Unlike a Tablesaw, the Striebig panel saw doesn’t come with the same fear factor for both the operator and business owner. In this episode, Jeff trains his new employee Cameron on the Striebig compact 5 x 10.
Now I have to get one for the shop. Ah…I’m pretty good on the slider though. It looks like Cameron is doing really well at the shop. Of course he has the perfect teacher to learn from.
Cameron's ability to drive that saw like a pro is a clear testament to the quality of that machine. You guys are lucky to have it (and to have an eager apprentice like Cameron)! Keep up the great work.
Very cool! Such awesome repeatability. I'm also surprised Cameron doesn't get irritants in the necklace, not sure I could cope with that. Looking nice though!
We were speaking about the safety of the saw. Yes, we should all wear eye and ear protection all day, every day in the shop. But the reality is that sometimes we don’t.
As with any woodworking video we can’t show every single detail of what’s right and what’s wrong in these videos. Anyone attempting to recreate what we do is doing so at their own risk and hopefully understands that a RU-vid video is not a comprehensive source for what to do in the shop.
Noted that your apprentice was taller & older than the apprentices we had when the business was active (1904? to 1992? up to 10 - 36 employees). Our apprentices were a lot shorter in statute & their ages would be 15, 16, etc. (not fully developed at that time) and therefore unable to safely reach the saw handles to use the machine. Even your apprentice, appears taller than you, had to really stretch to commence the downward stroke. Not a criticism but an observation potential H&S issues. (I also spent 26+ yrs in Workers Compensation here in Victoria, Australia in Administration of the scheme but history makes me cautious of some observed practices.) [Now a 74 yo retired disabled armchair 'critic?"]
I wouldn’t say it was an extreme stretch. I’m only 5’8” and I use the saw without any feeling of over exertion. We’re also not spending an entire 8+ hour shift cutting on this saw. What would be the way to cut these sheets that doesn’t pose and sort of potential issue?
It is but we’re also not perfect and at the end of the day it’s a personal choice. This RU-vid video isn’t a comprehensive representation of what goes on in the shop.
