A wooden bandsaw ... scary ...

[Molynoox]

Not arguing, it's just my opinion.
If this is the type of thing you find to be fun, that's great.
Oh wait, I'm repeating myself but you guys don't seem to listen.

There are many reasons, which I won't get into, why we no longer make these machines from wood. Whether or not you make it yourself, doesn't make it any more viable, if it did, we would see many more of them. as "hobbyists would be building them to save money.


I'm not sure who brought up "hobby" into this conversation but;
"an hourly rate below minimum wage"
If you're a "hobby" woodworker and don't keep track of time or materials, that may be true.
If you are skilled woodworker and sell things at a premium price, that's a whole different story.

What percentage of people on this forum sell things they make in their workshop and make a living from it vs those that do it as a hobby?

 

[Ed Weber]

What percentage of people on this forum sell things they make in their workshop and make a living from it vs those that do it as a hobby?

Maybe you should ask how many members think building their own machinery from wood is something they're interested in perusing.
You don't have to be a hobbyist to build your own shop tools/machines. I've built router tables and plenty of other things but they are things that aren't available in a retail store.

 

[Orraloon]

Did I not say, time equals money?
Most people can't devote a couple of weeks or a month of time to something like this. He is a content creator, he does this to get clicks, it's his job. This is not a practical build, it is frivolous as I said.


Just for fun, have at it.
I personally don't get the point of building something I know can and has already been built. It doesn't seem like fun to me.
What's next, a wooden jointer, a wooden table saw? These things already exist as the OP has shown.

I saw one of his other videos and he did build a wooden jointer.
My grandfathers carpenters shop had a wooden bandsaw and also a wooden saw bench. Both belt driven by a big single cylinder paraffin motor. Wooden workshop saws would have been fairly common up to the mid 20th centuary.
Regards
John

 

[Molynoox]

Maybe you should ask how many members think building their own machinery from wood is something they're interested in perusing.
You don't have to be a hobbyist to build your own shop tools/machines. I've built router tables and plenty of other things but they are things that aren't available in a retail store.

I'm not proposing that people build their own tools, it would be a very small number that have the skills, time and inclination to do so.

But I do enjoy MWs content - it's cool that he makes his own tools, just as an exercise in engineering, I'm pretty sure that's the point and it's not supposed to be a tutorial for others to follow and do the same. That mouse maze thing he built was brilliantly pointless and made me laugh.... and probably sums up his channel and his general mindset perfectly

 

[Dabop]

I've made my own tools, sometimes for a specific 'need' and sometimes just for the hell of it...

Also currently restoring an antique drill press...

Is it 'worthwhile???
Hell no- its a close to 100 year old machine thats never going to be anywhere near as accurate as the cheapest of the 'chinese imports'- but its fun to do...
And at the end of it I will have a reliable and solid benchdrill that I can both use, and enjoy the fact that I was the one to take it from a seized up 'garden ornament' into a functioning piece of equipment again...

The time and money I'm sinking into it- hell by the hours I have spent, even at 'minimum wage' I could have bought a workshop full of machinery...

But the fact is, I'm an old fart these days, with plenty of time on my hands, and it keeps me from boredom (and keeps my skills sharp)

Whats that worth in $$$???

 

[Fergie 307]

I've made my own tools, sometimes for a specific 'need' and sometimes just for the hell of it...

Also currently restoring an antique drill press...

Is it 'worthwhile???
Hell no- its a close to 100 year old machine thats never going to be anywhere near as accurate as the cheapest of the 'chinese imports'- but its fun to do...
And at the end of it I will have a reliable and solid benchdrill that I can both use, and enjoy the fact that I was the one to take it from a seized up 'garden ornament' into a functioning piece of equipment again...

The time and money I'm sinking into it- hell by the hours I have spent, even at 'minimum wage' I could have bought a workshop full of machinery...

But the fact is, I'm an old fart these days, with plenty of time on my hands, and it keeps me from boredom (and keeps my skills sharp)

Whats that worth in $$$???

I get exactly the same satisfaction from restoring watches and clocks.
Many may have never run in my lifetime, and can be in a sorry state. The feeling when they come back to life and start ticking away is hard to explain, but the feeling never wears off.

 

[BucksDad]

Nobody better post a John Heisz video or Paoson woodworking video for Ed to watch

 

[Molynoox]

Nobody better post a John Heisz video or Paoson woodworking video for Ed to watch

Never seen paoson before, looks great though, going to lose a few hours there later today I guess....