Obvious when you think about it!

[lurker]

Saw this, was impressed with the concept:

http://www.popularwoodworking.com/artic ... ox_System/

 

[WellsWood]

For a nation with such a litiginous streak it never ceases to amaze me that they have such acavalier attitude to personal safety.
I mean, really, can you imagine for a second being allowed to do that over here?

Impressive though :lol:

 

[Rob_H]

Gosh, that looks really good - where can I get one? I'm sure my workshop will be a much safer place with that system!!! :roll:

 

[CWatters]

If I had that system I'd probably end up putting something in the boxes. Then next time I needed them I'd be faced with two boxes full of stuff to empty before I could use them.

 

[Pete Howlett]

Great idea - can't see any health and safety issues if you are using them yourself and know whjat you are doing... I built a drum sander today but won't let anyone use it and I certainly am not going to modify it to conform to a standard of safety that renders it useless to my purpose.

 

[WellsWood]

Great idea - can't see any health and safety issue.

Doh! wandered off (mentally) when I made my reply - I was actually referring to this from the same website.

 

[Pete Howlett]

What a great idea... don't think that Americans are safety conscious BTW. They are without fear and the commonest proceedure we in this country would nearly always eschew is using a table without a riving knife and dadoing or trenching on this machine They really don't seem to care...

 

[bugbear]

Saw this, was impressed with the concept:

http://www.popularwoodworking.com/artic ... ox_System/

It's a hybrid of saw horses and 1-2-3 block. I like it.

BugBear

 

[thomvic]

Mark W

You may be surprised to know that use of explosives to split tree trunks or uproot stumps is a common practice in the UK. Usually with more precision and less explosives than in the video though!

 

[Richard Findley]

Doh! wandered off (mentally) when I made my reply - I was actually referring to this from the same website.

I was a bit confused until now, thanks mark, it all makes sense now:

Lurker, It looks like a fancy version of trestles/saw horses to me, great!

Mark, These guys seem to be quite gung-ho but it's from the US... enough said :lol: :lol:

Richard

 

[Grinding One]

Doh! wandered off (mentally) when I made my reply - I was actually referring to this from the same website.

I was a bit confused until now, thanks mark, it all makes sense now:

Lurker, It looks like a fancy version of trestles/saw horses to me, great!

Mark, These guys seem to be quite gung-ho but it's from the US... enough said :lol: :lol:

Richard

These people came on the Mayflower from England to America and have been blasting stumps from day one,to clear the land for farming and houses,barns....

 

[wizer]

I can't tell you how long I looked at those I Beam saw horses looking for the safety flaw, I thought it was me!

I saw that blasting video a few days before. At first I thought it was a loony idea, but the pieces seem to be of usable sizes once exploded. I was expecting firewood.

 

[George_N]

I remember my Dad telling me about using explosives to split downed trees back in the 1930s. The farmer and the local quarryman were pals and he would pop round with a couple of sticks of dynamite to split trunks that were too big to handle otherwise. I think the timber was only destined for firewood though. There was no Health and Safety Executive in those days so nobody questioned it.