger tip, and the lacewood. How can you adjust your behavior to account for wood with other than the nice straight grain in your slides??

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    user-7316798 | Sep 18, 2020 11:53am | #17

    Video is horrible. The quality is so unlike FW. Technology disaster, and Van Dyke was so obviously and completely unprepared. Forty minutes of umm and ahh and "Oh I forgot to mention" out of 120. It takes at least 20 times the presentation time to properly prepare not to waste the viewers time. This is amateurish in spades and unworthy of a craftsman like Van Dyke and FW in the larger sense.

    I hope that all these "classes" won't be this bad.

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   BenStrano | Sep 18, 2020 02:31pm | #18

   Wow. Thanks for not holding back I guess. This was our first webinar, as was made clear the entire time. Learning curves are unavoidable.

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    user-7316798 | Sep 18, 2020 05:46pm | #19

    Do you remember the way to get to Carnegie Hall? Let the harsh truth inspire.

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    user-7316798 | Sep 18, 2020 05:49pm | #20

    More sweat, less excuses. No such pre-excuses appeared as I clicked through my email to the vid. All excuses are lame in any case; we expect performance from FW.