On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:07:01 -0500, "Swingman" wrote:


"LRod" wrote in message
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:18:28 -0500, "Swingman" wrote:


"Lee Michaels" wrote

Norm's safety lapses are legendary. I sometimes just cringe when I see
him
do certain things. Other times I just cover my eyes. My wife finds
these
thing to be very amusing and always asks me to explain what he is doing
wrong.

About the only move that makes me involuntarily turn my head is when Norm
runs 1 1/2" x 3/4" stock over a dado stack, with one hand, or both,
pushing
down over the blade.

I would be very impressed if you could cite a single instance where he
has done that. Episode is all I need. If he's done it, I'll find it,
come back and tell you, and give you three days to draw a crowd.

I've seen him run lots of stock on lots of machines, but any time he
has to venture near the blade/bit, he has a pushstick or jig. Always.

Too many people claim they've seen his hands near the blade and
whenever I go look at the episode what I see is a long shot with
telephoto from down low behind the blade. If you know anything about
photography at all you would know that his hands could be six feet
away from the blade but with the telephoto and low angle, they would
look like they were within inches of it.


Hell, I'm impressed already ... at both your superior, condescending "final
word" (albeit self appointed) knowledge of what Norm does and does not do;
AND from your ability to unilaterally determine, from a distance and without
being there, that someone does NOT occasionally cringe when watching Norm
use a dado stack.

AAMOF, I'd have to say that it's you who should be given 3 days to draw the
crowd for such an impressive talent.

Translation:

I was talking out of my ass. Not only can I not cite such an
occurence, but I'll just cover up my ignorance with a lot of blather
about what a pompous ass you are and hope nobody notices I was talking
out of my ass.



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