Saturday, January 15, 2011
Magic bandsaw action
Boing Boing: "Wood Working in Action's YouTube demo of mad bandsaw skillz is a fantabulous blend of deft conjuror's handwork and breathtaking near-amputations. Be sure to watch for the thrilling finale!
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The first time I saw this I had no idea what it was and I thought it was just some manufacturer demonstrating how agile some new band saw was. At first I thought the guy was possibly making something then I figured there was no chance, you can only imagine how shocked I was when I saw the creature he created by the end of it.
Ok,as I watched this I was planning jokes to post about this guy having too much time on his hands, being surprised he had all his digits and commenting on sweet royalty-free music from 1983. When it was over I was blown away and I was sorry that I was planning to make fun of this guy. I am totally trying this in the shop tomorrow. Good thing I took first aid training on Saturday.
wow. i did not expect the animal he made. Thats really cool. I also thought this was some promo for an agile bandsaw. while i say i would totally love to try it, I missed the first aid training so its probably not a good idea. while i was watching, the guy doing all the cutting reminded me of D.R. and Stagecraft freshman year.
This guy is pretty skilled with that band saw. I just wonder how he came up with this idea. I also wonder if the equipment he was using was specially modified to do this. He must have been using a special type of blade at least because I have seen people snap blades using way less of a radius. I guess once you figure out how to do it, it is not that hard, but I don’t know where I would even start to make this happen. This just shows if you practice enough you can get fast and good at anything.
It's actually a fairly old upgrade that this guy is showing off. Best way is a good resource for these types of blades. They have been selling them for over 50 years. If only i could get Ben to buy some.....
I can really see them being helpful for props work. For general scenery, we got a CNC for the normal cartooning type work but I can see it very useful for metal work.
http://www.bestwayproductscompany.com/products.html
While this was amazing... it is completely stupid. There are a few key safety rules that we being broken. Not only for the safety of the operator but also for the safety of his bystanders. There were so many pieces of loose wood that could have gone flying... not to mention it is truly amazing he has all of his fingers.
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